According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $2,122,961,632,332.99 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 $193,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $2,315,961,632,332.99 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 $193,000,000,000 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 | $193,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $205,369,277,721.26 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $218,916,581,892.17 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $225,199,389,623.60 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $221,927,093,930.15 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $219,243,811,461.51 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $223,170,566,293.66 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $235,605,289,928.79 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $243,393,353,679.21 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $253,472,024,415.06 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $253,406,578,501.19 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $256,286,198,711.43 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $261,652,763,648.69 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $263,092,573,753.81 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $267,019,328,585.96 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $271,404,204,815.19 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $275,265,513,733.47 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $283,119,023,397.76 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $292,150,559,511.70 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $303,407,256,697.19 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $318,983,384,198.03 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $335,737,538,148.52 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $339,664,292,980.67 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $350,397,422,855.21 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $389,664,971,176.67 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $426,249,237,029.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $468,658,189,216.68 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $501,708,375,720.58 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $525,203,458,799.59 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $600,073,584,265.85 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $706,946,761,614.11 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $792,550,016,954.90 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $825,207,527,975.59 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $844,906,748,050.19 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $882,407,256,697.19 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $905,706,002,034.59 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $870,496,100,373.01 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $896,805,357,748.39 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $924,488,979,315.02 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $970,759,240,420.48 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,025,341,132,587.32 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,053,548,321,464.90 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,076,585,283,146.83 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,109,111,902,339.78 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,142,620,210,240.76 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,183,523,906,408.95 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,216,901,322,482.20 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,227,503,560,528.99 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,204,335,707,019.33 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,228,550,695,150.90 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,304,533,401,152.93 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,312,386,910,817.23 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,300,541,200,406.92 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,340,528,653,780.94 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,387,649,711,766.70 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,479,601,220,752.80 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,538,764,326,890.47 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,571,265,422,177.01 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,663,727,409,291.29 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,525,073,696,168.19 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,645,406,480,162.77 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,806,803,302,814.51 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,849,099,688,029.84 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,849,731,241,098.68 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,837,204,238,724.99 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,693,652,553,407.93 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,658,148,799,593.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,714,909,386,232.62 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,792,318,813,157.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,787,253,953,882.67 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,712,945,354,357.41 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,962,422,560,189.90 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,265,926,022,380.47 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,271,443,767,378.77 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,302,981,498,813.16 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,315,961,632,332.99 | 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 |