According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 227.60% higher in 2025 versus 1980 (a $334,572,840.33 difference in value).
Between 1980 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 2.67% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $147,000,000 in the year 1980 would cost $481,572,840.33 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.07% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1980: Pricing changed by 17.81%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1980-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1980 (13.55%), inflation for transportation was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $147,000,000 beginning in 1980. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $147,000,000.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $164,800,037.03 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $171,590,723.94 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $175,686,909.83 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $183,484,632.48 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $188,329,290.87 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $181,007,868.91 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $186,478,522.50 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $192,234,956.49 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $201,856,230.33 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $213,205,795.22 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $219,071,097.94 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $223,861,321.98 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $230,624,791.71 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $237,592,390.30 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $246,097,759.67 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $253,038,141.08 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $255,242,732.83 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $250,425,291.61 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $255,460,470.28 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $271,260,044.44 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $272,893,075.36 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $270,429,920.39 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $278,744,769.49 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $288,542,955.01 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $307,663,025.37 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $319,965,191.63 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $326,723,354.01 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $345,949,571.38 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $317,118,410.48 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $342,139,982.41 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $375,700,264.77 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $384,495,224.96 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $384,626,547.86 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $382,021,727.46 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $352,172,099.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $344,789,575.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $356,592,169.97 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $372,688,411.41 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $371,635,242.55 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $356,183,776.15 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $408,059,180.71 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $471,168,613.22 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $472,315,953.53 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $478,873,797.44 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $481,572,840.33 | 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 |