According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $44,782,394,814,021,144 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 $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $47,282,394,839,021,136 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 $2,500,000,025,000,000 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 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $2,508,802,841,989,436.50 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $2,554,284,063,101,526.00 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $2,583,626,786,399,648.00 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $2,520,539,931,308,686.00 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $2,504,401,433,494,718.50 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $2,568,955,424,750,587.00 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $2,803,697,211,135,563.50 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $2,806,631,483,465,376.00 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $2,799,295,802,640,845.00 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $2,799,295,802,640,845.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,916,666,695,833,334.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $3,248,239,469,102,113.50 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $3,622,359,191,153,169.50 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $3,893,779,381,660,798.00 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $3,993,544,640,874,413.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $4,250,293,469,732,981.00 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $4,530,516,477,230,048.00 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $4,659,624,459,741,784.00 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $4,592,136,196,156,103.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $4,536,385,021,889,671.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $4,618,544,647,124,414.00 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $4,875,293,475,982,982.00 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $5,036,678,454,122,653.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $5,245,011,789,539,320.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $5,243,544,653,374,413.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $5,303,697,236,135,563.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $5,413,732,448,503,521.00 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $5,444,542,307,966,550.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $5,525,234,797,036,386.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $5,616,197,239,260,564.00 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $5,696,889,728,330,399.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $5,858,274,706,470,070.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $6,046,068,135,578,052.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $6,277,875,649,633,216.00 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $6,600,645,605,912,559.00 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $6,946,889,740,830,400.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $7,029,049,366,065,140.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $7,250,586,926,965,962.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $8,063,380,362,323,945.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $8,820,422,623,415,493.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $9,697,770,050,029,344.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $10,381,455,502,875,588.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $10,868,544,709,624,412.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $12,417,840,499,765,258.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $14,628,814,700,278,756.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $16,399,648,051,320,422.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $17,075,997,823,342,138.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $17,483,861,677,186,036.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $18,259,976,708,421,360.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $18,742,664,506,675,468.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $18,013,497,832,717,136.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $18,557,805,349,897,304.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $19,129,988,454,210,684.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $20,088,028,369,894,368.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $21,217,723,216,872,068.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $21,801,643,410,504,696.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $22,278,462,664,099,180.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $22,950,411,027,626,172.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $23,644,366,433,626,764.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $24,490,904,000,777,584.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $25,181,925,134,448,360.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $25,400,528,423,019,372.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $24,920,774,897,095,064.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $25,422,535,465,492,960.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $26,995,305,434,272,304.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $27,156,690,412,411,972.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $26,911,678,672,872,652.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $27,739,143,469,879,696.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $28,714,789,019,542,252.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $30,617,664,625,425,468.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $31,841,256,186,957,164.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $32,514,363,588,054,432.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $34,427,699,874,793,432.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $31,558,524,376,618,108.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $34,048,577,218,420,048.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $37,388,380,655,573,944.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $38,263,630,077,471,976.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $38,276,687,589,339,640.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $38,017,473,971,724,032.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $35,046,934,035,915,352.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $34,312,250,929,976,972.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $35,486,810,800,877,492.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $37,088,644,737,083,624.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $36,983,847,200,824,384.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $35,446,171,129,109,596.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $40,608,627,166,649,656.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $46,889,055,633,209,808.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $47,003,242,840,924,440.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $47,655,854,349,797,984.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $47,939,173,014,603,000.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $47,282,394,839,021,136.00 | -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 |