According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 813.93% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $90,346,356,566.37 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 $11,100,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $101,446,356,566.37 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 $11,100,000,000 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 | $11,100,000,000.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $11,226,136,363.64 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $11,461,208,677.69 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $11,524,276,859.50 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $11,696,280,991.74 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $11,888,352,272.73 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $12,057,489,669.42 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $12,401,497,933.88 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $12,797,107,438.02 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $13,290,185,950.41 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $13,972,469,008.26 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $14,706,353,305.79 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $14,878,357,438.02 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $15,348,502,066.12 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $17,068,543,388.43 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $18,671,048,553.72 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $20,528,693,181.82 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $21,976,394,628.10 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $23,005,552,685.95 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $26,285,098,140.50 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $30,966,477,272.73 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $34,716,167,355.37 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $36,146,668,388.43 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $37,009,555,785.12 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $38,652,195,247.93 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $39,672,753,099.17 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $38,130,449,380.17 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $39,282,877,066.12 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $40,495,506,198.35 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $42,522,288,223.14 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $44,913,145,661.16 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $46,148,708,677.69 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $47,157,799,586.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $48,582,567,148.76 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $50,050,335,743.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $51,842,045,454.55 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $53,304,080,578.51 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $53,768,491,735.54 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $52,753,667,355.37 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $53,814,359,504.13 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $57,142,639,462.81 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $57,486,647,727.27 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $56,967,768,595.04 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $58,719,344,008.26 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $60,783,393,595.04 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $64,811,157,024.79 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $67,402,685,950.41 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $68,826,335,485.54 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $72,876,459,452.48 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $66,802,993,543.39 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $72,073,945,506.20 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $79,143,630,681.82 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $80,996,344,524.79 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $81,024,008,522.73 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $80,475,286,673.55 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $74,187,274,276.86 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $72,632,098,915.29 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $75,118,389,979.34 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $78,509,164,772.73 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $78,287,308,109.50 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $75,032,359,245.87 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $85,960,240,444.21 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $99,254,640,495.87 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $99,496,334,969.01 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $100,877,786,157.02 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $101,446,356,566.37 | 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 |