According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 443.34% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $2,327,509,169.16 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 $525,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $2,852,509,169.16 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 $525,000,000 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 | $525,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $577,233,993.55 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $617,941,040.99 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $646,879,318.29 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $739,094,887.15 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $870,727,775.22 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $976,163,058.50 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,016,386,457.85 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,040,649,470.29 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,086,837,862.74 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,115,534,315.98 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,072,167,204.05 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,104,571,625.98 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,138,668,816.21 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,195,658,682.63 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,262,885,766.93 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,297,627,821.28 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,326,001,842.47 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,366,064,025.79 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,407,335,329.34 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,457,715,338.55 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,498,825,426.07 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,511,883,924.46 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,483,348,687.24 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,513,173,652.69 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,606,759,557.81 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,616,432,519.58 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,601,842,468.91 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,651,093,965.91 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,709,131,736.53 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,822,385,997.24 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,895,255,642.56 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,935,286,388.76 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,049,169,391.99 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,878,393,251.96 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,026,603,984.34 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,225,392,215.57 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,277,487,563.33 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,278,265,430.68 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,262,836,250.58 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,086,027,406.73 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,042,298,364.81 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,112,208,889.91 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,207,552,049.75 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,201,313,795.49 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,109,789,843.39 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,417,064,371.26 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,790,881,621.37 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,797,677,683.10 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,836,521,879.32 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,852,509,169.16 | 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 |