According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $15,807,708,538.73 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $870,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $16,677,708,538.73 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 $870,000,000 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 | $870,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $874,084,507.04 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $892,056,338.03 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $895,732,394.37 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $876,126,760.56 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $871,225,352.11 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $904,309,859.15 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $981,507,042.25 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $975,380,281.69 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $974,154,929.58 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $974,154,929.58 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,032,971,830.99 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,130,622,968.58 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,260,698,808.23 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,354,956,663.06 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,389,832,069.34 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,478,905,742.15 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,576,462,621.89 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,621,706,392.20 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,598,141,928.49 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,578,819,068.26 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,607,096,424.70 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,696,641,386.78 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,752,724,810.40 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,825,303,358.61 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,824,832,069.34 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,845,568,797.40 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,884,214,517.88 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,894,582,881.91 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,922,860,238.35 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,954,436,619.72 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,982,242,686.89 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,038,797,399.78 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,103,835,319.61 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,184,897,074.76 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,297,063,921.99 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,417,713,976.16 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,445,991,332.61 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,523,282,773.56 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,806,056,338.03 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,069,507,042.25 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,374,902,491.87 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,612,903,575.30 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,782,096,424.70 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $4,321,251,354.28 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $5,090,866,738.89 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $5,707,313,109.43 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,942,486,457.20 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,084,344,528.71 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,354,393,282.77 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $6,522,172,264.36 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,268,618,634.89 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,458,076,923.08 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,657,432,286.02 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $6,990,633,802.82 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $7,383,689,057.42 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $7,586,814,734.56 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $7,752,708,559.05 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $7,986,939,328.28 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,228,239,436.62 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $8,522,795,232.94 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $8,763,152,762.73 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $8,839,501,625.14 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,672,665,222.10 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $8,847,042,253.52 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $9,394,209,100.76 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $9,450,763,813.65 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $9,365,460,455.04 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $9,653,418,201.52 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $9,992,746,478.87 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $10,654,907,908.99 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $11,080,953,412.78 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $11,315,000,379.20 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $11,980,837,865.66 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $10,982,364,409.53 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $11,848,905,146.26 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $13,011,156,338.03 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $13,315,741,170.10 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $13,320,289,111.59 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $13,230,079,631.64 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $12,196,334,886.24 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $11,940,665,167.93 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $12,349,409,642.47 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $12,906,850,595.88 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $12,870,377,518.96 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $12,335,266,251.35 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $14,131,802,112.68 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $16,317,391,982.67 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $16,357,126,381.37 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $16,584,235,969.66 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $16,677,708,538.73 | 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 |