According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $9,762,561,971,830.99 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 $545,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $10,307,561,971,830.99 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 $545,000,000,000 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 | $545,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $546,919,014,084.51 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $556,833,920,187.79 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $563,230,633,802.82 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $549,477,699,530.52 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $545,959,507,042.25 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $560,032,276,995.31 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $611,205,985,915.49 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $611,845,657,277.00 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $610,246,478,873.24 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $610,246,478,873.24 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $635,833,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $708,116,197,183.10 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $789,674,295,774.65 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $848,843,896,713.62 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $870,592,723,004.69 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $926,563,967,136.15 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $987,652,582,159.62 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,015,798,122,065.73 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,001,085,680,751.17 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $988,931,924,882.63 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,006,842,723,004.70 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,062,813,967,136.15 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,097,995,892,018.78 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,143,412,558,685.45 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,143,092,723,004.69 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,156,205,985,915.49 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,180,193,661,971.83 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,186,910,211,267.61 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,204,501,173,708.92 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,224,330,985,915.49 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,241,921,948,356.81 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,277,103,873,239.44 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,318,042,840,375.59 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,368,576,877,934.27 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,438,940,727,699.53 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,514,421,948,356.81 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,532,332,746,478.87 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,580,627,934,272.30 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $1,757,816,901,408.45 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,922,852,112,676.06 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,114,113,849,765.26 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,263,157,276,995.31 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,369,342,723,004.70 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $2,707,089,201,877.93 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $3,189,081,572,769.95 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $3,575,123,239,436.62 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,722,567,488,262.91 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,811,481,807,511.74 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,980,674,882,629.11 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,085,900,821,596.24 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,926,942,488,262.91 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,045,601,525,821.60 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,170,337,441,314.56 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $4,379,190,140,845.07 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $4,625,463,615,023.48 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,752,758,215,962.44 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,856,704,812,206.57 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $5,003,189,553,990.61 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,154,471,830,985.92 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,339,017,018,779.34 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,489,659,624,413.15 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,537,315,140,845.07 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,432,728,873,239.44 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,542,112,676,056.34 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,884,976,525,821.60 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $5,920,158,450,704.23 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,866,745,892,018.78 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $6,047,133,215,962.44 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $6,259,823,943,661.97 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,674,650,821,596.25 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,941,393,779,342.72 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $7,088,131,191,314.56 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,505,238,497,652.58 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,879,758,245,305.17 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,422,589,759,389.67 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $8,150,666,901,408.45 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $8,341,471,273,474.18 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $8,344,317,811,032.86 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $8,287,809,242,957.75 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,640,231,543,427.23 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,480,070,627,934.27 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,736,124,677,230.05 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $8,085,324,471,830.99 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $8,062,478,609,154.93 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,727,265,228,873.24 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,852,680,633,802.82 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $10,221,814,025,821.60 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $10,246,706,836,854.46 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $10,388,976,144,366.20 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $10,450,739,612,676.06 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $10,307,561,971,830.99 | -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 |