According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $132,185,482,704.40 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 $8,200,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $140,385,482,704.40 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 $8,200,000,000 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 | $8,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $8,695,094,339.62 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $9,517,077,890.66 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $10,611,998,064.83 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $11,405,418,480.89 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $11,698,984,034.83 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $12,448,766,328.01 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $13,269,956,458.64 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $13,650,798,258.35 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $13,452,443,154.33 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $13,289,791,969.04 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $13,527,818,093.86 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $14,281,567,489.11 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $14,753,652,636.67 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $15,364,586,357.04 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $15,360,619,254.96 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $15,535,171,746.49 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $15,860,474,117.08 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $15,947,750,362.84 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $16,185,776,487.66 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $16,451,572,327.04 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $16,685,631,349.78 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $17,161,683,599.42 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $17,709,143,686.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $18,391,485,244.32 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $19,335,655,539.43 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $20,351,233,671.99 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $20,589,259,796.81 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $21,239,864,537.98 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $23,620,125,786.16 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $25,837,735,849.06 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $28,408,417,997.10 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $30,411,804,547.65 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $31,835,994,194.48 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $36,374,358,974.36 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $42,852,636,671.50 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $48,041,606,192.55 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $50,021,190,130.62 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $51,215,287,856.80 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $53,488,437,348.81 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $54,900,725,689.40 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $52,766,424,770.20 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $54,361,199,806.48 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $56,039,283,986.45 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $58,844,025,157.23 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $62,152,588,292.21 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $63,862,409,288.82 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $65,258,829,221.09 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $67,230,478,955.01 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $69,261,635,220.13 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $71,741,074,020.32 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $73,764,296,081.28 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $74,406,966,618.29 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $73,002,612,481.86 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $74,470,440,251.57 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $79,076,245,766.81 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $79,552,298,016.45 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $78,834,252,539.91 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $81,258,151,910.98 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $84,114,465,408.81 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $89,688,243,831.64 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $93,274,504,112.24 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $95,244,606,676.34 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $100,849,328,495.40 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $92,444,626,028.06 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $99,738,777,939.04 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $109,522,088,050.31 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $112,085,946,782.78 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $112,124,229,317.85 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $111,364,886,308.66 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $102,663,285,921.63 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $100,511,172,714.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $103,951,800,677.31 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $108,644,089,017.90 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $108,337,074,987.91 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $103,832,747,943.88 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $118,955,182,389.94 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $137,352,499,274.31 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $137,686,965,650.70 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $139,598,672,472.18 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $140,385,482,704.40 | 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 |