According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 718.02% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $6,677,557.74 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.69% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $930,000 in the year 1967 would cost $7,607,557.74 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.98% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1967: Pricing changed by 2.85%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1967-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1967 (2.80%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $930,000 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $930,000.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $959,667.13 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $996,643.55 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,047,808.60 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,102,843.27 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,115,742.02 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,150,998.61 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,279,986.13 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,400,159.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,539,466.02 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,648,030.51 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,725,208.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,971,144.24 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,322,205.27 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,603,398.06 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,710,672.68 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,775,381.41 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,898,564.49 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,975,097.09 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,859,438.28 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,945,859.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,036,796.12 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $3,188,786.41 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $3,368,079.06 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,460,735.09 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,536,407.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,643,252.43 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,753,321.78 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,887,683.77 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,997,323.16 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $4,032,149.79 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,956,047.16 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $4,035,589.46 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $4,285,180.31 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $4,310,977.81 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $4,272,066.57 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $4,403,418.86 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,558,203.88 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,860,249.65 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $5,054,590.85 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $5,161,351.66 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $5,465,074.27 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $5,009,619.35 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $5,404,893.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,935,055.34 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $6,073,992.09 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $6,076,066.64 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $6,034,917.48 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $5,563,373.51 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $5,446,749.45 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $5,633,198.75 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,887,476.14 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,870,838.90 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $5,626,747.23 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $6,446,239.32 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $7,443,198.89 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $7,461,323.79 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $7,564,920.11 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $7,607,557.74 | 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 |