According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 943.64% higher in 2026 versus 1952 (a $9,436,424,870,466,322,432 difference in value).
Between 1952 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1952 would cost $10,436,424,870,466,322,432 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.45% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1952: Pricing changed by 6.59%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1952-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1952 (2.28%), inflation for transportation was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1952. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,028,497,409,326,424,704.00 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,013,601,036,269,430,016.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,001,295,336,787,564,672.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,019,430,051,813,471,488.00 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,076,101,036,269,430,016.00 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,111,722,797,927,461,248.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,157,707,253,886,010,368.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,157,383,419,689,118,976.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,170,660,621,761,658,112.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,194,948,186,528,497,408.00 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,201,748,704,663,212,288.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,219,559,585,492,228,096.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,239,637,305,699,481,856.00 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,257,448,186,528,497,408.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,293,069,948,186,528,512.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,334,520,725,388,600,832.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,385,686,528,497,409,280.00 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,456,930,051,813,471,232.00 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,533,354,922,279,793,152.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,551,489,637,305,699,328.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,600,388,601,036,269,056.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $1,779,792,746,113,989,888.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,946,891,191,709,844,480.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,140,544,041,450,777,088.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,291,450,777,202,072,576.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,398,963,730,569,947,648.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $2,740,932,642,487,046,144.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $3,228,950,777,202,072,576.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $3,619,818,652,849,740,288.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,769,106,217,616,580,096.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,859,132,124,352,331,776.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $4,030,440,414,507,771,392.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,136,981,865,284,973,568.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,976,036,269,430,051,328.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,096,178,756,476,684,288.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,222,474,093,264,249,344.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $4,433,937,823,834,196,992.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $4,683,290,155,440,414,720.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,812,176,165,803,108,352.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,917,422,279,792,746,496.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $5,065,738,341,968,910,336.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,218,911,917,098,444,800.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,405,764,248,704,662,528.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,558,290,155,440,413,696.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,606,541,450,777,201,664.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,500,647,668,393,781,248.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,611,398,963,730,570,240.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,958,549,222,797,926,400.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $5,994,170,984,455,958,528.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,940,090,673,575,128,064.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $6,122,733,160,621,762,560.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $6,338,082,901,554,403,328.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,758,095,854,922,280,960.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $7,028,173,575,129,533,440.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $7,176,745,466,321,243,136.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,599,067,357,512,953,856.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,965,767,487,046,630,400.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,515,385,362,694,301,696.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $8,252,564,766,839,377,920.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $8,445,754,533,678,755,840.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $8,448,636,658,031,086,592.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $8,391,421,632,124,353,536.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,735,748,056,994,818,048.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,573,584,844,559,585,280.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,832,840,025,906,735,104.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $8,186,405,440,414,507,008.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $8,163,273,963,730,568,192.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,823,869,818,652,849,152.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,963,354,922,279,792,640.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $10,349,604,922,279,792,640.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $10,374,808,937,823,832,064.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $10,518,856,865,284,972,544.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $10,581,392,487,046,631,424.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $10,436,424,870,466,322,432.00 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 268.564 |