According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,079.37% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $3,680,660,293,901.54 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $341,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $4,021,660,293,901.54 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 2.56%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1950-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.09%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $341,000,000,000 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 | $341,000,000,000.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $362,923,218,221.90 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $386,850,844,966.94 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $397,875,091,844.23 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $392,112,417,340.19 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $387,351,947,097.72 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $394,367,376,928.73 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $416,290,595,150.62 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $430,070,903,747.24 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $447,860,029,390.15 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $447,734,753,857.46 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $452,871,050,698.02 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $462,266,715,650.26 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $464,897,501,836.88 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $471,787,656,135.19 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $479,554,739,162.38 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $486,444,893,460.69 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $500,225,202,057.31 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $516,260,470,242.47 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $536,054,004,408.52 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $563,614,621,601.76 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $593,179,647,318.15 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $600,195,077,149.16 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $619,111,682,586.33 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $688,514,327,700.22 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $753,156,502,571.64 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $828,071,271,124.17 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $886,449,669,360.76 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $928,041,146,216.02 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $1,060,332,108,743.57 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $1,249,122,336,517.27 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $1,400,329,904,482.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,458,081,925,055.11 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,492,908,523,144.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,559,179,279,941.22 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,600,394,930,198.38 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,538,132,990,448.20 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,584,610,213,078.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,633,467,670,830.27 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $1,715,272,593,681.12 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $1,811,734,753,857.46 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,861,594,415,870.68 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,902,308,963,997.06 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,959,685,157,972.08 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,018,940,484,937.55 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,091,224,467,303.45 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,150,229,243,203.53 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,168,895,297,575.31 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,127,930,198,383.54 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,170,774,430,565.76 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,305,069,801,616.46 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $2,318,850,110,213.08 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,297,929,096,252.76 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,368,584,496,693.61 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,451,892,725,936.81 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,614,375,091,844.23 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,718,854,886,113.15 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,776,330,047,759.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,939,705,628,214.55 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,694,713,038,207.20 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,907,333,177,810.43 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,192,511,653,196.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,267,247,277,736.96 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,268,362,229,977.96 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,246,228,548,861.13 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,992,580,672,299.78 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,929,847,696,546.66 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $3,030,140,782,512.86 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,166,917,861,866.28 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,157,969,430,565.76 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $3,026,670,650,257.16 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,467,481,425,422.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $4,003,753,409,257.90 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $4,013,503,603,967.67 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,069,228,666,421.75 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,093,420,624,540.78 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $4,021,660,293,901.54 | -1.75%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 267.521 |