According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $3,141,957,300.32 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 $285,637,644 in the year 1950 would cost $3,427,594,944.32 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 $285,637,644 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 | $285,637,644.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $303,944,024.03 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $323,993,868.83 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $333,292,347.58 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $328,449,389.90 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $324,478,164.60 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $330,289,713.81 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $348,692,953.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $360,219,192.28 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $375,135,501.94 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $375,038,642.78 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $379,300,445.54 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $387,242,896.14 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $389,373,797.52 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $395,185,346.73 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $401,674,910.03 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $407,389,600.09 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $419,012,698.52 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $432,379,261.72 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $449,039,036.14 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $472,091,514.70 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $496,887,458.03 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $502,699,007.24 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $518,583,908.44 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $576,699,400.60 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $630,843,667.47 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $693,608,399.01 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $742,522,271.58 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $777,294,707.73 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $888,101,579.46 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,046,272,577.31 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,172,964,350.23 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,221,297,067.89 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,250,451,673.12 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,305,951,968.14 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,340,433,826.83 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,288,323,602.19 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,327,260,981.94 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,368,232,403.91 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,436,711,825.52 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,517,492,359.63 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,559,238,654.84 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,593,333,076.91 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,641,472,076.25 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,691,063,962.90 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,751,600,933.91 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,800,999,102.25 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,816,690,285.14 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,782,402,144.76 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,818,240,031.59 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,930,693,508.94 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,942,316,607.37 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,924,785,100.57 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,983,966,043.42 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,053,704,634.02 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,189,791,744.85 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,277,352,419.71 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,325,453,643.99 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,462,296,256.21 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,257,090,453.37 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,435,181,504.75 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,674,046,832.06 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,736,644,965.85 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,737,579,656.69 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,719,039,846.09 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,506,585,104.20 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,454,039,981.95 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,538,044,957.29 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,652,609,964.18 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,645,114,034.28 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,535,138,214.09 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,904,361,433.29 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,353,542,852.39 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,361,709,047.63 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,408,384,505.16 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,427,594,944.32 | 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 |