According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 753.33% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $256,130,713,166.14 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 $34,000,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $290,130,713,166.14 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 $34,000,000,000 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 | $34,000,000,000.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $34,483,723,173.38 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $35,467,566,915.84 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $36,598,987,219.68 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $38,009,163,250.54 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $39,960,453,339.76 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $42,059,319,990.35 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $42,551,241,861.59 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $43,895,828,309.62 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $48,815,047,021.94 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $53,398,119,122.26 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $58,710,875,331.56 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $62,851,217,747.77 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $65,794,550,277.31 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $75,173,860,622.14 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $88,562,334,217.51 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $99,286,231,010.37 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $103,377,381,239.45 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $105,845,189,293.47 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $110,543,043,163.73 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $113,461,779,599.71 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $109,050,880,154.33 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $112,346,756,691.58 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $115,814,805,883.77 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $121,611,285,266.46 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $128,448,999,276.59 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $131,982,638,051.60 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $134,868,579,696.17 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $138,943,332,529.54 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $143,141,065,830.72 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $148,265,251,989.39 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $152,446,587,894.86 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $153,774,776,947.19 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $150,872,437,906.92 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $153,905,956,112.85 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $163,424,644,321.20 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $164,408,488,063.66 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $162,924,523,752.11 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $167,933,928,140.82 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $173,836,990,595.61 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $185,356,161,080.30 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $192,767,783,940.20 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $196,839,339,281.41 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $208,422,459,609.36 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $191,052,698,336.15 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $206,127,316,132.14 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $226,346,206,896.55 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $231,644,861,345.55 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $231,723,978,779.84 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $230,154,666,023.63 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $212,171,314,203.04 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $207,723,602,604.29 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $214,834,251,265.98 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $224,531,671,087.53 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $223,897,173,860.62 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $214,588,208,343.38 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $245,841,316,614.42 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $283,862,531,950.81 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $284,553,764,166.87 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $288,504,634,675.67 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $290,130,713,166.14 | 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 |