According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $744,960,977,112.68 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $41,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $785,960,977,112.68 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 $41,000,000,000 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 | $41,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $41,192,488,262.91 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $42,039,436,619.72 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $42,212,676,056.34 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $41,288,732,394.37 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $41,057,746,478.87 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $42,616,901,408.45 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $46,254,929,577.46 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $45,966,197,183.10 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $45,908,450,704.23 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $45,908,450,704.23 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $48,680,281,690.14 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $53,282,231,852.65 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $59,412,242,686.89 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $63,854,279,523.29 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $65,497,833,152.76 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $69,695,557,963.16 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $74,293,066,088.84 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $76,425,243,770.31 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $75,314,734,561.21 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $74,404,117,009.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $75,736,728,060.67 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $79,956,663,055.25 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $82,599,674,972.91 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $86,020,043,336.94 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $85,997,833,152.76 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $86,975,081,256.77 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $88,796,316,359.70 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $89,284,940,411.70 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $90,617,551,462.62 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $92,105,633,802.82 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $93,416,034,669.56 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $96,081,256,771.40 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $99,146,262,188.52 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $102,966,413,867.82 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $108,252,437,703.14 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $113,938,244,853.74 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $115,270,855,904.66 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $118,913,326,110.51 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $132,239,436,619.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $144,654,929,577.46 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $159,047,128,927.41 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $170,263,271,939.33 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $178,236,728,060.67 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $203,645,178,764.90 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $239,914,409,534.13 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $268,965,330,444.20 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $280,048,212,351.03 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $286,733,477,789.82 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $299,459,913,326.11 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $307,366,738,894.91 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $295,417,659,804.98 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $304,346,153,846.15 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $313,741,061,755.15 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $329,443,661,971.83 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $347,966,955,579.63 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $357,539,544,962.08 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $365,357,529,794.15 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $376,395,991,332.61 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $387,767,605,633.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $401,648,970,747.56 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $412,976,164,680.39 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $416,574,214,517.88 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $408,711,809,317.44 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $416,929,577,464.79 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $442,715,601,300.11 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $445,380,823,401.95 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $441,360,780,065.01 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $454,931,202,600.22 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $470,922,535,211.27 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $502,127,843,987.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $522,205,850,487.54 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $533,235,650,054.17 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $564,614,198,266.52 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $517,559,702,058.50 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $558,396,679,306.61 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $613,169,436,619.72 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $627,523,434,452.87 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $627,737,762,730.23 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $623,486,511,375.95 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $574,769,804,983.75 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $562,721,002,166.85 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $581,983,672,806.07 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $608,253,878,656.55 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $606,535,032,502.71 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $581,317,145,178.77 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $665,981,478,873.24 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $768,980,541,711.81 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $770,853,082,340.20 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $781,555,947,995.67 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $785,960,977,112.68 | 0.56%* |
* 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 | 272.211 |