According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,083.97% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $16,259,559,147,685,528 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.31% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $17,759,559,147,685,528 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 $1,500,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,500,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,596,436,443,791,330.00 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,701,689,933,872,153.00 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,750,183,688,464,364.50 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,724,834,680,382,072.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,703,894,195,444,526.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,734,753,857,457,751.75 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,831,190,301,249,081.50 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,891,807,494,489,346.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,970,058,780,308,596.50 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,969,507,714,915,503.25 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,992,101,396,032,329.25 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $2,033,431,300,514,327.75 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $2,045,003,673,769,287.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $2,075,312,270,389,420.25 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $2,109,478,324,761,205.00 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $2,139,786,921,381,337.25 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $2,200,404,114,621,602.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,270,940,484,937,546.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $2,358,008,817,046,289.50 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $2,479,243,203,526,818.50 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $2,609,294,636,296,840.50 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,640,154,298,310,065.50 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $2,723,365,172,667,156.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $3,028,655,400,440,852.50 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,313,005,143,277,002.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,642,542,248,346,804.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,899,338,721,528,288.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,082,292,432,035,267.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $4,664,217,487,141,807.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $5,494,673,034,533,431.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $6,159,808,963,997,060.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $6,413,850,110,213,079.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,567,046,289,493,020.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,858,559,882,439,380.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $7,039,860,396,767,084.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,765,980,896,399,706.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,970,426,157,237,327.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $7,185,341,660,543,718.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $7,545,187,362,233,652.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $7,969,507,714,915,503.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $8,188,831,741,366,642.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $8,367,927,994,121,969.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $8,620,315,944,158,705.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,880,969,875,091,843.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $9,198,934,606,906,684.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $9,458,486,407,053,636.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $9,540,595,150,624,540.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $9,360,396,767,083,026.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $9,548,861,131,520,940.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $10,139,603,232,916,972.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $10,200,220,426,157,238.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $10,108,192,505,510,652.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $10,418,993,387,215,282.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $10,785,451,873,622,336.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $11,500,183,688,464,364.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $11,959,772,226,304,190.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $12,212,595,518,001,470.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $12,931,256,429,096,250.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $11,853,576,414,401,176.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $12,788,855,620,867,014.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $14,043,306,392,358,558.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $14,372,055,473,916,236.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $14,376,959,955,914,764.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $14,279,597,722,263,042.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $13,163,844,599,559,148.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $12,887,893,093,313,740.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $13,329,065,025,716,382.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $13,930,723,732,549,596.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $13,891,361,131,520,940.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $13,313,800,514,327,700.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $15,252,850,844,966,936.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $17,611,818,515,797,208.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $17,654,707,935,341,660.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $17,899,832,843,497,428.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $18,006,249,081,557,680.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $17,759,559,147,685,528.00 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 268.564 |