According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $154,753,735,849.06 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 $9,600,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $164,353,735,849.06 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 $9,600,000,000 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 | $9,600,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $10,179,622,641.51 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $11,141,944,847.61 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $12,423,802,612.48 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $13,352,685,050.80 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $13,696,371,552.98 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $14,574,165,457.18 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $15,535,558,780.84 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $15,981,422,351.23 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $15,749,201,741.65 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $15,558,780,841.80 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $15,837,445,573.29 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $16,719,883,889.70 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $17,272,568,940.49 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $17,987,808,418.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $17,983,164,005.81 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $18,187,518,142.24 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $18,568,359,941.94 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $18,670,537,010.16 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $18,949,201,741.65 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $19,260,377,358.49 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $19,534,397,677.79 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $20,091,727,140.78 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $20,732,656,023.22 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $21,531,494,920.17 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $22,636,865,021.77 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $23,825,834,542.82 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $24,104,499,274.31 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $24,866,182,873.73 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $27,652,830,188.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $30,249,056,603.77 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $33,258,635,703.92 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $35,604,063,860.67 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $37,271,407,837.45 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $42,584,615,384.62 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $50,168,940,493.47 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $56,243,831,640.06 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $58,561,393,323.66 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $59,959,361,393.32 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $62,620,609,579.10 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $64,274,020,319.30 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $61,775,326,560.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $63,642,380,261.25 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $65,606,966,618.29 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $68,890,566,037.74 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $72,764,005,805.52 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $74,765,747,460.09 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $76,400,580,551.52 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $78,708,853,410.74 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $81,086,792,452.83 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $83,989,550,072.57 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $86,358,200,290.28 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $87,110,595,065.31 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $85,466,473,149.49 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $87,184,905,660.38 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $92,577,068,214.80 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $93,134,397,677.79 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $92,293,759,071.12 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $95,131,494,920.17 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $98,475,471,698.11 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $105,000,870,827.29 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $109,199,419,448.48 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $111,505,880,986.94 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $118,067,506,531.20 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $108,227,854,862.12 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $116,767,349,782.29 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $128,220,981,132.08 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $131,222,571,843.25 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $131,267,390,420.90 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $130,378,403,483.31 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $120,191,164,005.81 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $117,671,616,835.99 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $121,699,669,085.63 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $127,193,079,825.83 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $126,833,648,766.33 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $121,560,290,275.76 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $139,264,603,773.58 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $160,802,925,979.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $161,194,496,371.55 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $163,432,592,162.55 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $164,353,735,849.06 | 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 |