According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $949,386,760.56 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $53,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,002,386,760.56 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $53,000,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $53,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $53,186,619.72 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $54,150,821.60 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $54,772,887.32 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $53,435,446.01 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $53,093,309.86 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $54,461,854.46 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $59,438,380.28 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $59,500,586.85 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $59,345,070.42 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $59,345,070.42 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $61,833,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $68,862,676.06 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $76,794,014.08 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $82,548,122.07 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $84,663,145.54 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $90,106,220.66 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $96,046,948.36 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $98,784,037.56 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $97,353,286.38 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $96,171,361.50 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $97,913,145.54 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $103,356,220.66 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $106,777,582.16 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $111,194,248.83 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $111,163,145.54 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $112,438,380.28 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $114,771,126.76 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $115,424,295.77 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $117,134,976.53 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $119,063,380.28 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $120,774,061.03 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $124,195,422.54 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $128,176,643.19 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $133,090,962.44 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $139,933,685.45 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $147,274,061.03 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $149,015,845.07 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $153,712,441.31 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $170,943,661.97 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $186,992,957.75 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $205,592,723.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $220,086,854.46 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $230,413,145.54 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $263,258,215.96 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $310,130,868.54 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $347,672,535.21 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $362,011,150.23 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $370,657,863.85 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $387,111,502.35 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $397,344,483.57 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $381,886,150.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $393,425,469.48 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $405,555,751.17 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $425,866,197.18 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $449,815,727.70 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $462,194,835.68 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $472,303,403.76 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $486,548,708.92 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $501,260,563.38 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $519,207,159.62 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $533,856,807.51 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $538,491,197.18 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $528,320,422.54 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $538,957,746.48 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $572,300,469.48 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $575,721,830.99 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $570,527,582.16 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $588,069,835.68 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $608,753,521.13 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $649,094,483.57 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $675,034,624.41 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $689,304,501.17 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $729,867,230.05 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $669,040,710.09 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $721,829,829.81 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $792,633,661.97 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $811,188,949.53 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $811,465,768.78 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $805,970,440.14 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $742,994,994.13 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $727,419,712.44 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $752,320,381.46 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $786,279,260.56 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $784,057,552.82 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $751,458,820.42 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $860,902,887.32 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $994,047,969.48 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $996,468,738.26 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,010,304,102.11 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,016,310,457.75 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $1,002,386,760.56 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 268.564 |