According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 443.34% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $1,077,304,244.01 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 $243,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $1,320,304,244.01 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 $243,000,000 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 | $243,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $267,176,877.02 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $286,018,424.69 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $299,412,713.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $342,095,347.77 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $403,022,570.24 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $451,824,044.22 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $470,441,731.92 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $481,672,040.53 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $503,050,667.89 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $516,333,026.26 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $496,260,248.73 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $511,258,866.88 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $527,040,994.93 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $553,419,161.68 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $584,535,697.84 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $600,616,305.85 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $613,749,424.23 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $632,292,491.94 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $651,395,209.58 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $674,713,956.70 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $693,742,054.35 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $699,786,273.61 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $686,578,535.24 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $700,383,233.53 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $743,700,138.19 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $748,177,337.63 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $741,424,228.47 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $764,220,635.65 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $791,083,832.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $843,504,375.86 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $877,232,611.70 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $895,761,128.51 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $948,472,690.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $869,427,733.76 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $938,028,129.89 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,030,038,682.63 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,054,151,386.46 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,054,511,427.91 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,047,369,921.70 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $965,532,685.40 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $945,292,386.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $977,650,971.90 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,021,781,234.45 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,018,893,813.91 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $976,531,298.94 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,118,755,508.98 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,291,779,493.32 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,294,925,099.03 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,312,904,412.71 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,320,304,244.01 | 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 |