According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $6,642,357,394.37 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $365,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $7,007,357,394.37 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 $365,000,000 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 | $365,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $366,285,211.27 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $372,925,469.48 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $377,209,507.04 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $367,998,826.29 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $365,642,605.63 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $375,067,488.26 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $409,339,788.73 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $409,768,192.49 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $408,697,183.10 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $408,697,183.10 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $425,833,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $474,242,957.75 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $528,864,436.62 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $568,491,784.04 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $583,057,511.74 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $620,542,840.38 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $661,455,399.06 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $680,305,164.32 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $670,451,877.93 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $662,312,206.57 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $674,307,511.74 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $711,792,840.38 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $735,355,046.95 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $765,771,713.62 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $765,557,511.74 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $774,339,788.73 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $790,404,929.58 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $794,903,169.01 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $806,684,272.30 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $819,964,788.73 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $831,745,892.02 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $855,308,098.59 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $882,725,938.97 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $916,569,835.68 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $963,694,248.83 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,014,245,892.02 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,026,241,197.18 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,058,585,680.75 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $1,177,253,521.13 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,287,781,690.14 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,415,874,413.15 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,515,692,488.26 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,586,807,511.74 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $1,813,004,694.84 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $2,135,806,924.88 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $2,394,348,591.55 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,493,095,657.28 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,552,643,779.34 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,665,956,572.77 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,736,428,990.61 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,629,970,657.28 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,709,439,553.99 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,792,978,286.38 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $2,932,852,112.68 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $3,097,787,558.69 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,183,039,906.10 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,252,655,516.43 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,350,759,976.53 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,452,077,464.79 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,575,671,948.36 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,676,561,032.86 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,708,477,112.68 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,638,433,098.59 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,711,690,140.85 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,941,314,553.99 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $3,964,876,760.56 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,929,105,046.95 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $4,049,914,906.10 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,192,359,154.93 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,470,178,990.61 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,648,823,356.81 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,747,097,036.38 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $5,026,444,131.46 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,607,544,512.91 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,971,092,224.18 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,458,703,521.13 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,586,489,935.45 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,588,396,332.16 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,550,551,144.37 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $5,116,852,318.08 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $5,009,588,585.68 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $5,181,074,325.12 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,414,942,077.46 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,399,641,637.32 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $5,175,140,933.10 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,928,859,507.04 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $6,845,802,053.99 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $6,862,473,386.15 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,957,754,665.49 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $7,007,682,202.30 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $7,007,357,394.37 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |