According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $886,691,408.45 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 $49,500,000 in the year 1935 would cost $936,191,408.45 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 $49,500,000 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 | $49,500,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $49,674,295.77 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $50,574,823.94 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $51,155,809.86 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $49,906,690.14 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $49,587,147.89 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $50,865,316.90 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $55,513,204.23 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $55,571,302.82 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $55,426,056.34 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $55,426,056.34 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $57,750,000.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $64,315,140.85 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $71,722,711.27 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $77,096,830.99 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $79,072,183.10 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $84,155,809.86 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $89,704,225.35 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $92,260,563.38 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $90,924,295.77 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $89,820,422.54 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $91,447,183.10 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $96,530,809.86 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $99,726,232.39 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $103,851,232.39 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $103,822,183.10 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $105,013,204.23 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $107,191,901.41 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $107,801,936.62 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $109,399,647.89 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $111,200,704.23 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $112,798,415.49 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $115,993,838.03 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $119,712,147.89 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $124,301,936.62 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $130,692,781.69 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $137,548,415.49 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $139,175,176.06 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $143,561,619.72 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $159,654,929.58 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $174,644,366.20 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $192,015,845.07 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $205,552,816.90 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $215,197,183.10 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $245,873,239.44 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $289,650,528.17 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $324,713,028.17 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $338,104,753.52 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $346,180,457.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $361,547,535.21 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $371,104,753.52 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $356,667,253.52 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $367,444,542.25 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $378,773,767.61 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $397,742,957.75 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $420,110,915.49 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $431,672,535.21 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $441,113,556.34 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $454,418,133.80 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $468,158,450.70 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $484,919,894.37 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $498,602,112.68 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $502,930,457.75 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $493,431,338.03 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $503,366,197.18 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $534,507,042.25 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $537,702,464.79 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $532,851,232.39 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $549,235,035.21 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $568,552,816.90 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $606,229,753.52 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $630,456,866.20 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $643,784,392.61 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $681,668,450.70 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $624,858,776.41 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $674,161,822.18 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $740,289,929.58 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $757,619,867.96 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $757,878,406.69 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $752,745,977.11 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $693,929,286.97 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $679,382,561.62 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $702,638,846.83 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $734,355,158.45 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $732,280,167.25 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $701,834,181.34 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $804,050,809.86 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $928,403,292.25 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $930,664,198.94 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $943,585,906.69 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $949,195,616.20 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $936,191,408.45 | -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 |