According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,514.54% higher in 2025 versus 1946 (a $3,483,434.24 difference in value).
Between 1946 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $230,000 in the year 1946 would cost $3,713,434.24 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1946: Pricing changed by 6.04%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1946-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1946 (8.47%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $230,000 beginning in 1946. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | $230,000.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $251,742.86 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $280,705.36 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $301,692.67 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $309,457.98 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $329,290.99 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $351,012.87 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $361,086.78 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $355,839.95 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $351,537.55 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $357,833.74 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $377,771.69 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $390,259.15 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $406,419.38 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $406,314.44 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $410,931.65 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $419,536.45 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $421,845.06 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $428,141.25 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $435,172.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $441,363.26 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $453,955.65 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $468,436.90 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $486,485.99 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $511,460.90 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $538,324.66 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $544,620.86 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $561,830.46 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $624,792.41 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $683,451.96 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $751,450.86 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $804,443.84 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $842,116.07 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $962,163.52 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,133,524.96 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,270,782.01 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,323,145.36 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,354,731.27 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,414,859.93 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,452,217.36 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,395,761.47 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,437,945.98 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,482,334.15 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,556,524.32 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,644,041.43 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,689,269.09 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,726,206.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,778,360.25 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,832,087.78 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,897,673.15 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,951,190.80 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,968,190.53 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,931,042.98 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,969,869.51 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,091,700.89 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,104,293.27 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,085,299.75 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,149,416.01 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,224,970.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,372,406.24 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,467,268.91 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,519,381.47 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,667,635.87 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,445,317.23 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,638,259.92 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,897,045.08 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,964,863.49 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,965,876.13 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,945,790.22 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,715,618.12 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,658,691.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,749,701.52 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,873,820.51 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,865,699.47 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,746,552.38 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,146,566.43 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,633,206.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,642,053.88 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,692,621.77 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,713,434.24 | 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 |