According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $1,814,967,198,626.65 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 $165,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $1,979,967,198,626.65 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 $165,000,000,000 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 | $165,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $175,574,771,108.85 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $187,156,663,275.69 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $192,527,975,584.94 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $189,730,417,090.54 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $187,436,419,125.13 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $190,793,489,318.41 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $201,424,211,597.15 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $208,082,400,813.84 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $216,698,880,976.60 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $216,642,929,806.71 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $219,104,781,281.79 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $223,692,777,212.61 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $224,923,702,950.15 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $228,280,773,143.44 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $232,029,501,525.94 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $235,330,620,549.34 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $242,044,760,935.91 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $249,766,022,380.47 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $259,389,623,601.22 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $272,706,002,034.59 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $287,029,501,525.94 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $290,386,571,719.23 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $299,562,563,580.87 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $333,133,265,513.73 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $364,409,969,481.18 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $400,666,327,568.67 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $428,921,668,362.16 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $449,008,138,351.98 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $513,016,276,703.97 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $604,384,537,131.23 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $677,568,667,344.86 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $705,488,301,119.02 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $722,329,603,255.34 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $754,389,623,601.22 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $774,308,240,081.38 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $744,206,510,681.59 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $766,698,880,976.60 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $790,366,225,839.27 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $829,923,702,950.15 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $876,586,978,636.83 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $900,701,932,858.60 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $920,396,744,659.21 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $948,204,476,093.59 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $976,851,475,076.30 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,011,820,956,256.36 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,040,356,052,899.29 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,049,420,142,421.16 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,029,613,428,280.77 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,050,315,361,139.37 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,115,274,669,379.45 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,121,988,809,766.02 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,111,861,648,016.28 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,146,047,812,817.90 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,186,332,655,137.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,264,944,048,830.11 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,315,523,906,408.95 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,343,309,816,887.08 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,422,357,629,704.99 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,303,819,481,180.06 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,406,694,659,206.51 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,544,676,398,779.25 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,580,836,520,854.53 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,581,376,449,643.95 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,570,666,836,215.67 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,447,941,302,136.32 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,417,588,351,983.72 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,466,114,242,115.97 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,532,293,285,859.61 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,527,963,224,821.97 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,464,435,147,507.63 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,677,718,769,074.26 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,937,190,640,895.22 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,941,907,884,028.48 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,968,870,193,285.86 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,979,967,198,626.65 | 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 |