According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 581.84% higher in 2025 versus 1972 (a $58,183,841.52 difference in value).
Between 1972 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 $10,000,000 in the year 1972 would cost $68,183,841.52 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 1972: Pricing changed by 1.17%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1972-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1972 (3.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,000,000 beginning in 1972. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | $10,000,000.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $10,315,992.29 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $11,472,061.66 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $12,549,132.95 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $13,797,687.86 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $14,770,712.91 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $15,462,427.75 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $17,666,666.67 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $20,813,102.12 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $23,333,333.33 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $24,294,797.69 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $24,874,759.15 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $25,978,805.39 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $26,664,739.88 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $25,628,131.02 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $26,402,697.50 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $27,217,726.40 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $28,579,961.46 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $30,186,897.88 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $31,017,341.04 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $31,695,568.40 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $32,653,179.19 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $33,639,691.71 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $34,843,930.64 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $35,826,589.60 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $36,138,728.32 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $35,456,647.40 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $36,169,556.84 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $38,406,551.06 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $38,637,764.93 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $38,289,017.34 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $39,466,281.31 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $40,853,564.55 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $43,560,693.64 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $45,302,504.82 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $46,259,364.16 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $48,981,522.16 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $44,899,441.23 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $48,442,138.73 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $53,193,795.76 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $54,439,036.61 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $54,457,630.06 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $54,088,824.66 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $49,862,543.35 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $48,817,283.24 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $50,488,362.24 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $52,767,360.31 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $52,618,246.63 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $50,430,539.50 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $57,775,356.45 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $66,710,751.45 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $66,873,198.46 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $67,801,695.57 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $68,183,841.52 | 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 |