According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 443.34% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $44,333,507,984,031,940,608 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $54,333,507,984,031,940,608 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 9.39%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1975-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $10,994,933,210,502,074,368.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $11,770,305,542,760,634,368.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $12,321,510,824,504,840,192.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $14,077,997,850,452,940,800.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $16,585,290,956,548,446,208.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $18,593,582,066,635,960,320.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $19,359,742,054,352,838,656.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $19,821,894,672,194,076,672.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $20,701,673,575,925,071,872.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $21,248,272,685,398,437,888.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $20,422,232,458,160,603,136.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $21,039,459,542,453,555,200.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $21,688,929,832,642,408,448.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $22,774,451,097,804,394,496.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $24,054,966,989,098,729,472.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $24,716,720,405,343,162,368.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $25,257,177,951,788,728,320.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $26,020,267,157,991,706,624.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $26,806,387,225,548,906,496.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $27,766,006,448,641,183,744.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $28,549,055,734,684,483,584.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $28,797,789,037,309,997,056.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $28,254,260,709,350,535,168.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $28,822,355,289,421,160,448.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $30,604,943,958,237,368,320.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $30,789,190,849,071,091,712.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $30,511,285,122,063,564,800.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $31,449,408,874,558,582,784.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $32,554,890,219,560,882,176.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $34,712,114,233,072,320,512.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $36,100,107,477,352,988,672.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $36,862,597,881,160,757,248.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $39,031,797,942,576,390,144.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $35,778,919,084,907,110,400.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $38,601,980,654,076,469,248.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $42,388,423,153,692,614,656.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $43,380,715,492,092,747,776.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $43,395,532,012,897,296,384.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $43,101,642,868,109,934,592.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $39,733,855,366,190,694,400.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $38,900,921,234,454,175,744.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $40,232,550,284,047,294,464.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $42,048,610,471,364,984,832.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $41,929,786,580,684,791,808.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $40,186,473,207,431,307,264.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $46,039,321,357,285,441,536.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $53,159,649,930,907,435,008.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $53,289,098,725,625,683,968.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $54,028,988,177,491,173,376.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $54,333,507,984,031,940,608.00 | 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 |