According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $53,022,354.93 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,960,000 in the year 1935 would cost $55,982,354.93 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $2,960,000 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 | $2,960,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $2,970,422.54 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $3,024,272.30 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $3,059,014.08 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $2,984,319.25 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $2,965,211.27 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $3,041,643.19 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $3,319,577.46 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $3,323,051.64 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $3,314,366.20 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $3,314,366.20 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $3,453,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $3,845,915.49 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $4,288,873.24 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $4,610,234.74 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $4,728,356.81 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $5,032,347.42 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $5,364,131.46 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $5,516,995.31 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $5,437,089.20 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $5,371,079.81 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $5,468,356.81 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $5,772,347.42 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $5,963,427.23 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $6,210,093.90 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $6,208,356.81 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $6,279,577.46 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $6,409,859.15 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $6,446,338.03 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $6,541,877.93 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $6,649,577.46 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $6,745,117.37 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $6,936,197.18 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $7,158,544.60 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $7,433,004.69 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $7,815,164.32 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $8,225,117.37 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $8,322,394.37 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $8,584,694.84 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $9,547,042.25 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $10,443,380.28 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $11,482,159.62 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $12,291,643.19 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $12,868,356.81 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $14,702,723.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $17,320,516.43 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $19,417,183.10 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $20,217,981.22 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $20,700,892.02 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $21,619,812.21 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $22,191,314.55 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $21,327,981.22 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $21,972,441.31 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $22,649,906.10 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $23,784,225.35 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $25,121,784.04 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $25,813,145.54 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $26,377,699.53 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $27,173,286.38 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $27,994,929.58 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $28,997,230.05 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $29,815,399.06 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $30,074,225.35 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $29,506,197.18 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $30,100,281.69 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $31,962,441.31 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $32,153,521.13 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $31,863,427.23 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $32,843,145.54 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $33,998,309.86 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $36,251,314.55 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $37,700,046.95 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $38,497,006.10 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $40,762,396.24 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $37,365,292.49 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $40,313,515.02 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $44,267,842.25 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $45,304,137.56 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $45,319,597.65 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $45,012,688.73 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $41,495,569.48 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $40,625,704.69 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $42,016,383.57 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $43,912,954.93 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $43,788,874.65 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $41,968,266.20 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $48,080,614.08 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $55,516,641.31 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $55,651,838.97 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $56,424,530.99 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $56,759,980.28 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $55,982,354.93 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 268.564 |