According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $439,992,048,151.92 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 $40,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $479,992,048,151.92 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 $40,000,000,000 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 | $40,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $42,563,580,874.87 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $45,371,312,309.26 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $46,673,448,626.65 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $45,995,252,628.01 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $45,439,131,909.12 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $46,252,967,107.49 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $48,830,111,902.34 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $50,444,218,379.11 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $52,533,062,054.93 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $52,519,498,134.96 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $53,116,310,613.77 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $54,228,552,051.54 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $54,526,958,290.95 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $55,340,793,489.32 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $56,249,576,127.50 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $57,049,847,405.90 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $58,677,517,802.64 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $60,549,338,758.90 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $62,882,332,994.24 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $66,110,545,947.78 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $69,582,909,460.83 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $70,396,744,659.21 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $72,621,227,534.76 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $80,759,579,518.48 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $88,341,810,783.32 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $97,131,230,925.74 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $103,981,010,512.04 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $108,850,457,782.30 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $124,367,582,231.26 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $146,517,463,546.97 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $164,259,070,871.48 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $171,027,466,937.95 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $175,110,206,849.78 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $182,882,332,994.24 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $187,711,088,504.58 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $180,413,699,559.17 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $185,866,395,388.27 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $191,603,933,536.79 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $201,193,624,957.61 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $212,505,934,214.99 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $218,351,983,723.30 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $223,126,483,553.75 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $229,867,751,780.26 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $236,812,478,806.38 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $245,289,928,789.42 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $252,207,527,975.58 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $254,404,883,011.19 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $249,603,255,340.79 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $254,621,905,730.76 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $270,369,616,819.26 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $271,997,287,216.01 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $269,542,217,700.92 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $277,829,772,804.34 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $287,595,795,184.81 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $306,653,102,746.69 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $318,914,886,402.17 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $325,650,864,699.90 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $344,813,970,837.57 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $316,077,449,983.05 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $341,016,887,080.37 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $374,467,005,764.67 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $383,233,095,964.73 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $383,363,987,792.47 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $380,767,717,870.46 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $351,016,073,245.17 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $343,657,782,299.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $355,421,634,452.36 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $371,465,038,996.27 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $370,415,327,229.57 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $355,014,581,213.97 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $406,719,701,593.76 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $469,621,973,550.36 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $470,765,547,643.27 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $477,301,865,039.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $479,992,048,151.92 | 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 |