According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 443.34% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $607,369,059.38 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 $137,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $744,369,059.38 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 $137,000,000 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 | $137,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $150,630,584.98 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $161,253,185.94 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $168,804,698.30 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $192,868,570.55 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $227,218,486.10 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $254,732,074.31 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $265,228,466.14 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $271,559,957.01 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $283,612,927.99 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $291,101,335.79 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $279,784,584.68 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $288,240,595.73 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $297,138,338.71 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $312,009,980.04 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $329,553,047.75 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $338,619,069.55 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $346,023,337.94 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $356,477,660.06 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $367,247,504.99 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $380,394,288.35 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $391,122,063.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $394,529,709.81 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $387,083,371.72 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $394,866,267.47 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $419,287,732.23 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $421,811,914.63 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $418,004,606.17 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $430,856,901.58 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $446,001,996.01 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $475,555,964.99 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $494,571,472.44 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $505,017,590.97 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $534,735,631.81 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $490,171,191.46 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $528,847,134.96 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $580,721,397.21 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $594,315,802.24 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $594,518,788.58 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $590,492,507.29 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $544,353,818.52 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $532,942,620.91 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $551,185,938.89 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $576,065,963.46 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $574,438,076.16 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $550,554,682.94 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $630,738,702.59 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $728,287,204.05 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $730,060,652.54 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $740,197,138.03 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $744,369,059.38 | 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 |