According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 626.04% higher in 2025 versus 1970 (a $81,385,797,855.97 difference in value).
Between 1970 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.67% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $13,000,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $94,385,797,855.97 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.92% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.13%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1970-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $13,000,000,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | $13,000,000,000.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $13,682,806,729.59 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $13,842,839,556.83 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $14,280,262,617.97 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $15,880,590,890.44 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $17,371,563,397.62 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $19,099,917,931.88 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $20,446,860,894.54 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $21,404,390,644.23 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $24,455,683,217.07 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $28,811,243,331.97 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $32,299,958,965.94 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $33,630,898,645.88 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $34,433,729,995.90 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $35,962,043,496.10 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $36,911,571,604.43 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $35,476,610,586.79 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $36,548,830,529.34 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $37,677,061,961.43 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $39,562,782,109.15 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $41,787,238,407.88 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $42,936,807,550.27 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $43,875,666,803.45 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $45,201,272,055.81 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $46,566,885,514.98 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $48,233,894,132.13 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $49,594,173,163.73 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $50,026,261,797.29 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $49,082,068,116.54 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $50,068,937,217.89 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $53,165,572,425.11 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $53,485,638,079.61 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $53,002,872,384.08 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $54,632,540,008.21 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $56,552,933,935.17 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $60,300,369,306.52 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $62,711,530,570.37 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $64,036,095,609.36 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $67,804,335,248.26 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $62,153,576,118.18 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $67,057,675,420.60 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $73,635,318,013.95 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $75,359,084,940.50 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $75,384,823,553.55 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $74,874,292,162.49 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $69,023,918,752.56 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $67,576,981,945.01 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $69,890,229,790.73 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $73,045,010,258.51 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $72,838,594,583.50 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $69,810,186,704.97 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $79,977,498,974.15 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $92,346,622,897.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $92,571,495,691.42 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $93,856,799,343.46 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $94,385,797,855.97 | 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 |