According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,083.97% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $41,190,883,174,136.67 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.31% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $3,800,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $44,990,883,174,136.67 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 $3,800,000,000,000 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 | $3,800,000,000,000.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $4,044,305,657,604.70 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $4,310,947,832,476.12 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $4,433,798,677,443.06 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $4,369,581,190,301.25 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $4,316,531,961,792.80 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $4,394,709,772,226.30 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $4,639,015,429,831.01 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $4,792,578,986,039.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $4,990,815,576,781.78 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $4,989,419,544,452.61 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $5,046,656,869,948.57 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $5,151,359,294,636.30 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $5,180,675,973,548.86 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $5,257,457,751,653.20 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $5,344,011,756,061.72 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $5,420,793,534,166.06 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $5,574,357,090,374.73 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $5,753,049,228,508.45 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $5,973,622,336,517.27 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $6,280,749,448,934.61 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $6,610,213,078,618.66 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $6,688,390,889,052.17 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $6,899,191,770,756.80 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $7,672,593,681,116.83 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $8,392,946,362,968.41 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $9,227,773,695,811.90 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $9,878,324,761,205.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $10,341,807,494,489.35 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $11,816,017,634,092.58 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $13,919,838,354,151.36 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $15,604,849,375,459.22 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $16,248,420,279,206.47 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $16,636,517,266,715.65 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $17,375,018,368,846.44 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $17,834,313,005,143.27 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $17,140,484,937,545.92 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $17,658,412,931,667.89 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $18,202,865,540,044.09 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $19,114,474,650,991.92 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $20,189,419,544,452.61 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $20,745,040,411,462.16 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $21,198,750,918,442.33 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $21,838,133,725,202.06 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $22,498,457,016,899.34 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $23,303,967,670,830.27 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $23,961,498,897,869.22 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $24,169,507,714,915.51 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $23,713,005,143,277.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $24,190,448,199,853.05 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $25,686,994,856,723.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $25,840,558,412,931.67 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $25,607,421,013,960.32 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $26,394,783,247,612.05 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $27,323,144,746,509.92 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $29,133,798,677,443.06 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $30,298,089,639,970.62 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $30,938,575,312,270.40 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $32,759,182,953,710.51 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $30,029,060,249,816.31 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $32,398,434,239,529.76 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $35,576,376,193,975.02 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $36,409,207,200,587.80 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $36,421,631,888,317.42 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $36,174,980,896,399.70 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $33,348,406,318,883.18 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $32,649,329,169,728.15 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $33,766,964,731,814.84 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $35,291,166,789,125.64 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $35,191,448,199,853.05 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $33,728,294,636,296.84 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $38,640,555,473,916.24 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $44,616,606,906,686.27 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $44,725,260,102,865.54 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $45,346,243,203,526.82 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $45,615,831,006,612.79 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $44,990,883,174,136.67 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 268.564 |