According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 692.73% higher in 2025 versus 1968 (a $1,177,638,964,493.73 difference in value).
Between 1968 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.70% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $170,000,000,000 in the year 1968 would cost $1,347,638,964,493.73 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 1968: Pricing changed by 3.19%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1968-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1968 (4.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $170,000,000,000 beginning in 1968. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | $170,000,000,000.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $176,550,179,211.47 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $185,613,799,283.15 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $195,362,903,225.81 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $197,647,849,462.37 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $203,893,369,175.63 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $226,742,831,541.22 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $248,030,913,978.49 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $272,708,333,333.33 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $291,939,964,157.71 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $305,611,559,139.79 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $349,177,867,383.51 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $411,366,487,455.20 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $461,178,315,412.19 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $480,181,451,612.90 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $491,644,265,232.97 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $513,465,501,792.11 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $527,022,849,462.37 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $506,534,498,207.89 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $521,843,637,992.83 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $537,952,508,960.57 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $564,876,792,114.70 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $596,637,544,802.87 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $613,051,075,268.82 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $626,456,093,189.96 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $645,383,064,516.13 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $664,881,272,401.43 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $688,682,795,698.92 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $708,104,838,709.68 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $714,274,193,548.39 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $700,793,010,752.69 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $714,883,512,544.80 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $759,097,222,222.22 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $763,667,114,695.34 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $756,774,193,548.39 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $780,042,562,724.01 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $807,461,917,562.72 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $860,967,741,935.48 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $895,394,265,232.98 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $914,306,384,408.60 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $968,109,251,792.11 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $887,427,800,179.21 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $957,448,454,301.08 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,051,363,933,691.76 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,075,975,851,254.48 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,076,343,346,774.19 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,069,053,987,455.20 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $985,522,446,236.56 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $964,863,104,838.71 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $997,891,621,863.80 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,042,935,528,673.84 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,039,988,328,853.05 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $996,748,767,921.15 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,141,917,495,519.71 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,318,523,655,913.98 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,321,734,386,200.72 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,340,085,931,899.64 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,347,638,964,493.73 | 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 |