According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $2,056,962,825,110.21 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 $187,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $2,243,962,825,110.21 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 $187,000,000,000 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 | $187,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $198,984,740,590.03 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $212,110,885,045.78 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $218,198,372,329.60 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $215,027,806,035.94 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $212,427,941,675.14 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $216,232,621,227.53 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $228,280,773,143.44 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $235,826,720,922.35 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $245,592,065,106.82 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $245,528,653,780.94 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $248,318,752,119.36 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $253,518,480,840.96 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $254,913,530,010.17 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $258,718,209,562.56 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $262,966,768,396.07 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $266,708,036,622.58 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $274,317,395,727.37 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $283,068,158,697.86 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $293,974,906,748.05 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $309,066,802,305.87 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $325,300,101,729.40 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $329,104,781,281.79 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $339,504,238,724.99 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $377,551,034,248.90 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $412,997,965,412.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $454,088,504,577.82 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $486,111,224,143.78 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $508,875,890,132.25 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $581,418,446,931.16 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $684,969,142,082.06 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $767,911,156,324.18 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $799,553,407,934.89 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $818,640,217,022.72 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $854,974,906,748.05 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $877,549,338,758.90 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $843,434,045,439.13 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $868,925,398,440.15 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $895,748,389,284.50 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $940,580,196,676.84 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $993,465,242,455.07 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,020,795,523,906.41 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,043,116,310,613.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,074,631,739,572.74 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,107,098,338,419.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,146,730,417,090.54 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,179,070,193,285.86 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,189,342,828,077.31 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,166,895,218,718.21 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,190,357,409,291.29 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,263,977,958,630.04 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,271,587,317,734.83 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,260,109,867,751.78 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,298,854,187,860.29 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,344,510,342,488.98 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,433,603,255,340.79 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,490,927,093,930.15 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,522,417,792,472.02 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,612,005,313,665.65 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,477,662,078,670.74 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,594,253,947,100.71 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,750,633,251,949.81 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,791,614,723,635.13 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,792,226,642,929.81 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,780,089,081,044.42 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,641,000,142,421.16 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,606,600,132,248.22 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,661,596,141,064.77 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,736,599,057,307.56 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,731,691,654,798.24 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,659,693,167,175.31 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,901,414,604,950.83 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,195,482,726,347.91 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,200,828,935,232.28 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,231,386,219,057.31 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,243,962,825,110.21 | 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 |