According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $99,945,121,069.18 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.61% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $6,200,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $106,145,121,069.18 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $6,200,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $6,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $6,574,339,622.64 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $7,195,839,380.75 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $8,023,705,853.89 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $8,623,609,095.31 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $8,845,573,294.63 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $9,412,481,857.76 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $10,033,381,712.63 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $10,321,335,268.51 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $10,171,359,458.15 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $10,048,379,293.66 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $10,228,350,266.09 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $10,798,258,345.43 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $11,155,200,774.07 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $11,617,126,269.96 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $11,614,126,753.75 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $11,746,105,466.86 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $11,992,065,795.84 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $12,058,055,152.39 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $12,238,026,124.82 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $12,438,993,710.69 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $12,615,965,166.91 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $12,975,907,111.76 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $13,389,840,348.33 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $13,905,757,135.95 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $14,619,641,993.23 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $15,387,518,142.24 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $15,567,489,114.66 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $16,059,409,772.62 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $17,859,119,496.86 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $19,535,849,056.60 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $21,479,535,558.78 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $22,994,291,243.35 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $24,071,117,561.68 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $27,502,564,102.56 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $32,400,774,068.70 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $36,324,141,267.54 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $37,820,899,854.86 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $38,723,754,233.19 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $40,442,477,019.84 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $41,510,304,789.55 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $39,896,565,070.15 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $41,102,370,585.39 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $42,371,165,940.98 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $44,491,823,899.37 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $46,993,420,416.06 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $48,286,211,901.31 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $49,342,041,606.19 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $50,832,801,161.10 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $52,368,553,459.12 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $54,243,251,088.53 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $55,773,004,354.14 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $56,258,925,979.68 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $55,197,097,242.38 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $56,306,918,238.99 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $59,789,356,555.39 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $60,149,298,500.24 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $59,606,386,066.76 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $61,439,090,469.28 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $63,598,742,138.36 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $67,813,062,409.29 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $70,524,625,060.47 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $72,014,214,804.06 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $76,251,931,301.40 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $69,897,156,265.12 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $75,412,246,734.40 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $82,809,383,647.80 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $84,747,910,982.10 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $84,776,856,313.50 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $84,202,718,916.30 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $77,623,460,087.08 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $75,996,252,539.91 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $78,597,702,951.14 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $82,145,530,720.85 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $81,913,398,161.59 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $78,507,687,469.76 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $89,941,723,270.44 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $103,851,889,695.21 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $104,104,778,906.63 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $105,550,215,771.65 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $106,145,121,069.18 | 0.56%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Transportation:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.267 | 14.560 | 14.620 | 14.300 | 14.220 | 14.760 | 16.020 | 15.920 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.860 | 18.454 | 20.577 | 22.115 | 22.685 | 24.138 | 25.731 | 26.469 | 26.085 | 25.769 | 26.231 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.785 | 30.123 | 30.754 | 30.923 | 31.385 | 31.900 | 32.354 | 33.277 | 34.338 | 35.662 | 37.492 | 39.462 | 39.923 | 41.185 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.085 | 58.969 | 61.731 | 70.531 | 83.092 | 93.154 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.715 | 106.454 | 102.315 | 105.408 | 108.662 | 114.100 | 120.515 | 123.831 | 126.538 | 130.362 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.031 | 144.277 | 141.554 | 144.400 | 153.331 | 154.254 | 152.862 | 157.562 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.862 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.664 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.211 |