According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $788,685,746.31 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 $71,700,000 in the year 1950 would cost $860,385,746.31 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 $71,700,000 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 | $71,700,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $76,295,218.72 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $81,328,077.31 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $83,662,156.66 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $82,446,490.34 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $81,449,643.95 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $82,908,443.54 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $87,527,975.58 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $90,421,261.44 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $94,165,513.73 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $94,141,200.41 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $95,210,986.78 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $97,204,679.55 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $97,739,572.74 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $99,198,372.33 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $100,827,365.21 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $102,261,851.48 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $105,179,450.66 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $108,534,689.73 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $112,716,581.89 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $118,503,153.61 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $124,727,365.21 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $126,186,164.80 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $130,173,550.36 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $144,761,546.29 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $158,352,695.83 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $174,107,731.43 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $186,385,961.34 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $195,114,445.57 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $222,928,891.15 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $262,632,553.41 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $294,434,384.54 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $306,566,734.49 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $313,885,045.78 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $327,816,581.89 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $336,472,126.14 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $323,391,556.46 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $333,165,513.73 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $343,450,050.86 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $360,639,572.74 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $380,916,887.08 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $391,395,930.82 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $399,954,221.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $412,037,945.07 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $424,486,368.26 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $439,682,197.36 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $452,081,993.90 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $456,020,752.80 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $447,413,835.20 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $456,409,766.02 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $484,637,538.15 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $487,555,137.33 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $483,154,425.23 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $498,009,867.75 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $515,515,462.87 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $549,675,686.67 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $571,654,933.88 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $583,729,174.97 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $618,079,042.73 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $566,568,829.09 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $611,272,770.09 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $671,232,107.83 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $686,945,324.52 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $687,179,948.12 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $682,526,134.28 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $629,196,311.29 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $616,006,574.77 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $637,093,279.76 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $665,851,082.40 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $663,969,474.06 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $636,363,636.83 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $729,045,065.11 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $841,797,387.59 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $843,847,244.15 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $855,563,593.08 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $860,385,746.31 | 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 |