According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 753.33% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $75,332,562,695,924,760,576 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.64% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $85,332,562,695,924,760,576 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 1.64%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1965-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $10,142,271,521,581,867,008.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $10,431,637,328,189,052,928.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $10,764,408,005,787,316,224.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $11,179,165,661,924,284,416.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $11,753,074,511,695,200,256.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $12,370,388,232,457,197,568.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $12,515,071,135,760,793,600.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $12,910,537,738,123,945,984.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $14,357,366,771,159,875,584.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $15,705,329,153,605,013,504.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $17,267,904,509,283,821,568.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $18,485,652,278,755,729,408.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $19,351,338,316,855,562,240.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $22,109,959,006,510,727,168.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $26,047,745,358,090,190,848.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $29,201,832,650,108,514,304.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $30,405,112,129,250,062,336.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $31,130,938,027,489,755,136.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $32,512,659,754,039,062,528.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $33,371,111,646,973,718,528.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $32,073,788,280,684,830,720.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $33,043,163,732,818,903,040.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $34,063,178,201,109,233,664.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $35,768,025,078,369,910,784.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $37,779,117,434,289,848,320.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $38,818,422,956,353,994,752.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $39,667,229,322,401,734,656.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $40,865,686,038,099,828,736.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $42,100,313,479,623,835,648.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $43,607,427,055,702,925,312.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $44,837,231,733,783,461,888.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $45,227,875,572,703,158,272.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $44,374,246,443,211,964,416.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $45,266,457,680,250,781,696.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $48,066,071,859,175,292,928.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $48,355,437,665,782,489,088.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $47,918,977,574,149,996,544.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $49,392,331,806,124,916,736.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $51,128,526,645,768,036,352.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $54,516,517,964,793,823,232.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $56,696,407,041,234,624,512.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $57,893,923,318,061,236,224.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $61,300,723,414,516,523,008.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $56,191,970,098,866,651,136.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $60,625,681,215,336,382,464.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $66,572,413,793,103,446,016.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $68,130,841,572,220,895,232.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $68,154,111,405,835,558,912.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $67,692,548,830,479,859,712.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $62,403,327,706,775,977,984.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $61,095,177,236,556,554,240.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $63,186,544,489,992,773,632.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $66,038,726,790,450,937,856.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $65,852,109,959,006,511,104.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $63,114,178,924,523,765,760.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $72,306,269,592,476,499,968.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $83,488,979,985,531,731,968.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $83,692,283,578,490,486,784.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $84,854,304,316,373,286,912.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $85,332,562,695,924,760,576.00 | 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 |