According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $163,528,019,366,197,216 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $172,528,019,366,197,216 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $9,042,253,521,126,762.00 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $9,228,169,014,084,506.00 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $9,266,197,183,098,592.00 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $9,063,380,281,690,142.00 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $9,012,676,056,338,028.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $9,354,929,577,464,790.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $10,153,521,126,760,564.00 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $10,090,140,845,070,422.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $10,077,464,788,732,394.00 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $10,077,464,788,732,394.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $10,685,915,492,957,748.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $11,696,099,674,972,916.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $13,041,711,809,317,442.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $14,016,793,066,088,842.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $14,377,573,131,094,260.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $15,299,024,918,743,230.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $16,308,234,019,501,626.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $16,776,273,022,751,898.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $16,532,502,708,559,048.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $16,332,611,050,920,912.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $16,625,135,427,952,330.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $17,551,462,621,885,160.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $18,131,635,969,664,140.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $18,882,448,537,378,116.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $18,877,573,131,094,260.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $19,092,091,007,583,968.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $19,491,874,322,860,240.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $19,599,133,261,105,092.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $19,891,657,638,136,508.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $20,218,309,859,154,932.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $20,505,958,829,902,496.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $21,091,007,583,965,332.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $21,763,813,651,137,596.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $22,602,383,531,960,996.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $23,762,730,227,518,960.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $25,010,834,236,186,348.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $25,303,358,613,217,772.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $26,102,925,243,770,312.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $29,028,169,014,084,504.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $31,753,521,126,760,560.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $34,912,784,398,699,892.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $37,374,864,572,047,672.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $39,125,135,427,952,328.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $44,702,600,216,684,720.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $52,664,138,678,223,184.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $59,041,170,097,508,128.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $61,473,997,833,152,768.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $62,941,495,124,593,704.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $65,735,102,925,243,768.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $67,470,747,562,296,864.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $64,847,778,981,581,792.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $66,807,692,307,692,296.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $68,869,989,165,763,816.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $72,316,901,408,450,704.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $76,382,990,249,187,440.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $78,484,290,357,529,808.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $80,200,433,369,447,472.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $82,623,510,292,524,368.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $85,119,718,309,859,152.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $88,166,847,237,269,776.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $90,653,304,442,036,848.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $91,443,120,260,021,680.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $89,717,226,435,536,304.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $91,521,126,760,563,408.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $97,181,473,456,121,328.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $97,766,522,210,184,192.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $96,884,073,672,806,048.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $99,862,946,912,242,704.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $103,373,239,436,619,728.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $110,223,185,265,438,800.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $114,630,552,546,045,504.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $117,051,728,060,671,728.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $123,939,702,058,504,912.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $113,610,666,305,525,456.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $122,574,880,823,401,936.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $134,598,169,014,084,512.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $137,749,046,587,215,632.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $137,796,094,257,854,832.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $136,862,892,741,061,760.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $126,168,981,581,798,480.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $123,524,122,426,868,896.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $127,752,513,542,795,216.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $133,519,144,095,341,296.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $133,141,836,403,033,600.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $127,606,202,600,216,704.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $146,191,056,338,028,192.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $168,800,606,717,226,432.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $169,211,652,221,018,432.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $171,561,061,755,146,272.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $172,528,019,366,197,216.00 | 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 |