According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $486,191,213,207.87 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 $44,200,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $530,391,213,207.87 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 $44,200,000,000 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 | $44,200,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $47,032,756,866.73 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $50,135,300,101.73 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $51,574,160,732.45 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $50,824,754,153.95 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $50,210,240,759.58 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $51,109,528,653.78 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $53,957,273,652.09 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $55,740,861,308.92 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $58,049,033,570.70 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $58,034,045,439.13 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $58,693,523,228.21 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $59,922,550,016.95 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $60,252,288,911.50 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $61,151,576,805.70 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $62,155,781,620.89 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $63,040,081,383.52 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $64,838,657,171.92 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $66,907,019,328.59 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $69,484,977,958.63 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $73,052,153,272.30 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $76,889,114,954.22 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $77,788,402,848.42 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $80,246,456,425.91 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $89,239,335,367.92 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $97,617,700,915.56 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $107,330,010,172.94 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $114,899,016,615.80 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $120,279,755,849.44 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $137,426,178,365.55 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $161,901,797,219.40 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $181,506,273,312.99 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $188,985,350,966.43 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $193,496,778,569.01 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $202,084,977,958.63 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $207,420,752,797.56 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $199,357,138,012.89 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $205,382,366,904.04 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $211,722,346,558.16 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $222,318,955,578.16 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $234,819,057,307.56 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $241,278,942,014.24 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $246,554,764,326.89 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $254,003,865,717.19 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $261,677,789,081.04 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $271,045,371,312.31 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $278,689,318,413.02 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $281,117,395,727.37 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $275,811,597,151.58 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $281,357,205,832.49 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $298,758,426,585.28 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $300,557,002,373.69 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $297,844,150,559.51 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $307,001,898,948.80 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $317,793,353,679.21 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $338,851,678,535.10 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $352,400,949,474.40 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $359,844,205,493.39 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $381,019,437,775.52 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $349,265,582,231.26 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $376,823,660,223.80 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $413,786,041,369.96 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $423,472,571,041.03 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $423,617,206,510.68 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $420,748,328,246.86 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $387,872,760,935.91 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $379,741,849,440.49 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $392,740,906,069.85 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $410,468,868,090.88 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $409,308,936,588.67 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $392,291,112,241.44 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $449,425,270,261.11 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $518,932,280,773.14 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $520,195,930,145.81 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $527,418,560,868.09 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $530,391,213,207.87 | 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 |