According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $179,129,577,464,788,746,240 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 $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $189,129,577,464,788,746,240 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 $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $10,035,211,267,605,635,072.00 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $10,217,136,150,234,742,784.00 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $10,334,507,042,253,520,896.00 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $10,082,159,624,413,147,136.00 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $10,017,605,633,802,817,536.00 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $10,275,821,596,244,131,840.00 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $11,214,788,732,394,366,976.00 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $11,226,525,821,596,246,016.00 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $11,197,183,098,591,549,440.00 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $11,197,183,098,591,549,440.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $11,666,666,666,666,665,984.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $12,992,957,746,478,876,672.00 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $14,489,436,619,718,309,888.00 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $15,575,117,370,892,015,616.00 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $15,974,178,403,755,868,160.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $17,001,173,708,920,186,880.00 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $18,122,065,727,699,531,776.00 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $18,638,497,652,582,162,432.00 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $18,368,544,600,938,964,992.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $18,145,539,906,103,285,760.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $18,474,178,403,755,872,256.00 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $19,501,173,708,920,188,928.00 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $20,146,713,615,023,476,736.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $20,980,046,948,356,808,704.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $20,974,178,403,755,868,160.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $21,214,788,732,394,369,024.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $21,654,929,577,464,791,040.00 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $21,778,169,014,084,509,696.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $22,100,938,967,136,153,600.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $22,464,788,732,394,369,024.00 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $22,787,558,685,446,008,832.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $23,433,098,591,549,296,640.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $24,184,272,300,469,485,568.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $25,111,502,347,417,837,568.00 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $26,402,582,159,624,421,376.00 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $27,787,558,685,446,012,928.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $28,116,197,183,098,597,376.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $29,002,347,417,840,373,760.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $32,253,521,126,760,570,880.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $35,281,690,140,845,072,384.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $38,791,079,812,206,575,616.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $41,525,821,596,244,131,840.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $43,474,178,403,755,868,160.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $49,671,361,502,347,419,648.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $58,515,258,215,962,435,584.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $65,598,591,549,295,771,648.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $68,303,990,610,328,633,344.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $69,935,446,009,389,670,400.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $73,039,906,103,286,374,400.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $74,970,657,276,995,289,088.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $72,053,990,610,328,641,536.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $74,231,220,657,277,009,920.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $76,519,953,051,643,199,488.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $80,352,112,676,056,350,720.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $84,870,892,018,779,340,800.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $87,206,572,769,953,054,720.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $89,113,849,765,258,231,808.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $91,801,643,192,488,263,680.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $94,577,464,788,732,395,520.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $97,963,615,023,474,180,096.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $100,727,699,530,516,430,848.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $101,602,112,676,056,334,336.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $99,683,098,591,549,292,544.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $101,690,140,845,070,417,920.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $107,981,220,657,277,009,920.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $108,626,760,563,380,273,152.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $107,646,713,615,023,472,640.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $110,956,572,769,953,054,720.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $114,859,154,929,577,476,096.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $122,470,657,276,995,305,472.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $127,365,023,474,178,408,448.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $130,057,453,051,643,215,872.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $137,710,798,122,065,739,776.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $126,234,096,244,131,463,168.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $136,194,307,511,737,122,816.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $149,553,521,126,760,546,304.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $153,054,518,779,342,716,928.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $153,106,748,826,291,077,120.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $152,069,894,366,197,186,560.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $140,187,734,741,784,035,328.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $137,249,002,347,417,845,760.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $141,947,241,784,037,556,224.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $148,354,577,464,788,746,240.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $147,935,387,323,943,682,048.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $141,784,683,098,591,543,296.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $162,434,507,042,253,537,280.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $187,556,220,657,276,977,152.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $188,012,969,483,568,087,040.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $190,623,415,492,957,798,400.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $191,756,690,140,845,080,576.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $189,129,577,464,788,746,240.00 | -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 |