According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $152,626,151,408.45 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 $8,400,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $161,026,151,408.45 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 $8,400,000,000 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 | $8,400,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $8,439,436,619.72 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $8,612,957,746.48 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $8,648,450,704.23 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $8,459,154,929.58 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $8,411,830,985.92 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $8,731,267,605.63 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $9,476,619,718.31 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $9,417,464,788.73 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $9,405,633,802.82 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $9,405,633,802.82 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $9,973,521,126.76 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $10,916,359,696.64 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $12,172,264,355.36 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $13,082,340,195.02 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $13,419,068,255.69 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $14,279,089,924.16 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $15,221,018,418.20 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $15,657,854,821.24 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $15,430,335,861.32 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $15,243,770,314.19 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $15,516,793,066.09 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $16,381,365,113.76 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $16,922,860,238.35 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $17,623,618,634.89 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $17,619,068,255.69 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $17,819,284,940.41 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $18,192,416,034.67 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $18,292,524,377.03 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $18,565,547,128.93 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $18,870,422,535.21 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $19,138,894,907.91 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $19,684,940,411.70 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $20,312,892,741.06 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $21,095,557,963.16 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $22,178,548,212.35 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $23,343,445,287.11 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $23,616,468,039.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $24,362,730,227.52 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $27,092,957,746.48 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $29,636,619,718.31 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $32,585,265,438.79 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $34,883,206,933.91 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $36,516,793,066.09 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $41,722,426,868.91 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $49,153,196,099.67 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $55,105,092,091.01 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $57,375,731,310.94 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $58,745,395,449.62 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $61,352,762,730.23 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $62,972,697,724.81 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $60,524,593,716.14 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $62,353,846,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $64,278,656,554.71 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $67,495,774,647.89 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $71,290,790,899.24 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $73,252,004,333.69 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $74,853,737,811.48 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $77,115,276,273.02 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $79,445,070,422.54 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $82,289,057,421.45 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $84,609,750,812.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $85,346,912,242.69 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $83,736,078,006.50 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $85,419,718,309.86 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $90,702,708,559.05 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $91,248,754,062.84 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $90,425,135,427.95 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $93,205,417,118.09 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $96,481,690,140.85 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $102,874,972,914.41 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $106,988,515,709.64 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $109,248,279,523.29 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $115,677,055,254.60 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $106,036,621,885.16 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $114,403,222,101.84 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $125,624,957,746.48 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $128,565,776,814.73 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $128,609,687,974.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $127,738,699,891.66 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $117,757,716,143.01 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $115,289,180,931.74 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $119,235,679,306.61 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $124,617,867,822.32 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $124,265,713,976.16 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $119,099,122,426.87 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $136,444,985,915.49 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $157,547,232,936.08 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $157,930,875,406.28 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $160,123,657,638.14 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $161,026,151,408.45 | 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 |