According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $1,892,616,901,408.45 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $104,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,996,616,901,408.45 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 $104,000,000,000 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 | $104,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $104,366,197,183.10 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $106,258,215,962.44 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $107,478,873,239.44 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $104,854,460,093.90 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $104,183,098,591.55 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $106,868,544,600.94 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $116,633,802,816.90 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $116,755,868,544.60 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $116,450,704,225.35 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $116,450,704,225.35 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $121,333,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $135,126,760,563.38 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $150,690,140,845.07 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $161,981,220,657.28 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $166,131,455,399.06 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $176,812,206,572.77 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $188,469,483,568.08 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $193,840,375,586.85 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $191,032,863,849.77 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $188,713,615,023.47 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $192,131,455,399.06 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $202,812,206,572.77 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $209,525,821,596.24 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $218,192,488,262.91 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $218,131,455,399.06 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $220,633,802,816.90 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $225,211,267,605.63 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $226,492,957,746.48 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $229,849,765,258.22 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $233,633,802,816.90 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $236,990,610,328.64 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $243,704,225,352.11 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $251,516,431,924.88 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $261,159,624,413.15 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $274,586,854,460.09 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $288,990,610,328.64 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $292,408,450,704.23 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $301,624,413,145.54 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $335,436,619,718.31 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $366,929,577,464.79 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $403,427,230,046.95 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $431,868,544,600.94 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $452,131,455,399.06 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $516,582,159,624.41 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $608,558,685,446.01 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $682,225,352,112.68 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $710,361,502,347.42 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $727,328,638,497.65 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $759,615,023,474.18 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $779,694,835,680.75 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $749,361,502,347.42 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $772,004,694,835.68 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $795,807,511,737.09 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $835,661,971,830.99 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $882,657,276,995.31 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $906,948,356,807.51 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $926,784,037,558.69 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $954,737,089,201.88 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $983,605,633,802.82 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,018,821,596,244.13 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,047,568,075,117.37 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,056,661,971,830.99 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,036,704,225,352.11 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,057,577,464,788.73 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,123,004,694,835.68 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $1,129,718,309,859.16 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,119,525,821,596.24 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,153,948,356,807.51 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,194,535,211,267.61 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,273,694,835,680.75 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,324,596,244,131.46 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,352,597,511,737.09 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,432,192,300,469.48 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,312,834,600,938.97 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,416,420,798,122.07 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,555,356,619,718.31 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,591,766,995,305.16 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,592,310,187,793.43 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,581,526,901,408.45 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,457,952,441,314.55 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,427,389,624,413.15 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,476,251,314,553.99 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,542,887,605,633.80 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,538,528,028,169.01 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,474,560,704,225.35 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,689,318,873,239.44 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,950,584,694,835.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,955,334,882,629.11 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,982,483,521,126.76 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,996,709,449,423.82 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $1,996,616,901,408.45 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |