According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 813.93% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $309,293,833,290.29 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 $38,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $347,293,833,290.29 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 $38,000,000,000 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 | $38,000,000,000.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $38,431,818,181.82 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $39,236,570,247.93 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $39,452,479,338.84 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $40,041,322,314.05 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $40,698,863,636.36 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $41,277,892,561.98 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $42,455,578,512.40 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $43,809,917,355.37 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $45,497,933,884.30 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $47,833,677,685.95 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $50,346,074,380.17 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $50,934,917,355.37 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $52,544,421,487.60 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $58,432,851,239.67 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $63,918,904,958.68 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $70,278,409,090.91 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $75,234,504,132.23 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $78,757,747,933.88 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $89,985,020,661.16 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $106,011,363,636.36 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $118,848,140,495.87 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $123,745,351,239.67 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $126,699,380,165.29 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $132,322,830,578.51 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $135,816,632,231.40 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $130,536,673,553.72 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $134,481,921,487.60 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $138,633,264,462.81 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $145,571,797,520.66 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $153,756,714,876.03 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $157,986,570,247.93 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $161,441,115,702.48 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $166,318,698,347.11 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $171,343,491,735.54 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $177,477,272,727.27 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $182,482,438,016.53 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $184,072,314,049.59 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $180,598,140,495.87 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $184,229,338,842.98 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $195,623,450,413.22 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $196,801,136,363.64 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $195,024,793,388.43 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $201,021,177,685.95 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $208,087,293,388.43 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $221,876,033,057.85 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $230,747,933,884.30 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $235,621,689,049.59 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $249,486,978,305.79 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $228,694,932,851.24 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $246,739,633,264.46 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $270,942,159,090.91 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $277,284,783,057.85 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $277,379,488,636.36 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $275,500,981,404.96 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $253,974,452,479.34 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $248,650,428,719.01 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $257,162,055,785.12 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $268,770,113,636.36 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $268,010,604,338.84 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $256,867,536,157.02 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $294,278,300,619.83 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $339,790,661,157.02 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $340,618,083,677.69 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $345,347,376,033.06 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $347,293,833,290.29 | 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 |