According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $4,542,444,982,394,366 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 $250,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $4,792,444,982,394,366 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 $250,000,000,000,000 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 | $250,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $251,173,708,920,187.84 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $256,338,028,169,014.09 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $257,394,366,197,183.13 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $251,760,563,380,281.69 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $250,352,112,676,056.31 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $259,859,154,929,577.47 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $282,042,253,521,126.75 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $280,281,690,140,845.03 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $279,929,577,464,788.75 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $279,929,577,464,788.75 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $296,830,985,915,493.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $324,891,657,638,136.56 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $362,269,772,481,040.06 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $389,355,362,946,912.25 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $399,377,031,419,284.94 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $424,972,914,409,534.06 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $453,006,500,541,711.81 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $466,007,583,965,330.38 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $459,236,186,348,862.50 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $453,683,640,303,358.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $461,809,317,443,120.25 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $487,540,628,385,698.81 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $503,656,554,712,892.75 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $524,512,459,371,614.38 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $524,377,031,419,284.94 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $530,335,861,321,776.94 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $541,440,953,412,784.50 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $544,420,368,364,030.38 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $552,546,045,503,792.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $561,619,718,309,859.19 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $569,609,967,497,291.50 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $585,861,321,776,814.75 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $604,550,379,198,266.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $627,843,986,998,916.63 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $660,075,839,653,304.38 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $694,745,395,449,620.75 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $702,871,072,589,382.38 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $725,081,256,771,397.63 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $806,338,028,169,014.13 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $882,042,253,521,126.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $969,799,566,630,552.75 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,038,190,682,556,879.88 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,086,809,317,443,120.38 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,241,738,894,907,909.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,462,892,741,061,755.25 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,640,032,502,708,559.25 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,707,611,050,920,910.50 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,748,374,864,572,047.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,825,975,081,256,771.25 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,874,187,432,286,024.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,801,327,193,932,827.75 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,855,769,230,769,230.75 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,913,055,254,604,550.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,008,802,816,901,408.75 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,121,749,729,144,095.25 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,180,119,176,598,050.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,227,789,815,817,985.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,295,097,508,125,677.50 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,364,436,619,718,310.50 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,449,079,089,924,160.50 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,518,147,345,612,134.50 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,540,086,673,889,491.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,492,145,178,764,897.50 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,542,253,521,126,760.50 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,699,485,373,781,148.50 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,715,736,728,060,671.50 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,691,224,268,689,057.50 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,773,970,747,562,297.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,871,478,873,239,437.50 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,061,755,146,262,189.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,184,182,015,167,931.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,251,436,890,574,215.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $3,442,769,501,625,136.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,155,851,841,820,151.50 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,404,857,800,650,054.50 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,738,838,028,169,014.50 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,826,362,405,200,433.50 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,827,669,284,940,412.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,801,747,020,585,048.50 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $3,504,693,932,827,735.50 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $3,431,225,622,968,581.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $3,548,680,931,744,312.50 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,708,865,113,759,480.50 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,698,384,344,528,711.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $3,544,616,738,894,909.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,060,862,676,056,338.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $4,688,905,742,145,179.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $4,700,323,672,806,068.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,765,585,048,754,063.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,792,444,982,394,366.00 | 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 |