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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,811.17% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,811,174,647,887,324,160 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.33% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $100,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,911,174,647,887,324,160 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $100,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $100,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $100,469,483,568,075,136.00 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $102,535,211,267,605,632.00 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $102,957,746,478,873,248.00 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $100,704,225,352,112,688.00 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $100,140,845,070,422,544.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $103,943,661,971,830,992.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $112,816,901,408,450,704.00 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $112,112,676,056,338,016.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $111,971,830,985,915,488.00 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $111,971,830,985,915,488.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $118,732,394,366,197,184.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $129,956,663,055,254,608.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $144,907,908,992,416,032.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $155,742,145,178,764,928.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $159,750,812,567,713,984.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $169,989,165,763,813,664.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $181,202,600,216,684,704.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $186,403,033,586,132,224.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $183,694,474,539,544,992.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $181,473,456,121,343,456.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $184,723,726,977,248,096.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $195,016,251,354,279,520.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $201,462,621,885,157,120.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $209,804,983,748,645,760.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $209,750,812,567,713,984.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $212,134,344,528,710,752.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $216,576,381,365,113,760.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $217,768,147,345,612,160.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $221,018,418,201,516,800.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $224,647,887,323,943,680.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $227,843,986,998,916,576.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $234,344,528,710,725,920.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $241,820,151,679,306,624.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $251,137,594,799,566,656.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $264,030,335,861,321,824.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $277,898,158,179,848,320.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $281,148,429,035,752,992.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $290,032,502,708,559,040.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $322,535,211,267,605,568.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $352,816,901,408,450,624.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $387,919,826,652,221,120.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $415,276,273,022,751,872.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $434,723,726,977,248,128.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $496,695,557,963,163,584.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $585,157,096,424,702,208.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $656,013,001,083,423,744.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $683,044,420,368,364,160.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $699,349,945,828,819,072.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $730,390,032,502,708,608.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $749,674,972,914,409,600.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $720,530,877,573,131,008.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $742,307,692,307,692,288.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $765,222,101,841,820,032.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $803,521,126,760,563,456.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $848,699,891,657,638,016.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $872,047,670,639,219,840.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $891,115,926,327,193,984.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $918,039,003,250,270,976.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $945,774,647,887,324,160.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $979,631,635,969,664,128.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,007,258,938,244,853,760.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,016,034,669,555,796,480.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $996,858,071,505,959,040.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,016,901,408,450,704,384.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,079,794,149,512,459,264.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,086,294,691,224,268,672.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,076,489,707,475,622,912.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,109,588,299,024,918,784.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,148,591,549,295,774,720.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,224,702,058,504,875,520.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,273,672,806,067,172,352.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,300,574,756,229,686,016.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,377,107,800,650,054,400.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,262,340,736,728,060,672.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,361,943,120,260,021,760.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,495,535,211,267,605,760.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,530,544,962,080,173,568.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,531,067,713,976,165,120.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,520,698,808,234,019,840.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,401,877,573,131,094,272.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,372,490,249,187,432,448.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,419,472,372,697,724,928.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,483,546,045,503,792,128.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,479,353,737,811,484,416.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,417,846,695,557,963,520.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,624,345,070,422,535,168.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,875,562,296,858,071,808.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,880,129,469,122,426,880.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,906,234,019,501,624,832.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,911,174,647,887,324,160.00 | 0.26%* |
* 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 | 271.387 |