According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $640,099,249.69 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 $35,733,867 in the year 1935 would cost $675,833,116.69 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 $35,733,867 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 | $35,733,867.00 | - |
| 1936 | $35,859,690.48 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $36,509,778.43 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $36,929,190.02 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $36,027,455.11 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $35,796,778.74 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $36,719,484.22 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $40,074,776.90 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $40,116,718.06 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $40,011,865.16 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $40,011,865.16 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $41,689,511.50 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $46,428,862.40 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $51,776,360.11 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $55,655,917.26 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $57,081,916.65 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $60,751,768.02 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $64,757,148.65 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $66,602,559.62 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $65,637,912.98 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $64,841,030.96 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $66,015,383.40 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $69,685,234.77 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $71,991,998.48 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $74,969,820.73 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $74,948,850.15 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $75,808,643.90 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $77,381,437.34 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $77,821,819.51 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $78,975,201.36 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $80,275,377.27 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $81,428,759.13 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $83,735,522.85 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $86,419,756.99 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $89,733,108.51 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $94,346,635.93 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $99,295,692.63 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $100,470,045.07 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $103,636,602.53 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $115,254,303.42 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $126,075,122.30 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $138,615,528.68 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $148,387,818.60 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $155,350,050.90 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $177,494,982.56 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $209,097,645.46 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $234,409,134.58 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $244,076,571.60 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $249,906,392.63 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $260,999,829.04 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $267,899,149.60 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $257,476,771.73 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $265,256,856.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $273,435,382.52 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $287,129,170.75 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $303,276,516.76 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $311,622,807.29 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $318,438,245.54 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $328,042,770.82 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $337,961,854.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $350,061,879.01 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $359,939,021.82 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $363,063,638.13 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $356,206,258.72 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $363,378,196.82 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $385,858,657.75 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $388,165,421.46 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $384,663,334.73 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $396,490,741.41 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $410,436,176.60 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $437,635,017.85 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $455,124,480.93 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $464,745,572.97 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $492,093,934.46 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $451,083,240.61 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $486,674,927.08 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $534,412,563.33 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $546,922,981.78 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $547,109,619.94 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $543,404,538.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $500,944,986.83 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $490,443,759.58 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $507,232,385.89 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $530,128,274.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $528,630,345.52 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $506,651,500.85 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $580,441,307.09 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $670,210,904.40 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $671,843,044.58 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $681,171,177.63 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $685,220,806.19 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $675,833,116.69 | -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 |