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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,811.17% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,539,498,450.70 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 $85,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,624,498,450.70 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 $85,000,000 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 | $85,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $85,399,061.03 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $87,154,929.58 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $87,514,084.51 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $85,598,591.55 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $85,119,718.31 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $88,352,112.68 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $95,894,366.20 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $95,295,774.65 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $95,176,056.34 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $95,176,056.34 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $100,922,535.21 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $110,463,163.60 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $123,171,722.64 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $132,380,823.40 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $135,788,190.68 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $144,490,790.90 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $154,022,210.18 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $158,442,578.55 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $156,140,303.36 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $154,252,437.70 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $157,015,167.93 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $165,763,813.65 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $171,243,228.60 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $178,334,236.19 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $178,288,190.68 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $180,314,192.85 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $184,089,924.16 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $185,102,925.24 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $187,865,655.47 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $190,950,704.23 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $193,667,388.95 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $199,192,849.40 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $205,547,128.93 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $213,466,955.58 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $224,425,785.48 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $236,213,434.45 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $238,976,164.68 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $246,527,627.30 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $274,154,929.58 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $299,894,366.20 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $329,731,852.65 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $352,984,832.07 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $369,515,167.93 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $422,191,224.27 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $497,383,531.96 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $557,611,050.92 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $580,587,757.31 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $594,447,453.95 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $620,831,527.63 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $637,223,726.98 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $612,451,245.94 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $630,961,538.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $650,438,786.57 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $682,992,957.75 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $721,394,907.91 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $741,240,520.04 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $757,448,537.38 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $780,333,152.76 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $803,908,450.70 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $832,686,890.57 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $856,170,097.51 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $863,629,469.12 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $847,329,360.78 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $864,366,197.18 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $917,825,027.09 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $923,350,487.54 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $915,016,251.35 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $943,150,054.17 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $976,302,816.90 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,040,996,749.73 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,082,621,885.16 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,105,488,542.80 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,170,541,630.55 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,072,989,626.22 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,157,651,652.22 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,271,204,929.58 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,300,963,217.77 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,301,407,556.88 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,292,593,987.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,191,595,937.16 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,166,616,711.81 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,206,551,516.79 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,261,014,138.68 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,257,450,677.14 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,205,169,691.22 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,380,693,309.86 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,594,227,952.33 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,598,110,048.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,620,298,916.58 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,624,498,450.70 | 0.26%* |
* 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 | 271.387 |