According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $10,574,811,919,014.09 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 $582,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $11,156,811,919,014.09 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 $582,000,000,000 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 | $582,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $584,732,394,366.20 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $596,754,929,577.46 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $599,214,084,507.04 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $586,098,591,549.30 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $582,819,718,309.86 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $604,952,112,676.06 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $656,594,366,197.18 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $652,495,774,647.89 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $651,676,056,338.03 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $651,676,056,338.03 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $691,022,535,211.27 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $756,347,778,981.58 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $843,364,030,335.86 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $906,419,284,940.41 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $929,749,729,144.10 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $989,336,944,745.40 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,054,599,133,261.11 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,084,865,655,471.29 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,069,101,841,820.15 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,056,175,514,626.22 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,075,092,091,007.58 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,134,994,582,881.91 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,172,512,459,371.61 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,221,065,005,417.12 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,220,749,729,144.10 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,234,621,885,157.10 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,260,474,539,544.96 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,267,410,617,551.46 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,286,327,193,932.83 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,307,450,704,225.35 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,326,052,004,333.69 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,363,885,157,096.42 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,407,393,282,773.56 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,461,620,801,733.48 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,536,656,554,712.89 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,617,367,280,606.72 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,636,283,856,988.08 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,687,989,165,763.81 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,877,154,929,577.46 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,053,394,366,197.18 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,257,693,391,115.93 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,416,907,908,992.42 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,530,092,091,007.58 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,890,768,147,345.61 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $3,405,614,301,191.77 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $3,817,995,666,305.53 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,975,318,526,543.88 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $4,070,216,684,723.73 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $4,250,869,989,165.76 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,363,108,342,361.86 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $4,193,489,707,475.62 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,320,230,769,230.77 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,453,592,632,719.39 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,676,492,957,746.48 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $4,939,433,369,447.45 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $5,075,317,443,120.26 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $5,186,294,691,224.27 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $5,342,986,998,916.58 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,504,408,450,704.23 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,701,456,121,343.45 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,862,247,020,585.05 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,913,321,776,814.74 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,801,713,976,164.68 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,918,366,197,183.10 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $6,284,401,950,162.51 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $6,322,235,102,925.24 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $6,265,170,097,508.13 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $6,457,803,900,325.03 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $6,684,802,816,901.41 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $7,127,765,980,498.38 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $7,412,775,731,310.94 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $7,569,345,081,256.77 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $8,014,767,399,783.32 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $7,346,823,087,757.31 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,926,508,959,913.33 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $8,704,014,929,577.46 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $8,907,771,679,306.61 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $8,910,814,095,341.28 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $8,850,467,063,921.99 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $8,158,927,475,622.97 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,987,893,250,270.86 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $8,261,329,209,100.76 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $8,634,237,984,832.07 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $8,609,838,754,062.84 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $8,251,867,768,147.35 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $9,453,688,309,859.16 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $10,915,772,567,713.98 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $10,942,353,510,292.53 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $11,094,281,993,499.46 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $11,156,811,919,014.09 | 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 |