According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 753.33% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $263,663,969,435,736.72 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 $35,000,000,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $298,663,969,435,736.75 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 $35,000,000,000,000 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 | $35,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $35,497,950,325,536.54 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $36,510,730,648,661.69 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $37,675,428,020,255.60 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $39,127,079,816,734.99 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $41,135,760,790,933.21 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $43,296,358,813,600.19 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $43,802,748,975,162.77 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $45,186,882,083,433.81 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $50,250,783,699,059.56 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $54,968,652,037,617.55 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $60,437,665,782,493.38 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $64,699,782,975,645.05 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $67,729,684,108,994.46 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $77,384,856,522,787.56 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $91,167,108,753,315.66 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $102,206,414,275,379.80 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $106,417,892,452,375.22 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $108,958,283,096,214.13 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $113,794,309,139,136.72 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $116,798,890,764,408.02 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $112,258,258,982,396.91 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $115,651,073,064,866.16 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $119,221,123,703,882.31 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $125,188,087,774,294.69 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $132,226,911,020,014.48 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $135,864,480,347,238.95 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $138,835,302,628,406.08 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $143,029,901,133,349.41 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $147,351,097,178,683.41 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $152,625,994,694,960.22 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $156,930,311,068,242.09 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $158,297,564,504,461.06 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $155,309,862,551,241.88 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $158,432,601,880,877.75 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $168,231,251,507,113.59 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $169,244,031,830,238.72 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $167,716,421,509,524.97 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $172,873,161,321,437.22 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $178,949,843,260,188.13 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $190,807,812,876,778.41 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $198,437,424,644,321.19 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $202,628,731,613,214.41 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $214,552,531,950,807.84 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $196,671,895,346,033.28 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $212,189,884,253,677.38 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $233,003,448,275,862.09 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $238,457,945,502,773.13 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $238,539,389,920,424.44 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $236,923,920,906,679.53 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $218,411,646,973,715.91 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $213,833,120,327,947.91 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $221,152,905,714,974.72 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $231,135,543,766,578.28 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $230,482,384,856,522.81 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $220,899,626,235,833.19 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $253,071,943,573,667.72 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $292,211,429,949,361.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $292,922,992,524,716.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $296,990,065,107,306.50 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $298,663,969,435,736.75 | 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 |