According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 692.73% higher in 2025 versus 1968 (a $3,532,916.89 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 $510,000 in the year 1968 would cost $4,042,916.89 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 $510,000 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 | $510,000.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $529,650.54 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $556,841.40 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $586,088.71 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $592,943.55 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $611,680.11 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $680,228.49 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $744,092.74 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $818,125.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $875,819.89 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $916,834.68 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,047,533.60 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,234,099.46 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,383,534.95 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,440,544.35 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,474,932.80 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,540,396.51 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,581,068.55 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,519,603.49 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,565,530.91 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,613,857.53 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,694,630.38 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,789,912.63 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,839,153.23 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,879,368.28 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,936,149.19 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,994,643.82 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,066,048.39 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,124,314.52 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,142,822.58 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,102,379.03 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,144,650.54 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,277,291.67 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,291,001.34 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,270,322.58 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,340,127.69 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,422,385.75 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,582,903.23 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,686,182.80 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,742,919.15 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,904,327.76 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,662,283.40 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,872,345.36 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,154,091.80 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,227,927.55 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,229,030.04 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,207,161.96 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,956,567.34 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,894,589.31 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,993,674.87 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,128,806.59 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,119,964.99 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,990,246.30 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,425,752.49 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,955,570.97 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,965,203.16 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,020,257.80 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,042,916.89 | 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 |