According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $15,444,312,940.14 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 $850,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $16,294,312,940.14 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 $850,000,000 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 | $850,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $853,990,610.33 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $871,549,295.77 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $875,140,845.07 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $855,985,915.49 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $851,197,183.10 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $883,521,126.76 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $958,943,661.97 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $952,957,746.48 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $951,760,563.38 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $951,760,563.38 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,009,225,352.11 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,104,631,635.97 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,231,717,226.44 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,323,808,234.02 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,357,881,906.83 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,444,907,908.99 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,540,222,101.84 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,584,425,785.48 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,561,403,033.59 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,542,524,377.03 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,570,151,679.31 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,657,638,136.51 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,712,432,286.02 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,783,342,361.86 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,782,881,906.83 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,803,141,928.49 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,840,899,241.60 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,851,029,252.44 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,878,656,554.71 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,909,507,042.25 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,936,673,889.49 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,991,928,494.04 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,055,471,289.27 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,134,669,555.80 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,244,257,854.82 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,362,134,344.53 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,389,761,646.80 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,465,276,273.02 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,741,549,295.77 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,998,943,661.97 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,297,318,526.54 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,529,848,320.69 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,695,151,679.31 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $4,221,912,242.69 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $4,973,835,319.61 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $5,576,110,509.21 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,805,877,573.13 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,944,474,539.54 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,208,315,276.27 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $6,372,237,269.77 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,124,512,459.37 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,309,615,384.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,504,387,865.66 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $6,829,929,577.46 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $7,213,949,079.09 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $7,412,405,200.43 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $7,574,485,373.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $7,803,331,527.63 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,039,084,507.04 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $8,326,868,905.74 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $8,561,700,975.08 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $8,636,294,691.22 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,473,293,607.80 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $8,643,661,971.83 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $9,178,250,270.86 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $9,233,504,875.41 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $9,150,162,513.54 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $9,431,500,541.71 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $9,763,028,169.01 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $10,409,967,497.29 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $10,826,218,851.57 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $11,054,885,427.95 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $11,705,416,305.53 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $10,729,896,262.19 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $11,576,516,522.21 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $12,712,049,295.77 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $13,009,632,177.68 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $13,014,075,568.80 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $12,925,939,869.99 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $11,915,959,371.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $11,666,167,118.09 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $12,065,515,167.93 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $12,610,141,386.78 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $12,574,506,771.40 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $12,051,696,912.24 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $13,806,933,098.59 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $15,942,279,523.29 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $15,981,100,487.54 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $16,202,989,165.76 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $16,294,312,940.14 | 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 |