According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,079.37% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $11,582,746,514,327.70 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,073,100,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $12,655,846,514,327.70 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 2.56%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1950-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.09%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $1,073,100,000,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $1,073,100,000,000.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,142,090,631,888.32 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,217,388,978,692.14 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,252,081,410,727.41 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,233,946,730,345.33 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,218,965,907,421.01 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,241,042,909,625.28 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,310,033,541,513.59 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,353,399,081,557.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,409,380,051,432.77 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,408,985,819,250.55 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,425,149,338,721.53 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,454,716,752,387.95 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,462,995,628,214.55 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,484,678,398,236.59 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,509,120,793,534.17 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,530,803,563,556.21 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,574,169,103,600.29 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,624,630,822,924.32 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,686,919,507,714.92 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,773,650,587,803.09 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,866,689,382,806.76 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,888,766,385,011.02 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,948,295,444,526.08 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $2,166,700,073,475.39 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,370,123,879,500.37 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,605,874,724,467.30 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,789,586,921,381.34 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,920,472,005,878.03 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $3,336,781,190,301.25 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $3,930,889,088,905.22 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $4,406,727,332,843.50 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $4,588,468,368,846.44 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $4,698,064,915,503.31 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $4,906,613,739,897.13 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $5,036,316,127,847.17 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $4,840,382,733,284.35 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,986,642,872,887.58 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $5,140,393,423,952.98 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $5,397,827,038,941.96 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $5,701,385,819,250.55 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $5,858,290,227,773.70 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $5,986,415,686,994.86 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $6,166,974,026,451.14 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $6,353,445,848,640.70 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $6,580,917,817,781.04 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $6,766,601,175,606.17 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $6,825,341,770,756.80 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $6,696,427,847,171.20 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $6,831,255,253,490.08 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $7,253,872,152,828.80 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $7,297,237,692,872.89 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $7,231,400,918,442.32 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $7,453,747,869,213.81 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $7,715,912,270,389.42 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $8,227,231,410,727.41 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $8,556,021,050,698.02 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $8,736,890,833,578.25 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $9,251,020,849,375.46 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $8,480,048,566,862.60 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $9,149,147,311,168.26 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $10,046,581,393,093.31 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $10,281,768,486,039.68 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $10,285,277,152,461.42 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $10,215,624,210,506.98 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $9,417,414,426,524.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $9,219,998,718,956.65 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $9,535,613,119,397.50 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $9,966,039,758,265.98 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $9,937,879,753,490.08 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $9,524,692,887,950.04 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $10,911,889,494,489.35 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $12,599,494,966,201.32 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $12,630,178,056,943.43 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $12,805,540,416,238.06 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $12,881,670,592,946.36 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $12,655,846,514,327.70 | -1.75%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 267.521 |