According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $5,543,899,806.71 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 $504,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $6,047,899,806.71 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 $504,000,000 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 | $504,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $536,301,119.02 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $571,678,535.10 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $588,085,452.70 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $579,540,183.11 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $572,533,062.05 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $582,787,385.55 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $615,259,409.97 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $635,597,151.58 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $661,916,581.89 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $661,745,676.50 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $669,265,513.73 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $683,279,755.85 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $687,039,674.47 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $697,293,997.97 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $708,744,659.21 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $718,828,077.31 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $739,336,724.31 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $762,921,668.36 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $792,317,395.73 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $832,992,878.94 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $876,744,659.21 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $886,998,982.71 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $915,027,466.94 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,017,570,701.93 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,113,106,815.87 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,223,853,509.66 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,310,160,732.45 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,371,515,768.06 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,567,031,536.11 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,846,120,040.69 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,069,664,292.98 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,154,946,083.42 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,206,388,606.31 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,304,317,395.73 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,365,159,715.16 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,273,212,614.45 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,341,916,581.89 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,414,209,562.56 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,535,039,674.47 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,677,574,771.11 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,751,234,994.91 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,811,393,692.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,896,333,672.43 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,983,837,232.96 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,090,653,102.75 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,177,814,852.49 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,205,501,525.94 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,145,001,017.29 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,208,236,012.21 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,406,657,171.92 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,427,165,818.92 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,396,231,943.03 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,500,655,137.33 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,623,707,019.33 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,863,829,094.61 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,018,327,568.67 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,103,200,895.22 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,344,656,032.55 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,982,575,869.79 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,296,812,777.21 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,718,284,272.63 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,828,737,009.16 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,830,386,246.19 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,797,673,245.17 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,422,802,522.89 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,330,088,056.97 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,478,312,594.10 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,680,459,491.35 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,667,233,123.09 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,473,183,723.30 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,124,668,240.08 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,917,236,866.73 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,931,645,900.31 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,014,003,499.49 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $6,047,899,806.71 | 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 |