According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,811.17% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $253,564,450,704.23 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 $14,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $267,564,450,704.23 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 $14,000,000,000 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 | $14,000,000,000.00 | - |
1936 | $14,065,727,699.53 | 0.47% |
1937 | $14,354,929,577.46 | 2.06% |
1938 | $14,414,084,507.04 | 0.41% |
1939 | $14,098,591,549.30 | -2.19% |
1940 | $14,019,718,309.86 | -0.56% |
1941 | $14,552,112,676.06 | 3.80% |
1942 | $15,794,366,197.18 | 8.54% |
1943 | $15,695,774,647.89 | -0.62% |
1944 | $15,676,056,338.03 | -0.13% |
1945 | $15,676,056,338.03 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $16,622,535,211.27 | 6.04% |
1947 | $18,193,932,827.74 | 9.45% |
1948 | $20,287,107,258.94 | 11.50% |
1949 | $21,803,900,325.03 | 7.48% |
1950 | $22,365,113,759.48 | 2.57% |
1951 | $23,798,483,206.93 | 6.41% |
1952 | $25,368,364,030.34 | 6.60% |
1953 | $26,096,424,702.06 | 2.87% |
1954 | $25,717,226,435.54 | -1.45% |
1955 | $25,406,283,856.99 | -1.21% |
1956 | $25,861,321,776.81 | 1.79% |
1957 | $27,302,275,189.60 | 5.57% |
1958 | $28,204,767,063.92 | 3.31% |
1959 | $29,372,697,724.81 | 4.14% |
1960 | $29,365,113,759.48 | -0.03% |
1961 | $29,698,808,234.02 | 1.14% |
1962 | $30,320,693,391.12 | 2.09% |
1963 | $30,487,540,628.39 | 0.55% |
1964 | $30,942,578,548.21 | 1.49% |
1965 | $31,450,704,225.35 | 1.64% |
1966 | $31,898,158,179.85 | 1.42% |
1967 | $32,808,234,019.50 | 2.85% |
1968 | $33,854,821,235.10 | 3.19% |
1969 | $35,159,263,271.94 | 3.85% |
1970 | $36,964,247,020.59 | 5.13% |
1971 | $38,905,742,145.18 | 5.25% |
1972 | $39,360,780,065.01 | 1.17% |
1973 | $40,604,550,379.20 | 3.16% |
1974 | $45,154,929,577.46 | 11.21% |
1975 | $49,394,366,197.18 | 9.39% |
1976 | $54,308,775,731.31 | 9.95% |
1977 | $58,138,678,223.19 | 7.05% |
1978 | $60,861,321,776.81 | 4.68% |
1979 | $69,537,378,114.84 | 14.26% |
1980 | $81,921,993,499.46 | 17.81% |
1981 | $91,841,820,151.68 | 12.11% |
1982 | $95,626,218,851.57 | 4.12% |
1983 | $97,908,992,416.03 | 2.39% |
1984 | $102,254,604,550.38 | 4.44% |
1985 | $104,954,496,208.02 | 2.64% |
1986 | $100,874,322,860.24 | -3.89% |
1987 | $103,923,076,923.08 | 3.02% |
1988 | $107,131,094,257.85 | 3.09% |
1989 | $112,492,957,746.48 | 5.00% |
1990 | $118,817,984,832.07 | 5.62% |
1991 | $122,086,673,889.49 | 2.75% |
1992 | $124,756,229,685.81 | 2.19% |
1993 | $128,525,460,455.04 | 3.02% |
1994 | $132,408,450,704.23 | 3.02% |
1995 | $137,148,429,035.75 | 3.58% |
1996 | $141,016,251,354.28 | 2.82% |
1997 | $142,244,853,737.81 | 0.87% |
1998 | $139,560,130,010.83 | -1.89% |
1999 | $142,366,197,183.10 | 2.01% |
2000 | $151,171,180,931.74 | 6.18% |
2001 | $152,081,256,771.40 | 0.60% |
2002 | $150,708,559,046.59 | -0.90% |
2003 | $155,342,361,863.49 | 3.07% |
2004 | $160,802,816,901.41 | 3.52% |
2005 | $171,458,288,190.68 | 6.63% |
2006 | $178,314,192,849.40 | 4.00% |
2007 | $182,080,465,872.16 | 2.11% |
2008 | $192,795,092,091.01 | 5.88% |
2009 | $176,727,703,141.93 | -8.33% |
2010 | $190,672,036,836.40 | 7.89% |
2011 | $209,374,929,577.46 | 9.81% |
2012 | $214,276,294,691.22 | 2.34% |
2013 | $214,349,479,956.66 | 0.03% |
2014 | $212,897,833,152.76 | -0.68% |
2015 | $196,262,860,238.35 | -7.81% |
2016 | $192,148,634,886.24 | -2.10% |
2017 | $198,726,132,177.68 | 3.42% |
2018 | $207,696,446,370.53 | 4.51% |
2019 | $207,109,523,293.61 | -0.28% |
2020 | $198,498,537,378.11 | -4.16% |
2021 | $227,408,309,859.15 | 14.56% |
2022 | $262,578,721,560.13 | 15.47% |
2023 | $263,218,125,677.14 | 0.24% |
2024 | $266,872,762,730.23 | 1.39% |
2025 | $267,564,450,704.23 | 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 |