According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 443.34% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $1,148,237,856,786.43 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 $259,000,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $1,407,237,856,786.43 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 $259,000,000,000 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 | $259,000,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $284,768,770,152.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $304,850,913,557.50 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $319,127,130,354.68 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $364,620,144,326.73 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $429,559,035,774.60 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $481,573,775,525.87 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $501,417,319,207.74 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $513,387,072,009.83 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $536,173,345,616.46 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $550,330,262,551.82 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $528,935,820,666.36 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $544,922,002,149.55 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $561,743,282,665.44 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $589,858,283,433.13 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $623,023,645,017.66 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $640,163,058,498.39 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $654,160,908,951.33 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $673,924,919,391.99 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $694,285,429,141.72 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $719,139,567,019.81 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $739,420,543,528.33 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $745,862,736,066.33 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $731,785,352,372.18 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $746,499,001,996.01 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $792,668,048,518.35 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $797,440,042,990.94 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $790,242,284,661.45 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $814,539,689,851.07 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $843,171,656,686.63 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $899,043,758,636.57 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $934,992,783,663.44 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $954,741,285,122.06 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,010,923,566,712.73 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $926,674,004,299.09 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $999,791,298,940.58 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,097,860,159,680.64 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,123,560,531,245.20 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,123,944,279,134.04 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,116,332,550,284.05 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,029,106,853,984.34 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,007,533,859,972.36 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,042,023,052,356.83 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,089,059,011,208.35 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,085,981,472,439.74 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,040,829,656,072.47 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,192,418,423,153.69 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,376,834,933,210.50 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,380,187,656,993.71 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,399,350,793,797.02 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,407,237,856,786.43 | 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 |