According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $3,247,278,449.88 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 $295,212,467 in the year 1950 would cost $3,542,490,916.88 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 $295,212,467 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 | $295,212,467.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $314,132,492.86 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $334,854,425.95 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $344,464,597.81 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $339,459,299.97 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $335,354,955.73 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $341,361,313.15 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $360,381,444.96 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $372,294,053.84 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $387,710,371.21 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $387,610,265.25 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $392,014,927.36 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $400,223,615.82 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $402,425,946.88 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $408,432,304.29 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $415,139,403.41 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $421,045,654.87 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $433,058,369.70 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $446,872,991.76 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $464,091,216.35 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $487,916,434.10 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $513,543,559.07 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $519,549,916.49 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $535,967,293.43 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $596,030,867.59 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $651,990,097.51 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $716,858,757.61 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $767,412,265.86 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $803,350,304.40 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $917,871,519.13 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,081,344,546.81 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,212,283,138.48 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,262,236,010.99 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,292,367,904.03 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,349,728,617.35 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,385,366,338.02 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,331,509,333.19 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,371,751,927.87 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,414,096,747.66 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,484,871,659.21 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,568,360,027.29 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,611,505,694.73 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,646,742,991.57 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,696,495,652.17 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,747,749,902.12 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,810,316,125.20 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,861,370,163.24 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,877,587,328.26 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,842,149,819.51 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,879,189,023.58 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,995,412,039.58 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,007,424,754.41 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,989,305,576.20 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,050,470,315.89 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,122,546,604.88 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,263,195,474.38 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,353,691,259.45 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,403,404,878.72 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,544,834,574.68 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,332,750,094.31 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,516,810,913.09 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,763,683,214.55 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,828,379,692.39 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,829,345,714.88 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,810,184,433.66 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,590,608,023.48 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,536,301,542.91 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,623,122,438.30 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,741,527,764.16 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,733,780,564.15 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,620,118,258.53 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,001,718,162.12 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,465,956,534.23 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,474,396,467.46 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,522,636,527.05 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,542,490,916.88 | 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 |