According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,375.09% higher in 2025 versus 1947 (a $7,700,505.09 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 $560,000 in the year 1947 would cost $8,260,505.09 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 $560,000 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 | $560,000.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $624,426.84 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $671,112.96 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $688,386.83 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $732,505.21 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $780,825.34 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $803,234.68 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $791,563.15 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $781,992.50 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $795,998.33 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $840,350.15 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $868,128.39 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $904,076.70 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $903,843.27 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $914,114.21 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $933,255.52 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $938,391.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $952,396.83 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $968,036.68 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $981,809.09 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,009,820.76 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,042,034.18 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,082,184.24 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,137,740.73 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,197,498.96 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,211,504.79 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,249,787.41 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,389,845.77 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,520,333.47 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,671,596.50 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,789,478.95 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,873,280.53 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,140,325.14 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,521,517.30 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,826,844.52 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,943,326.39 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,013,589.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,147,344.73 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,230,446.02 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,104,860.36 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,198,699.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,297,440.60 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $3,462,476.03 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $3,657,157.15 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,757,765.74 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,839,933.31 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,955,948.31 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $4,075,464.78 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $4,221,358.90 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $4,340,408.50 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $4,378,224.26 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $4,295,589.83 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $4,381,959.15 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $4,652,972.07 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $4,680,983.74 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $4,638,732.81 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $4,781,358.90 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,949,428.93 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $5,277,398.92 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $5,488,420.18 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $5,604,344.14 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $5,934,134.89 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $5,439,588.83 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $5,868,788.33 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $6,444,453.86 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $6,595,315.38 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $6,597,567.99 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $6,552,887.04 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $6,040,871.03 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $5,914,237.27 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $6,116,689.29 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $6,392,791.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $6,374,725.80 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $6,109,684.04 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $6,999,512.13 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $8,082,039.52 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $8,101,720.05 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $8,214,207.92 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $8,260,505.09 | 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 |