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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.89% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $101,074,084.51 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 $5,600,000 in the year 1935 would cost $106,674,084.51 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 $5,600,000 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 | $5,600,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $5,626,291.08 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $5,741,971.83 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $5,765,633.80 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $5,639,436.62 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $5,607,887.32 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $5,820,845.07 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $6,317,746.48 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $6,278,309.86 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $6,270,422.54 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $6,270,422.54 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $6,649,014.08 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $7,277,573.13 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $8,114,842.90 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $8,721,560.13 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $8,946,045.50 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $9,519,393.28 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $10,147,345.61 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $10,438,569.88 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $10,286,890.57 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $10,162,513.54 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $10,344,528.71 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $10,920,910.08 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $11,281,906.83 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $11,749,079.09 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $11,746,045.50 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $11,879,523.29 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $12,128,277.36 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $12,195,016.25 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $12,377,031.42 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $12,580,281.69 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $12,759,263.27 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $13,123,293.61 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $13,541,928.49 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $14,063,705.31 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $14,785,698.81 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $15,562,296.86 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $15,744,312.03 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $16,241,820.15 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $18,061,971.83 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $19,757,746.48 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $21,723,510.29 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $23,255,471.29 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $24,344,528.71 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $27,814,951.25 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $32,768,797.40 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $36,736,728.06 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $38,250,487.54 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $39,163,596.97 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $40,901,841.82 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $41,981,798.48 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $40,349,729.14 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $41,569,230.77 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $42,852,437.70 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $44,997,183.10 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $47,527,193.93 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $48,834,669.56 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $49,902,491.87 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $51,410,184.18 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $52,963,380.28 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $54,859,371.61 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $56,406,500.54 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $56,897,941.50 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $55,824,052.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $56,946,478.87 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $60,468,472.37 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $60,832,502.71 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $60,283,423.62 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $62,136,944.75 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $64,321,126.76 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $68,583,315.28 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $71,325,677.14 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $72,832,186.35 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $77,118,036.84 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $70,691,081.26 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $76,268,814.73 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $83,749,971.83 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $85,710,517.88 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $85,739,791.98 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $85,159,133.26 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $78,505,144.10 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $76,859,453.95 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $79,490,452.87 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $83,078,578.55 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $82,843,809.32 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $79,399,414.95 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $90,963,323.94 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $105,031,488.62 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $105,287,250.27 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $106,749,105.09 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $106,674,084.51 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 270.495 |