According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $81,398,528,908,104.44 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 $7,400,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $88,798,528,908,104.44 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 $7,400,000,000,000 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 | $7,400,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $7,874,262,461,851.48 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $8,393,692,777,212.62 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $8,634,587,995,930.82 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $8,509,121,736,181.76 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $8,406,239,403,187.52 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $8,556,798,914,886.40 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $9,033,570,701,932.86 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $9,332,180,400,135.64 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $9,718,616,480,162.77 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $9,716,107,154,967.79 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $9,826,517,463,546.97 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $10,032,282,129,535.44 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $10,087,487,283,825.03 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $10,238,046,795,523.91 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $10,406,171,583,587.66 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $10,554,221,770,091.56 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $10,855,340,793,489.32 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $11,201,627,670,396.74 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $11,633,231,603,933.54 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $12,230,451,000,339.10 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $12,872,838,250,254.33 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $13,023,397,761,953.20 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $13,434,927,093,930.15 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $14,940,522,210,918.96 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $16,343,234,994,913.53 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $17,969,277,721,261.45 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $19,236,486,944,727.03 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $20,137,334,689,725.33 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $23,008,002,712,783.99 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $27,105,730,756,188.55 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $30,387,928,111,224.15 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $31,640,081,383,519.84 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $32,395,388,267,209.23 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $33,833,231,603,933.54 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $34,726,551,373,346.90 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $33,376,534,418,446.93 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $34,385,283,146,829.43 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $35,446,727,704,306.55 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $37,220,820,617,158.36 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $39,313,597,829,772.81 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $40,395,116,988,809.77 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $41,278,399,457,443.20 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $42,525,534,079,348.93 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $43,810,308,579,179.39 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $45,378,636,826,042.73 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $46,658,392,675,483.22 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $47,064,903,357,070.20 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $46,176,602,238,046.80 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $47,105,052,560,189.90 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $50,018,379,111,563.24 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $50,319,498,134,961.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $49,865,310,274,669.38 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $51,398,507,968,802.99 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $53,205,222,109,189.57 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $56,730,824,008,138.36 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $58,999,253,984,401.49 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $60,245,409,969,481.18 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $63,790,584,604,950.84 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $58,474,328,246,863.35 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $63,088,124,109,867.75 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $69,276,396,066,463.21 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $70,898,122,753,475.77 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $70,922,337,741,607.33 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $70,442,027,806,035.95 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $64,937,973,550,356.05 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $63,576,689,725,330.63 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $65,753,002,373,686.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $68,721,032,214,309.94 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $68,526,835,537,470.34 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $65,677,697,524,584.62 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $75,243,144,794,845.72 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $86,880,065,106,815.88 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $87,091,626,314,004.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $88,300,845,032,214.31 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $88,798,528,908,104.44 | 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 |