According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $50,156,281,690.14 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 $2,800,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $52,956,281,690.14 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 $2,800,000,000 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 | $2,800,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $2,809,859,154.93 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $2,860,798,122.07 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $2,893,661,971.83 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $2,823,004,694.84 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $2,804,929,577.46 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $2,877,230,046.95 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $3,140,140,845.07 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $3,143,427,230.05 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $3,135,211,267.61 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $3,135,211,267.61 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $3,266,666,666.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $3,638,028,169.01 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $4,057,042,253.52 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $4,361,032,863.85 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $4,472,769,953.05 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $4,760,328,638.50 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $5,074,178,403.76 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $5,218,779,342.72 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $5,143,192,488.26 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $5,080,751,173.71 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $5,172,769,953.05 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $5,460,328,638.50 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $5,641,079,812.21 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $5,874,413,145.54 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $5,872,769,953.05 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $5,940,140,845.07 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $6,063,380,281.69 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $6,097,887,323.94 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $6,188,262,910.80 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $6,290,140,845.07 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $6,380,516,431.92 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $6,561,267,605.63 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $6,771,596,244.13 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $7,031,220,657.28 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $7,392,723,004.69 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $7,780,516,431.92 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $7,872,535,211.27 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $8,120,657,277.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $9,030,985,915.49 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $9,878,873,239.44 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $10,861,502,347.42 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $11,627,230,046.95 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $12,172,769,953.05 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $13,907,981,220.66 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $16,384,272,300.47 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $18,367,605,633.80 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $19,125,117,370.89 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $19,581,924,882.63 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $20,451,173,708.92 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $20,991,784,037.56 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $20,175,117,370.89 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $20,784,741,784.04 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $21,425,586,854.46 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $22,498,591,549.30 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $23,763,849,765.26 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $24,417,840,375.59 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $24,951,877,934.27 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $25,704,460,093.90 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $26,481,690,140.85 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $27,429,812,206.57 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $28,203,755,868.54 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $28,448,591,549.30 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $27,911,267,605.63 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $28,473,239,436.62 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $30,234,741,784.04 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $30,415,492,957.75 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $30,141,079,812.21 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $31,067,840,375.59 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $32,160,563,380.28 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $34,291,784,037.56 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $35,662,206,572.77 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $36,416,086,854.46 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $38,559,023,474.18 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $35,345,546,948.36 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $38,134,406,103.29 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $41,874,985,915.49 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $42,855,265,258.22 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $42,869,889,671.36 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $42,579,570,422.54 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $39,252,565,727.70 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $38,429,720,657.28 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $39,745,227,699.53 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $41,539,281,690.14 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $41,421,908,450.70 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $39,699,711,267.61 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $45,481,661,971.83 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $52,515,741,784.04 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $52,643,631,455.40 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $53,374,556,338.03 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $53,691,873,239.44 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $52,956,281,690.14 | -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 |