According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 956.34% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $316,931,310.95 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.43% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $33,140,000 in the year 1955 would cost $350,071,310.95 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1955: Pricing changed by -1.21%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $33,140,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $33,140,000.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $33,733,552.24 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $35,613,134.33 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $36,790,346.27 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $38,313,797.01 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $38,303,904.48 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $38,739,176.12 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $39,550,364.18 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $39,768,000.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $40,361,552.24 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $41,024,352.24 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $41,608,011.94 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $42,795,116.42 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $44,160,286.57 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $45,861,802.99 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $48,216,226.87 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $50,748,716.42 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $51,342,268.66 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $52,964,644.78 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $58,900,167.16 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $64,430,095.52 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $70,840,459.70 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $75,836,191.04 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $79,387,611.94 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $90,704,674.63 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $106,859,188.06 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $119,798,626.87 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $124,735,002.99 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $127,712,656.72 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $133,381,080.60 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $136,902,823.88 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $131,580,638.81 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $135,557,438.81 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $139,741,982.09 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $146,736,005.97 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $154,986,382.09 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $159,250,065.67 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $162,732,238.81 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $167,648,829.85 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $172,713,808.96 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $178,896,644.78 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $183,941,838.81 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $185,544,429.85 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $182,042,471.64 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $185,702,710.45 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $197,187,946.27 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $198,375,050.75 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $196,584,501.49 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $202,628,841.79 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $209,751,468.66 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $223,650,483.58 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $232,593,337.31 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $237,506,070.27 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $251,482,246.99 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $230,523,917.43 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $248,712,930.09 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $273,109,015.28 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $279,502,364.30 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $279,597,827.28 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $277,704,296.72 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $256,005,609.67 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $250,639,007.10 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $259,218,705.79 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $270,919,598.93 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $270,154,015.46 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $258,921,830.75 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $296,631,787.28 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $342,508,132.30 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $343,342,172.12 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $348,109,286.93 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $350,071,310.95 | 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 |