According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $347,611,692,845.07 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 $19,405,600,000 in the year 1935 would cost $367,017,292,845.07 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 $19,405,600,000 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 | $19,405,600,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $19,473,929,577.46 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $19,826,965,727.70 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $20,054,730,985.92 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $19,565,035,680.75 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $19,439,764,788.73 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $19,940,848,356.81 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $21,762,970,422.54 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $21,785,746,948.36 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $21,728,805,633.80 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $21,728,805,633.80 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $22,639,866,666.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $25,213,614,084.51 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $28,117,621,126.76 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $30,224,449,765.26 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $30,998,851,643.19 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $32,991,797,652.58 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $35,166,955,868.54 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $36,169,123,004.69 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $35,645,262,910.80 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $35,212,508,920.19 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $35,850,251,643.19 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $37,843,197,652.58 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $39,095,906,572.77 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $40,713,039,906.10 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $40,701,651,643.19 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $41,168,570,422.54 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $42,022,690,140.85 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $42,261,843,661.97 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $42,888,198,122.07 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $43,594,270,422.54 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $44,220,624,882.63 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $45,473,333,802.82 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $46,931,031,455.40 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $48,730,376,995.31 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $51,235,794,835.68 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $53,923,424,882.63 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $54,561,167,605.63 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $56,280,795,305.16 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $62,589,892,957.75 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $68,466,236,619.72 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $75,276,417,840.38 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $80,583,348,356.81 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $84,364,251,643.19 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $96,390,257,277.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $113,552,369,483.57 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $127,298,002,816.90 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $132,547,992,018.78 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $135,713,929,107.98 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $141,738,320,187.79 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $145,485,058,685.45 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $139,825,092,018.78 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $144,050,137,558.69 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $148,491,560,093.90 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $155,928,095,774.65 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $164,697,058,215.96 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $169,229,586,854.46 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $172,930,772,300.47 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $178,146,596,713.62 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $183,533,245,070.42 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $190,104,272,769.95 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $195,468,144,600.94 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $197,164,995,774.65 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $193,441,033,802.82 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $197,335,819,718.31 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $209,544,037,558.69 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $210,796,746,478.87 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $208,894,906,572.77 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $215,317,886,854.46 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $222,891,081,690.14 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $237,661,658,685.45 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $247,159,469,953.05 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $252,384,291,093.90 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $267,236,066,403.76 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $244,964,837,807.51 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $264,293,225,384.98 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $290,217,580,957.75 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $297,011,476,962.44 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $297,112,832,502.35 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $295,100,754,211.27 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $272,042,710,530.52 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $266,339,923,995.31 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $275,457,139,516.43 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $287,890,958,845.07 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $287,077,495,225.35 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $275,141,684,633.80 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $315,213,906,985.92 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $363,964,099,558.69 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $364,850,448,061.03 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $369,916,175,169.01 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $372,115,362,619.72 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $367,017,292,845.07 | -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 |