According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 928.40% higher in 2025 versus 1953 (a $519,906,762,569.02 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 $56,000,000,000 in the year 1953 would cost $575,906,762,569.02 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 $56,000,000,000 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 | $56,000,000,000.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $55,186,283,057.25 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $54,519,035,164.20 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $55,495,495,495.50 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $58,587,619,877.94 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $60,524,266,201.69 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $63,030,514,385.35 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $63,014,240,046.50 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $63,730,310,956.12 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $65,064,806,742.23 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $65,422,842,197.04 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $66,399,302,528.33 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $67,489,683,231.62 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $68,449,869,224.06 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $70,402,789,886.66 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $72,648,648,648.65 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $75,447,834,931.71 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $79,321,127,579.19 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $83,487,358,326.07 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $84,463,818,657.37 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $87,132,810,229.58 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $96,897,413,542.57 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $105,994,768,962.51 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $116,540,540,540.54 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $124,759,081,662.31 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $130,601,569,311.25 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $149,219,412,961.35 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $175,795,408,311.54 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $197,082,243,533.86 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $205,203,138,622.49 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $210,101,714,617.84 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $219,426,910,781.75 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $225,220,575,414.12 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $216,464,981,110.14 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $223,007,265,329.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $229,891,310,665.50 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $241,397,268,235.98 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $254,970,066,841.03 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $261,984,306,887.53 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $267,712,874,164.49 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $275,801,220,575.41 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $284,133,682,069.17 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $294,305,143,853.53 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $302,605,056,669.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $305,241,499,564.08 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $299,480,383,609.42 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $305,501,888,985.76 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $324,396,396,396.40 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $326,349,317,058.99 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $323,403,661,726.24 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $333,347,282,766.64 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $345,064,806,742.23 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $367,930,252,833.48 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $382,642,255,158.38 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $390,724,254,577.16 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $413,716,640,511.48 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $379,237,826,213.31 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $409,160,802,092.42 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $449,295,111,886.08 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $459,812,891,601.28 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $459,969,938,971.23 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $456,854,867,771.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $421,158,081,952.92 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $412,329,415,867.48 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $426,443,987,213.02 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $445,693,275,210.69 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $444,433,804,126.71 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $425,955,594,303.98 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $487,992,723,045.63 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $563,464,481,255.45 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $564,836,570,764.31 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $572,679,011,915.14 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $575,906,762,569.02 | 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 |