According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 813.93% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $18,842,505,896.50 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 $2,315,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $21,157,505,896.50 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 $2,315,000,000 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 | $2,315,000,000.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,341,306,818.18 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $2,390,333,161.16 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $2,403,486,570.25 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $2,439,359,504.13 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,479,417,613.64 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,514,692,665.29 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,586,438,533.06 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,668,946,280.99 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,771,782,024.79 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,914,077,995.87 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $3,067,135,847.11 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,103,008,780.99 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $3,201,061,466.94 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $3,559,790,805.79 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,894,006,973.14 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,281,434,659.09 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,583,365,185.95 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,798,004,907.02 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $5,481,982,179.75 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $6,458,323,863.64 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $7,240,353,822.31 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $7,538,697,055.79 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $7,718,659,607.44 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,061,246,126.03 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $8,274,092,200.41 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $7,952,431,559.92 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,192,780,216.94 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $8,445,684,400.83 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $8,868,387,138.43 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $9,367,020,919.42 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $9,624,708,161.16 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $9,835,162,706.61 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $10,132,310,175.62 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $10,438,425,878.10 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $10,812,102,272.73 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $11,117,022,210.74 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $11,213,879,132.23 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,002,228,822.31 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $11,223,445,247.93 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $11,917,586,518.60 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $11,989,332,386.36 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $11,881,115,702.48 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $12,246,421,745.87 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $12,676,896,952.48 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $13,516,921,487.60 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $14,057,407,024.79 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $14,354,321,319.73 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $15,199,009,336.26 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $13,932,336,040.81 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $15,031,638,184.40 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $16,506,081,534.09 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $16,892,480,862.60 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $16,898,250,426.14 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $16,783,809,788.22 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $15,472,390,986.57 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $15,148,045,854.86 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $15,666,583,135.33 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $16,373,758,238.64 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $16,327,488,132.75 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $15,648,640,689.57 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $17,927,743,840.39 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $20,700,404,752.07 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $20,750,812,203.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $21,038,925,671.49 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $21,157,505,896.50 | 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 |