According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 928.40% higher in 2025 versus 1953 (a $1,559,720,287,707.06 difference in value).
Between 1953 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.29% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $168,000,000,000 in the year 1953 would cost $1,727,720,287,707.06 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 1953: Pricing changed by 2.87%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1953-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1953 (0.81%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $168,000,000,000 beginning in 1953. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | $168,000,000,000.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $165,558,849,171.75 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $163,557,105,492.59 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $166,486,486,486.49 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $175,762,859,633.83 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $181,572,798,605.06 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $189,091,543,156.06 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $189,042,720,139.49 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $191,190,932,868.35 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $195,194,420,226.68 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $196,268,526,591.11 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $199,197,907,585.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $202,469,049,694.86 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $205,349,607,672.19 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $211,208,369,659.98 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $217,945,945,945.95 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $226,343,504,795.12 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $237,963,382,737.58 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $250,462,074,978.20 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $253,391,455,972.10 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $261,398,430,688.75 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $290,692,240,627.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $317,984,306,887.53 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $349,621,621,621.62 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $374,277,244,986.92 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $391,804,707,933.74 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $447,658,238,884.05 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $527,386,224,934.61 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $591,246,730,601.57 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $615,609,415,867.48 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $630,305,143,853.53 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $658,280,732,345.25 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $675,661,726,242.37 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $649,394,943,330.43 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $669,021,795,989.54 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $689,673,931,996.51 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $724,191,804,707.93 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $764,910,200,523.10 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $785,952,920,662.60 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $803,138,622,493.46 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $827,403,661,726.24 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $852,401,046,207.50 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $882,915,431,560.59 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $907,815,170,008.72 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $915,724,498,692.24 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $898,441,150,828.25 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $916,505,666,957.28 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $973,189,189,189.19 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $979,047,951,176.98 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $970,210,985,178.73 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,000,041,848,299.91 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,035,194,420,226.68 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,103,790,758,500.44 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,147,926,765,475.15 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,172,172,763,731.47 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,241,149,921,534.44 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,137,713,478,639.93 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,227,482,406,277.25 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,347,885,335,658.24 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,379,438,674,803.84 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,379,909,816,913.69 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,370,564,603,312.99 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,263,474,245,858.76 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,236,988,247,602.44 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,279,331,961,639.06 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,337,079,825,632.08 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,333,301,412,380.12 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,277,866,782,911.94 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,463,978,169,136.88 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,690,393,443,766.35 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,694,509,712,292.94 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,718,037,035,745.42 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,727,720,287,707.06 | 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 |