According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $1,715,968,987,792.47 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 $156,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $1,871,968,987,792.47 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 $156,000,000,000 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 | $156,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $165,997,965,412.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $176,948,118,006.10 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $182,026,449,643.95 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $179,381,485,249.24 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $177,212,614,445.57 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $180,386,571,719.23 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $190,437,436,419.13 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $196,732,451,678.54 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $204,878,942,014.24 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $204,826,042,726.35 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $207,153,611,393.69 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $211,491,353,001.02 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $212,655,137,334.69 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $215,829,094,608.34 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $219,373,346,897.25 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $222,494,404,883.01 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $228,842,319,430.32 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $236,142,421,159.72 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $245,241,098,677.52 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $257,831,129,196.34 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $271,373,346,897.25 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $274,547,304,170.91 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $283,222,787,385.55 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $314,962,360,122.08 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $344,533,062,054.93 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $378,811,800,610.38 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $405,525,940,996.95 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $424,516,785,350.97 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $485,033,570,701.93 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $571,418,107,833.16 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $640,610,376,398.78 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $667,007,121,057.99 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $682,929,806,714.14 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $713,241,098,677.52 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $732,073,245,167.85 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $703,613,428,280.77 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $724,878,942,014.24 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $747,255,340,793.49 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $784,655,137,334.69 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $828,773,143,438.45 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $851,572,736,520.85 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $870,193,285,859.61 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $896,484,231,943.03 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $923,568,667,344.86 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $956,630,722,278.74 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $983,609,359,104.78 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $992,179,043,743.64 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $973,452,695,829.09 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $993,025,432,349.95 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,054,441,505,595.12 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,060,789,420,142.42 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,051,214,649,033.57 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,083,536,113,936.93 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,121,623,601,220.75 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,195,947,100,712.11 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,243,768,056,968.46 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,270,038,372,329.60 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,344,774,486,266.53 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,232,702,054,933.88 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,329,965,859,613.43 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,460,421,322,482.20 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,494,609,074,262.46 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,495,119,552,390.64 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,484,994,099,694.81 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,368,962,685,656.15 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,340,265,350,966.43 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,386,144,374,364.19 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,448,713,652,085.45 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,444,619,776,195.32 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,384,556,866,734.49 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,586,206,836,215.67 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,831,525,696,846.39 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,835,985,635,808.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,861,477,273,652.09 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,871,968,987,792.47 | 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 |