According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $11,187,405,487,421.38 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 $694,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $11,881,405,487,421.38 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 $694,000,000,000 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 | $694,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $735,901,886,792.45 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $805,469,762,941.46 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $898,137,397,194.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $965,287,856,797.29 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $990,133,526,850.51 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,053,590,711,175.62 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,123,091,436,865.02 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,155,323,657,474.60 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,138,536,042,573.78 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,124,770,198,355.10 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,144,915,336,236.09 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,208,708,272,859.22 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,248,662,796,323.17 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,300,368,650,217.71 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,300,032,897,919.69 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,314,805,999,032.41 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,342,337,687,469.76 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,349,724,238,026.13 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,369,869,375,907.11 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,392,364,779,874.21 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,412,174,165,457.18 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,452,464,441,219.16 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,498,798,258,345.43 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,556,547,653,604.26 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,636,456,700,532.17 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,722,409,288,824.38 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,742,554,426,705.37 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,797,617,803,580.07 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,999,069,182,389.94 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,186,754,716,981.13 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,404,322,206,095.79 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,573,877,116,594.10 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,694,412,191,582.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $3,078,512,820,512.82 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $3,626,796,323,173.68 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $4,065,960,328,979.20 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $4,233,500,725,689.41 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $4,334,562,167,392.36 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $4,526,948,234,155.78 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,646,476,052,249.64 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $4,465,841,315,916.79 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,600,813,739,719.40 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,742,836,961,780.36 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,980,213,836,477.99 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $5,260,231,253,023.71 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $5,404,940,493,468.80 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $5,523,125,302,370.59 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $5,689,994,194,484.76 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,861,899,371,069.18 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $6,071,744,557,329.46 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $6,242,978,229,317.85 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $6,297,370,101,596.52 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $6,178,513,788,098.69 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $6,302,742,138,364.78 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $6,692,550,556,361.88 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $6,732,840,832,123.85 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $6,672,069,666,182.87 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $6,877,214,320,270.93 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $7,118,955,974,842.77 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $7,590,687,953,555.88 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $7,894,208,030,962.75 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $8,060,945,979,680.70 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $8,535,296,826,318.34 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $7,823,972,007,740.69 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $8,441,306,328,011.61 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $9,269,308,427,672.96 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $9,486,298,422,835.03 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $9,489,538,432,510.89 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $9,425,272,085,147.56 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $8,688,819,564,586.36 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $8,506,677,300,435.41 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $8,797,871,910,982.10 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $9,194,999,729,075.96 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $9,169,015,858,732.46 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $8,787,795,984,518.63 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $10,067,670,314,465.41 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $11,624,711,523,947.75 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $11,653,018,800,193.52 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $11,814,814,475,084.67 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $11,881,405,487,421.38 | 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 |