According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $797,653,338.91 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 $43,900,000 in the year 1935 would cost $841,553,338.91 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 $43,900,000 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 | $43,900,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $44,106,103.29 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $45,012,957.75 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $45,198,450.70 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $44,209,154.93 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $43,961,830.99 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $45,631,267.61 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $49,526,619.72 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $49,217,464.79 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $49,155,633.80 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $49,155,633.80 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $52,123,521.13 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $57,050,975.08 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $63,614,572.05 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $68,370,801.73 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $70,130,606.72 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $74,625,243.77 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $79,547,941.50 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $81,830,931.74 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $80,641,874.32 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $79,666,847.24 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $81,093,716.14 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $85,612,134.34 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $88,442,091.01 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $92,104,387.87 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $92,080,606.72 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $93,126,977.25 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $95,077,031.42 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $95,600,216.68 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $97,027,085.59 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $98,620,422.54 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $100,023,510.29 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $102,877,248.10 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $106,159,046.59 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $110,249,404.12 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $115,909,317.44 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $121,997,291.44 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $123,424,160.35 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $127,324,268.69 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $141,592,957.75 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $154,886,619.72 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $170,296,803.90 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $182,306,283.86 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $190,843,716.14 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $218,049,349.95 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $256,883,965.33 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $287,989,707.48 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $299,856,500.54 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $307,014,626.22 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $320,641,224.27 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $329,107,313.11 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $316,313,055.25 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $325,873,076.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $335,932,502.71 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $352,745,774.65 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $372,579,252.44 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $382,828,927.41 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $391,199,891.66 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $403,019,122.43 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $415,195,070.42 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $430,058,288.19 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $442,186,673.89 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $446,039,219.93 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $437,620,693.39 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $446,419,718.31 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $474,029,631.64 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $476,883,369.45 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $472,578,981.58 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $487,109,263.27 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $504,231,690.14 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $537,644,203.68 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $559,142,361.86 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $570,952,317.98 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $604,550,324.49 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $554,167,583.42 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $597,893,029.79 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $656,539,957.75 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $671,909,238.35 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $672,138,726.44 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $667,586,776.81 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $615,424,254.60 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $602,523,219.39 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $623,148,371.61 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $651,276,713.98 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $649,436,290.90 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $622,434,699.35 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $713,087,485.92 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $823,371,848.32 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $825,376,836.94 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $836,836,734.56 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $841,553,338.91 | 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 |