According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $19,626,175,301.85 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 $1,784,230,000 in the year 1950 would cost $21,410,405,301.85 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 $1,784,230,000 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 | $1,784,230,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,898,580,447.61 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $2,023,821,414.04 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $2,081,904,181.08 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $2,051,652,739.91 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,026,846,558.16 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,063,148,287.56 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $2,178,103,763.99 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $2,250,102,193.96 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,343,276,632.76 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,342,671,603.93 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,369,292,872.16 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $2,418,905,235.67 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $2,432,215,869.79 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $2,468,517,599.19 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,509,054,530.35 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,544,751,230.93 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,617,354,689.73 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,700,848,667.34 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,804,913,624.96 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,948,910,484.91 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $3,103,797,863.68 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,140,099,593.08 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $3,239,324,320.11 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $3,602,341,614.11 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,940,552,726.35 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,332,611,403.87 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,638,150,959.65 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,855,356,307.22 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $5,547,509,281.11 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $6,535,521,349.61 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $7,326,899,050.53 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $7,628,808,433.37 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $7,810,922,109.19 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,157,603,624.96 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $8,372,993,886.06 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $8,047,488,379.11 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,290,709,966.09 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $8,546,637,158.36 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $8,974,392,536.45 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $9,478,986,575.11 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $9,739,753,997.97 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $9,952,724,143.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $10,253,423,468.97 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $10,563,198,226.52 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $10,941,341,241.10 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $11,249,905,941.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $11,347,920,610.38 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,133,740,406.92 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $11,357,601,071.55 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $12,060,039,535.44 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $12,132,642,994.24 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $12,023,132,777.21 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $12,392,805,388.27 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $12,828,426,141.06 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $13,678,491,637.84 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $14,225,437,694.13 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $14,525,901,058.09 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $15,380,685,779.69 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $14,098,871,714.58 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $15,211,314,010.89 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $16,703,381,642.39 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $17,094,399,670.33 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $17,100,238,198.47 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $16,984,429,631.40 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $15,657,335,209.16 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $15,329,113,122.79 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $15,853,848,570.97 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $16,569,476,663.21 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $16,522,653,482.57 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $15,835,691,655.99 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $18,142,037,329.37 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $20,947,840,346.69 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $20,998,850,326.79 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $21,290,407,666.46 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $21,410,405,301.85 | 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 |