According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $112,841,265,723,270.44 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 $7,000,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $119,841,265,723,270.44 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 $7,000,000,000,000 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 | $7,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $7,422,641,509,433.96 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $8,124,334,784,712.14 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $9,059,022,738,268.02 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $9,736,332,849,540.40 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $9,986,937,590,711.18 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $10,626,995,645,863.57 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $11,328,011,611,030.48 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $11,653,120,464,441.22 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $11,483,792,936,623.13 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $11,344,944,363,812.29 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $11,548,137,397,194.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $12,191,582,002,902.76 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $12,594,581,519,109.82 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $13,116,110,304,789.55 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $13,112,723,754,233.19 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $13,261,731,978,713.11 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $13,539,429,124,334.79 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $13,613,933,236,574.75 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $13,817,126,269,956.46 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $14,044,025,157,232.70 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $14,243,831,640,058.06 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $14,650,217,706,821.48 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $15,117,561,683,599.42 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $15,700,048,379,293.67 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $16,506,047,411,707.79 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $17,373,004,354,136.43 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $17,576,197,387,518.14 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $18,131,591,678,761.49 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $20,163,522,012,578.62 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $22,056,603,773,584.90 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $24,251,088,534,107.41 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $25,961,296,565,070.15 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $27,177,068,214,804.06 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $31,051,282,051,282.05 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $36,581,519,109,821.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $41,011,127,237,542.34 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $42,701,015,965,166.91 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $43,720,367,682,631.83 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $45,660,861,151,427.19 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $46,866,473,149,492.02 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $45,044,508,950,169.32 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $46,405,902,273,826.80 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $47,838,413,159,167.88 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $50,232,704,402,515.72 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $53,057,087,566,521.53 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $54,516,690,856,313.49 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $55,708,756,652,152.88 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $57,391,872,278,664.73 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $59,125,786,163,522.02 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $61,242,380,261,248.18 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $62,969,521,044,992.74 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $63,518,142,235,123.38 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $62,319,303,338,171.27 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $63,572,327,044,025.16 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $67,504,112,239,961.29 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $67,910,498,306,724.73 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $67,297,532,656,023.22 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $69,366,715,045,960.34 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $71,805,031,446,540.89 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $76,563,134,978,229.33 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $79,624,576,681,180.45 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $81,306,371,552,975.33 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $86,090,890,179,003.39 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $78,916,144,170,295.11 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $85,142,859,216,255.44 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $93,494,465,408,805.05 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $95,683,125,302,370.58 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $95,715,805,515,239.48 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $95,067,585,873,246.23 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $87,639,390,420,899.84 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $85,802,220,609,579.11 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $88,739,342,041,606.19 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $92,744,954,039,671.02 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $92,482,868,892,114.20 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $88,637,711,659,409.78 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $101,547,106,918,238.98 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $117,252,133,526,850.52 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $117,537,653,604,257.41 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $119,169,598,451,862.59 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $119,841,265,723,270.44 | 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 |