According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,375.09% higher in 2025 versus 1947 (a $178,761,725,198 difference in value).
Between 1947 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.51% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $13,000,000,000 in the year 1947 would cost $191,761,725,198 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.48% during this same period, inflation for transportation was higher.
In the year 1947: Pricing changed by 9.45%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1947-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1947 (14.39%), inflation for transportation was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $13,000,000,000 beginning in 1947. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | $13,000,000,000.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $14,495,623,176.32 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $15,579,408,086.70 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $15,980,408,503.54 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $17,004,585,243.85 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $18,126,302,626.09 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $18,646,519,383.08 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $18,375,573,155.48 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $18,153,397,248.85 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $18,478,532,721.97 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $19,508,128,386.83 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $20,152,980,408.50 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $20,987,494,789.50 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $20,982,075,864.94 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $21,220,508,545.23 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $21,664,860,358.48 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $21,784,076,698.62 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $22,109,212,171.74 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $22,472,280,116.72 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $22,791,996,665.28 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $23,442,267,611.50 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $24,190,079,199.67 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $25,122,134,222.59 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $26,411,838,265.94 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $27,799,082,951.23 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $28,124,218,424.34 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $29,012,922,050.85 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $32,264,276,781.99 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $35,293,455,606.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $38,804,918,716.13 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $41,541,475,614.84 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $43,486,869,528.97 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $49,686,119,216.34 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $58,535,223,009.59 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $65,623,176,323.47 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $68,327,219,674.86 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $69,958,315,964.99 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $73,063,359,733.22 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $74,992,496,873.70 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $72,077,115,464.78 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $74,255,523,134.64 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $76,547,728,220.09 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $80,378,907,878.28 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $84,898,290,954.56 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $87,233,847,436.43 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $89,141,308,878.70 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $91,834,514,380.99 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $94,609,003,751.56 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $97,995,831,596.50 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $100,759,483,117.97 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $101,637,348,895.37 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $99,719,049,604.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $101,724,051,688.20 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $108,015,423,092.96 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $108,665,694,039.18 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $107,684,868,695.29 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $110,995,831,596.50 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $114,897,457,273.86 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $122,511,046,269.28 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $127,409,754,064.19 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $130,100,846,185.91 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $137,756,702,792.83 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $126,276,169,237.18 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $136,239,729,053.77 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $149,603,393,080.45 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $153,105,535,639.85 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $153,157,828,261.78 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $152,120,591,913.30 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $140,234,506,044.19 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $137,294,793,664.03 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $141,994,572,738.64 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $148,404,076,698.62 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $147,984,706,127.55 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $141,831,950,812.84 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $162,488,674,447.69 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $187,618,774,489.37 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $188,075,644,018.34 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $190,686,969,570.65 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $191,761,725,198.00 | 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 |