According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 813.93% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $455,801,438,533.06 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 $56,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $511,801,438,533.06 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 $56,000,000,000 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 | $56,000,000,000.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $56,636,363,636.36 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $57,822,314,049.59 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $58,140,495,867.77 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $59,008,264,462.81 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $59,977,272,727.27 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $60,830,578,512.40 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $62,566,115,702.48 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $64,561,983,471.07 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $67,049,586,776.86 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $70,491,735,537.19 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $74,194,214,876.03 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $75,061,983,471.07 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $77,433,884,297.52 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $86,111,570,247.93 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $94,196,280,991.74 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $103,568,181,818.18 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $110,871,900,826.45 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $116,064,049,586.78 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $132,609,504,132.23 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $156,227,272,727.27 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $175,144,628,099.17 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $182,361,570,247.93 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $186,714,876,033.06 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $195,002,066,115.70 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $200,150,826,446.28 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $192,369,834,710.74 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $198,183,884,297.52 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $204,301,652,892.56 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $214,526,859,504.13 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $226,588,842,975.21 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $232,822,314,049.59 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $237,913,223,140.50 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $245,101,239,669.42 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $252,506,198,347.11 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $261,545,454,545.45 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $268,921,487,603.31 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $271,264,462,809.92 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $266,144,628,099.17 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $271,495,867,768.60 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $288,287,190,082.64 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $290,022,727,272.73 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $287,404,958,677.69 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $296,241,735,537.19 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $306,654,958,677.69 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $326,975,206,611.57 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $340,049,586,776.86 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $347,231,962,809.92 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $367,665,020,661.16 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $337,024,111,570.25 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $363,616,301,652.89 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $399,283,181,818.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $408,630,206,611.57 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $408,769,772,727.27 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $406,001,446,280.99 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $374,278,140,495.87 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $366,432,210,743.80 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $378,975,661,157.02 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $396,082,272,727.27 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $394,962,995,867.77 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $378,541,632,231.41 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $433,673,285,123.97 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $500,744,132,231.41 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $501,963,491,735.54 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $508,932,975,206.61 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $511,801,438,533.06 | 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 |