According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $35,199,363,852.15 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 $3,200,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $38,399,363,852.15 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 $3,200,000,000 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 | $3,200,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $3,405,086,469.99 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $3,629,704,984.74 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $3,733,875,890.13 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $3,679,620,210.24 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $3,635,130,552.73 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $3,700,237,368.60 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $3,906,408,952.19 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $4,035,537,470.33 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $4,202,644,964.39 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $4,201,559,850.80 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $4,249,304,849.10 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $4,338,284,164.12 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $4,362,156,663.28 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $4,427,263,479.15 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $4,499,966,090.20 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $4,563,987,792.47 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $4,694,201,424.21 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $4,843,947,100.71 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $5,030,586,639.54 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $5,288,843,675.82 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $5,566,632,756.87 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $5,631,739,572.74 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $5,809,698,202.78 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $6,460,766,361.48 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $7,067,344,862.67 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $7,770,498,474.06 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $8,318,480,840.96 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $8,708,036,622.58 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $9,949,406,578.50 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $11,721,397,083.76 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $13,140,725,669.72 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $13,682,197,355.04 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $14,008,816,547.98 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $14,630,586,639.54 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $15,016,887,080.37 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $14,433,095,964.73 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $14,869,311,631.06 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $15,328,314,682.94 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $16,095,489,996.61 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $17,000,474,737.20 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $17,468,158,697.86 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $17,850,118,684.30 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $18,389,420,142.42 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $18,944,998,304.51 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $19,623,194,303.15 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $20,176,602,238.05 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $20,352,390,640.90 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $19,968,260,427.26 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $20,369,752,458.46 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $21,629,569,345.54 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $21,759,782,977.28 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $21,563,377,416.07 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $22,226,381,824.35 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $23,007,663,614.78 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $24,532,248,219.74 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $25,513,190,912.17 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $26,052,069,175.99 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $27,585,117,667.01 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $25,286,195,998.64 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $27,281,350,966.43 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $29,957,360,461.17 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $30,658,647,677.18 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $30,669,119,023.40 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $30,461,417,429.64 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $28,081,285,859.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $27,492,622,583.93 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $28,433,730,756.19 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $29,717,203,119.70 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $29,633,226,178.37 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $28,401,166,497.12 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $32,537,576,127.50 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $37,569,757,884.03 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $37,661,243,811.46 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $38,184,149,203.12 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $38,399,363,852.15 | 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 |