According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 956.34% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $8,760,080,894.03 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 $916,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $9,676,080,894.03 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 $916,000,000 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 | $916,000,000.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $932,405,970.15 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $984,358,208.96 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,016,896,716.42 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,059,005,373.13 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,058,731,940.30 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,070,762,985.07 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,093,184,477.61 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,099,200,000.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,115,605,970.15 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,133,925,970.15 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,150,058,507.46 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,182,870,447.76 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,220,604,179.10 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,267,634,626.87 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,332,711,641.79 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,402,710,447.76 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,419,116,417.91 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,463,959,402.99 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,628,019,104.48 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,780,868,059.70 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,958,052,537.31 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,096,136,119.40 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,194,298,507.46 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,507,105,671.64 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,953,621,492.54 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $3,311,271,641.79 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,447,714,626.87 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,530,017,910.45 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,686,694,925.37 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,784,037,014.93 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,636,930,149.25 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,746,850,149.25 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,862,512,238.81 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,055,829,253.73 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $4,283,872,238.81 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,401,721,791.04 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,497,970,149.25 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,633,866,268.66 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $4,773,863,880.60 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $4,944,759,402.99 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,084,210,149.25 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,128,506,268.66 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,031,711,044.78 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,132,881,194.03 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,450,336,716.42 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $5,483,148,656.72 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,433,657,313.43 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $5,600,724,776.12 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $5,797,596,417.91 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,181,769,552.24 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,428,952,835.82 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $6,564,742,316.42 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $6,951,048,226.87 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,371,753,420.90 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $6,874,503,438.81 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $7,548,818,889.55 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $7,725,533,062.69 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $7,728,171,689.55 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $7,675,833,910.45 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,076,075,391.04 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $6,927,740,811.94 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,164,886,376.12 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $7,488,302,734.33 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $7,467,141,767.16 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,156,680,656.72 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,198,995,689.55 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $9,467,032,262.69 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $9,490,085,385.07 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $9,621,849,934.33 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $9,676,080,894.03 | 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 |