According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $40,379,189,962.98 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 $2,254,188,869 in the year 1935 would cost $42,633,378,831.98 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 $2,254,188,869 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 | $2,254,188,869.00 | - |
| 1936 | $2,262,126,153.75 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $2,303,135,458.29 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $2,329,593,074.13 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $2,272,709,200.08 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $2,258,157,511.38 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $2,316,364,266.21 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $2,528,025,192.88 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $2,530,670,954.46 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $2,524,056,550.50 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $2,524,056,550.50 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,629,887,013.83 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $2,928,858,072.75 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $3,266,192,674.63 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $3,510,925,621.08 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $3,600,881,514.92 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $3,832,385,653.46 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $4,085,055,884.67 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $4,201,469,394.33 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $4,140,616,877.92 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $4,090,347,407.83 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $4,164,428,732.17 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $4,395,932,870.71 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $4,541,449,757.79 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $4,729,298,830.21 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $4,727,975,949.42 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $4,782,214,061.88 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $4,881,430,121.25 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $4,909,210,617.88 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $4,981,969,061.42 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $5,063,987,670.50 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $5,136,746,114.04 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $5,282,263,001.13 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $5,451,591,742.46 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $5,660,606,907.54 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $5,951,640,681.71 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $6,263,840,548.54 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $6,337,921,872.88 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $6,537,676,872.42 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $7,270,552,831.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $7,953,159,319.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $8,744,242,032.92 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $9,360,704,481.83 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $9,799,900,904.67 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $11,196,863,020.67 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $13,190,444,373.71 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $14,787,161,489.25 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $15,397,009,534.21 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $15,764,770,394.29 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $16,464,574,333.08 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $16,899,802,113.54 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $16,242,330,360.08 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $16,733,119,133.79 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $17,249,042,642.54 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $18,112,883,799.50 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $19,131,502,009.08 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $19,658,008,564.17 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $20,087,944,821.46 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $20,693,824,224.04 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $21,319,546,838.50 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $22,082,849,055.29 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $22,705,925,908.17 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $22,903,035,146.13 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $22,470,453,127.25 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $22,922,878,358.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $24,341,006,566.67 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $24,486,523,453.75 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $24,265,602,361.54 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $25,011,707,128.04 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $25,891,422,854.50 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $27,607,199,241.29 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $28,710,481,821.54 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $29,317,406,299.95 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $31,042,614,826.79 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $28,455,549,464.18 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $30,700,769,201.41 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $33,712,188,264.37 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $34,501,379,258.25 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $34,513,152,897.30 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $34,279,426,319.03 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $31,600,963,122.53 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $30,938,517,337.29 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $31,997,589,241.48 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $33,441,923,718.63 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $33,347,430,343.68 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $31,960,945,443.55 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $36,615,805,771.62 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $42,278,714,491.73 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $42,381,674,303.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $42,970,118,137.50 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $43,225,579,647.18 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $42,633,378,831.98 | -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 |