According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 942.29% higher in 2026 versus 1955 (a $5,126,070,478,654,593 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $544,000,000,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $5,670,070,478,654,593 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.58% 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 1955-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.28%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $544,000,000,000,000 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 | $544,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $553,852,522,639,068.63 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $584,641,655,886,157.88 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $603,994,825,355,756.88 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $628,978,007,761,966.50 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $628,802,069,857,697.25 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $636,015,523,932,729.63 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $649,210,866,752,910.75 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $652,905,562,742,561.50 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $662,582,147,477,361.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $673,490,297,542,044.13 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $683,166,882,276,843.50 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $702,520,051,746,442.50 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $725,040,103,492,885.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $752,838,292,367,399.88 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $791,544,631,306,597.75 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $833,065,976,714,101.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $842,918,499,353,169.50 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $869,485,122,897,800.75 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $966,954,721,862,872.13 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,057,738,680,465,718.13 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,162,949,547,218,628.75 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,244,936,610,608,020.75 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,303,347,994,825,355.50 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $1,489,138,421,733,506.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $1,754,276,843,467,011.50 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $1,966,633,893,919,792.75 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,047,741,267,787,839.75 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,096,652,005,174,644.50 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,189,723,156,532,988.25 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,247,606,727,037,516.25 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,160,165,588,615,782.75 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,225,438,551,099,612.50 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,294,054,333,764,554.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $2,408,941,785,252,264.50 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $2,544,413,971,539,456.50 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,614,437,257,438,551.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,671,617,076,326,003.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,752,196,636,481,242.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,835,415,265,200,517.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,936,931,435,963,777.50 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,019,798,188,874,515.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,046,012,936,610,608.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,988,481,241,914,618.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,048,652,005,174,644.50 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,237,257,438,551,100.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $3,256,610,608,020,698.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,227,228,978,007,762.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,326,457,956,015,524.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,443,456,662,354,463.50 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,671,648,124,191,462.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,818,380,336,351,876.50 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,899,098,887,451,488.50 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,128,544,786,545,926.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,784,475,342,820,182.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,083,080,672,703,752.50 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,483,587,477,360,931.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,588,546,752,910,737.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,590,112,600,258,732.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,559,027,891,332,472.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,202,802,897,800,777.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,114,700,232,858,991.50 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,255,552,600,258,732.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,447,643,363,518,758.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,435,076,119,016,818.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,250,679,120,310,478.50 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,869,757,102,199,224.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,622,901,526,520,052.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,636,594,773,609,314.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,714,855,472,186,287.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,748,830,840,879,690.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $5,670,070,478,654,593.00 | -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 |