According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $35,249,373,063.38 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 $1,940,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $37,189,373,063.38 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 $1,940,000,000 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 | $1,940,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,949,107,981.22 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $1,989,183,098.59 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $1,997,380,281.69 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $1,953,661,971.83 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $1,942,732,394.37 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $2,016,507,042.25 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $2,188,647,887.32 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $2,174,985,915.49 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $2,172,253,521.13 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $2,172,253,521.13 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,303,408,450.70 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $2,521,159,263.27 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $2,811,213,434.45 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $3,021,397,616.47 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $3,099,165,763.81 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $3,297,789,815.82 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $3,515,330,444.20 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $3,616,218,851.57 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $3,563,672,806.07 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $3,520,585,048.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $3,583,640,303.36 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $3,783,315,276.27 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $3,908,374,864.57 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $4,070,216,684.72 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $4,069,165,763.81 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $4,115,406,283.86 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $4,201,581,798.48 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $4,224,702,058.50 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $4,287,757,313.11 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $4,358,169,014.08 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $4,420,173,347.78 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $4,546,283,856.99 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $4,691,310,942.58 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $4,872,069,339.11 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $5,122,188,515.71 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $5,391,224,268.69 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $5,454,279,523.29 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $5,626,630,552.55 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $6,257,183,098.59 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $6,844,647,887.32 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $7,525,644,637.05 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $8,056,359,696.64 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $8,433,640,303.36 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $9,635,893,824.49 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $11,352,047,670.64 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $12,726,652,221.02 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $13,251,061,755.15 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $13,567,388,949.08 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $14,169,566,630.55 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $14,543,694,474.54 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $13,978,299,024.92 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $14,400,769,230.77 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $14,845,308,775.73 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $15,588,309,859.15 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $16,464,777,898.16 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $16,917,724,810.40 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $17,287,648,970.75 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $17,809,956,663.06 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $18,348,028,169.01 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $19,004,853,737.81 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $19,540,823,401.95 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $19,711,072,589.38 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $19,339,046,587.22 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $19,727,887,323.94 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $20,948,006,500.54 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $21,074,117,009.75 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $20,883,900,325.03 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $21,526,013,001.08 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $22,282,676,056.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $23,759,219,934.99 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $24,709,252,437.70 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $25,231,150,270.86 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $26,715,891,332.61 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $24,489,410,292.52 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $26,421,696,533.04 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $29,013,383,098.59 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $29,692,572,264.36 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $29,702,713,651.14 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $29,501,556,879.74 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $27,196,424,918.74 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $26,626,310,834.24 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $27,537,764,030.34 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $28,780,793,282.77 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $28,699,462,513.54 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $27,506,225,893.82 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $31,512,294,366.20 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $36,385,908,559.05 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $36,474,511,700.98 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $36,980,939,978.33 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $37,189,373,063.38 | 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 |