According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 443.34% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $184,870,728,293.41 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 $41,700,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $226,570,728,293.41 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 $41,700,000,000 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 | $41,700,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $45,848,871,487.79 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $49,082,174,113.31 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $51,380,700,138.19 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $58,705,251,036.39 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $69,160,663,288.81 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $77,535,237,217.87 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $80,730,124,366.65 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $82,657,300,783.05 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $86,325,978,811.61 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $88,605,297,098.11 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $85,160,709,350.53 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $87,734,546,292.03 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $90,442,837,402.12 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $94,969,461,077.84 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $100,309,212,344.54 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $103,068,724,090.28 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $105,322,432,058.96 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $108,504,514,048.83 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $111,782,634,730.54 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $115,784,246,890.83 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $119,049,562,413.63 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $120,086,780,285.58 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $117,820,267,157.99 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $120,189,221,556.89 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $127,622,616,305.85 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $128,390,925,840.63 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $127,232,058,959.01 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $131,144,035,006.91 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $135,753,892,215.57 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $144,749,516,351.91 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $150,537,448,180.56 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $153,717,033,164.44 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $162,762,597,420.54 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $149,198,092,584.06 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $160,970,259,327.50 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $176,759,724,550.90 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $180,897,583,602.03 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $180,959,368,493.78 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $179,733,850,760.02 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $165,690,176,877.02 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $162,216,841,547.67 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $167,769,734,684.48 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $175,342,705,665.59 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $174,847,210,041.46 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $167,577,593,274.99 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $191,983,970,059.88 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $221,675,740,211.88 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $222,215,541,685.86 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $225,300,880,700.14 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $226,570,728,293.41 | 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 |