According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 813.93% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $81,393,114,023,760,297,984 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.46% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $91,393,114,023,760,297,984 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1960: Pricing changed by -0.03%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1960-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $10,113,636,363,636,365,312.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $10,325,413,223,140,495,360.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $10,382,231,404,958,676,992.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $10,537,190,082,644,627,456.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $10,710,227,272,727,273,472.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $10,862,603,305,785,124,864.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $11,172,520,661,157,023,744.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $11,528,925,619,834,710,016.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $11,973,140,495,867,770,880.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $12,587,809,917,355,370,496.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $13,248,966,942,148,759,552.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $13,403,925,619,834,710,016.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $13,827,479,338,842,974,208.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $15,377,066,115,702,480,896.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $16,820,764,462,809,913,344.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $18,494,318,181,818,183,680.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $19,798,553,719,008,264,192.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $20,725,723,140,495,867,904.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $23,680,268,595,041,320,960.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $27,897,727,272,727,277,568.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $31,275,826,446,280,990,720.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $32,564,566,115,702,480,896.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $33,341,942,148,760,326,144.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $34,821,797,520,661,151,744.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $35,741,219,008,264,462,336.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $34,351,756,198,347,104,256.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $35,389,979,338,842,976,256.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $36,482,438,016,528,920,576.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $38,308,367,768,595,038,208.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $40,462,293,388,429,754,368.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $41,575,413,223,140,491,264.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $42,484,504,132,231,397,376.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $43,768,078,512,396,689,408.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $45,090,392,561,983,471,616.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $46,704,545,454,545,453,056.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $48,021,694,214,876,045,312.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $48,440,082,644,628,094,976.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $47,525,826,446,280,998,912.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $48,481,404,958,677,696,512.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $51,479,855,371,900,821,504.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $51,789,772,727,272,718,336.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $51,322,314,049,586,765,824.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $52,900,309,917,355,376,640.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $54,759,814,049,586,782,208.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $58,388,429,752,066,113,536.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $60,723,140,495,867,764,736.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $62,005,707,644,628,082,688.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $65,654,467,975,206,625,280.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $60,182,877,066,115,702,784.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $64,931,482,438,016,532,480.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $71,300,568,181,818,179,584.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $72,969,679,752,066,121,728.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $72,994,602,272,727,277,568.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $72,500,258,264,462,802,944.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $66,835,382,231,404,945,408.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $65,434,323,347,107,438,592.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $67,674,225,206,611,574,784.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $70,728,977,272,727,281,664.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $70,529,106,404,958,674,944.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $67,596,720,041,322,315,776.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $77,441,658,057,851,240,448.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $89,418,595,041,322,319,872.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $89,636,337,809,917,362,176.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $90,880,888,429,752,074,240.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $91,393,114,023,760,297,984.00 | 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 |