According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $129,445,660,566.29 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.37% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $11,768,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $141,213,660,566.29 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.51% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 2.57%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $11,768,000,000 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 | $11,768,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $12,522,205,493.39 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $13,348,240,081.38 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $13,731,328,585.96 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $13,531,803,323.16 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $13,368,192,607.66 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $13,607,622,923.02 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $14,365,818,921.67 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $14,840,689,047.13 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $15,455,226,856.56 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $15,451,236,351.31 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $15,626,818,582.57 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $15,954,040,013.56 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $16,041,831,129.20 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $16,281,261,444.56 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $16,548,625,296.71 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $16,784,065,106.82 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $17,262,925,737.54 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $17,813,615,462.87 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $18,499,982,366.90 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $19,449,722,617.84 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $20,471,291,963.38 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $20,710,722,278.74 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $21,365,165,140.73 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $23,759,468,294.34 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $25,990,160,732.45 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $28,576,008,138.35 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $30,591,213,292.64 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $32,023,804,679.55 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $36,588,942,692.44 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $43,105,437,775.52 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $48,325,018,650.39 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $50,316,280,773.14 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $51,517,422,855.21 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $53,803,982,366.90 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $55,224,602,238.05 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $53,077,710,410.31 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $54,681,893,523.23 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $56,369,877,246.52 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $59,191,164,462.53 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $62,519,245,846.05 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $64,239,153,611.39 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $65,643,811,461.51 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $67,627,092,573.75 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $69,670,231,264.84 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $72,164,297,049.85 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $74,199,454,730.42 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $74,845,916,581.89 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $73,433,277,721.26 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $74,909,764,665.99 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $79,542,741,268.23 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $80,021,601,898.95 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $79,299,320,447.61 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $81,737,519,159.04 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $84,610,682,943.37 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $90,217,342,828.08 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $93,824,759,579.52 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $95,806,484,394.71 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $101,444,270,220.41 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $92,989,985,785.01 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $100,327,168,179.04 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $110,168,193,095.96 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $112,747,176,832.82 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $112,785,685,208.55 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $112,021,862,597.49 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $103,268,928,748.73 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $101,104,119,552.39 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $104,565,044,855.88 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $109,285,014,472.70 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $108,976,189,270.94 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $104,445,289,793.15 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $119,656,936,208.88 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $138,162,784,618.51 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $138,499,224,116.65 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $140,422,208,694.47 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $141,213,660,566.29 | 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 |