According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $16,499,701,805,696,844 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 $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $17,999,701,805,696,844 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 $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 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,596,134,282,807,731.25 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,701,424,211,597,151.75 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,750,254,323,499,491.25 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,724,821,973,550,356.25 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,703,967,446,592,065.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,734,486,266,531,027.50 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,831,129,196,337,742.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,891,658,189,216,683.75 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,969,989,827,060,020.75 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,969,481,180,061,037.75 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,991,861,648,016,277.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $2,033,570,701,932,859.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $2,044,760,935,910,478.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $2,075,279,755,849,440.25 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,109,359,104,781,282.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,139,369,277,721,261.50 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,200,406,917,599,186.25 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,270,600,203,458,799.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,358,087,487,283,825.50 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,479,145,473,041,709.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,609,359,104,781,281.50 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,639,877,924,720,244.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,723,296,032,553,408.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $3,028,484,231,943,031.50 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,312,817,904,374,363.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,642,421,159,715,158.50 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,899,287,894,201,424.50 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,081,892,166,836,216.50 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $4,663,784,333,672,431.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $5,494,404,883,011,191.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $6,159,715,157,680,571.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $6,413,530,010,172,941.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,566,632,756,866,735.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,858,087,487,283,825.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $7,039,165,818,921,669.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,765,513,733,468,972.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,969,989,827,060,020.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $7,185,147,507,629,705.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $7,544,760,935,910,478.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $7,968,972,533,062,054.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $8,188,199,389,623,601.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $8,367,243,133,265,513.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $8,620,040,691,759,918.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,880,467,955,239,066.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $9,198,372,329,603,256.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $9,457,782,299,084,436.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $9,540,183,112,919,636.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $9,360,122,075,279,756.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $9,548,321,464,903,358.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $10,138,860,630,722,278.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $10,199,898,270,600,204.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $10,107,833,163,784,334.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $10,418,616,480,162,768.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $10,784,842,319,430,318.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $11,499,491,353,001,018.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $11,959,308,240,081,384.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $12,211,907,426,246,184.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $12,930,523,906,408,954.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $11,852,904,374,364,190.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $12,788,133,265,513,734.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $14,042,512,716,174,974.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $14,371,241,098,677,516.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $14,376,149,542,217,702.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $14,278,789,420,142,424.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $13,163,102,746,693,794.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $12,887,166,836,215,668.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $13,328,311,291,963,380.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $13,929,938,962,360,122.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $13,890,574,771,108,852.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $13,313,046,795,523,910.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $15,251,988,809,766,022.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $17,610,824,008,138,356.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $17,653,708,036,622,586.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $17,898,819,938,962,360.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $17,999,701,805,696,844.00 | 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 |