According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,632,631,778,169.02 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 $310,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $5,942,631,778,169.02 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 $310,000,000,000 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 | $310,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $311,455,399,061.03 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $317,859,154,929.58 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $319,169,014,084.51 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $312,183,098,591.55 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $310,436,619,718.31 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $322,225,352,112.68 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $349,732,394,366.20 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $347,549,295,774.65 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $347,112,676,056.34 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $347,112,676,056.34 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $368,070,422,535.21 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $402,865,655,471.29 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $449,214,517,876.49 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $482,800,650,054.17 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $495,227,518,959.91 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $526,966,413,867.82 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $561,728,060,671.72 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $577,849,404,117.01 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $569,452,871,072.59 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $562,567,713,976.16 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $572,643,553,629.47 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $604,550,379,198.27 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $624,534,127,843.99 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $650,395,449,620.80 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $650,227,518,959.91 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $657,616,468,039.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $671,386,782,231.85 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $675,081,256,771.40 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $685,157,096,424.70 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $696,408,450,704.23 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $706,316,359,696.64 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $726,468,039,003.25 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $749,642,470,205.85 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $778,526,543,878.66 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $818,494,041,170.10 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $861,484,290,357.53 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $871,560,130,010.83 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $899,100,758,396.53 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $999,859,154,929.58 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,093,732,394,366.20 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,202,551,462,621.89 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,287,356,446,370.53 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,347,643,553,629.47 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,539,756,229,685.81 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,813,986,998,916.58 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,033,640,303,358.61 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,117,437,703,141.93 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,167,984,832,069.34 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,264,209,100,758.40 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,323,992,416,034.67 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,233,645,720,476.71 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,301,153,846,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,372,188,515,709.64 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,490,915,492,957.75 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,630,969,664,138.68 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,703,347,778,981.58 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,762,459,371,614.30 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,845,920,910,075.84 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,931,901,408,450.70 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,036,858,071,505.96 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,122,502,708,559.05 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,149,707,475,622.97 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,090,260,021,668.47 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,152,394,366,197.18 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,347,361,863,488.62 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,367,513,542,795.23 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,337,118,093,174.43 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,439,723,726,977.25 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,560,633,802,816.90 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,796,576,381,365.11 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,948,385,698,808.23 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,031,781,744,312.03 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,269,034,182,015.17 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,913,256,283,856.99 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,222,023,672,806.07 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,636,159,154,929.58 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,744,689,382,448.54 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,746,309,913,326.11 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,714,166,305,525.46 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,345,820,476,706.39 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,254,719,772,481.04 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,400,364,355,362.95 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,598,992,741,061.76 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,585,996,587,215.60 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,395,324,756,229.69 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,035,469,718,309.86 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,814,243,120,260.02 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,828,401,354,279.52 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,909,325,460,455.04 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,942,631,778,169.02 | 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 |