According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,017,507,676,056.34 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 $56,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,073,507,676,056.34 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 $56,000,000,000 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 | $56,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $56,262,910,798.12 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $57,419,718,309.86 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $57,656,338,028.17 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $56,394,366,197.18 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $56,078,873,239.44 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $58,208,450,704.23 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $63,177,464,788.73 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $62,783,098,591.55 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $62,704,225,352.11 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $62,704,225,352.11 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $66,490,140,845.07 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $72,775,731,310.94 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $81,148,429,035.75 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $87,215,601,300.11 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $89,460,455,037.92 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $95,193,932,827.74 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $101,473,456,121.34 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $104,385,698,808.23 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $102,868,905,742.15 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $101,625,135,427.95 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $103,445,287,107.26 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $109,209,100,758.40 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $112,819,068,255.69 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $117,490,790,899.24 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $117,460,455,037.92 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $118,795,232,936.08 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $121,282,773,564.46 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $121,950,162,513.54 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $123,770,314,192.85 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $125,802,816,901.41 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $127,592,632,719.39 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $131,232,936,078.01 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $135,419,284,940.41 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $140,637,053,087.76 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $147,856,988,082.34 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $155,622,968,580.72 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $157,443,120,260.02 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $162,418,201,516.79 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $180,619,718,309.86 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $197,577,464,788.73 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $217,235,102,925.24 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $232,554,712,892.74 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $243,445,287,107.26 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $278,149,512,459.37 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $327,687,973,997.83 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $367,367,280,606.72 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $382,504,875,406.28 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $391,635,969,664.14 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $409,018,418,201.52 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $419,817,984,832.07 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $403,497,291,440.95 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $415,692,307,692.31 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $428,524,377,031.42 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $449,971,830,985.92 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $475,271,939,328.28 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $488,346,695,557.96 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $499,024,918,743.23 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $514,101,841,820.15 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $529,633,802,816.90 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $548,593,716,143.01 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $564,065,005,417.12 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $568,979,414,951.25 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $558,240,520,043.34 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $569,464,788,732.39 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $604,684,723,726.98 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $608,325,027,085.59 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $602,834,236,186.35 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $621,369,447,453.95 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $643,211,267,605.63 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $685,833,152,762.73 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $713,256,771,397.62 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $728,321,863,488.62 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $771,180,368,364.03 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $706,910,812,567.71 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $762,688,147,345.61 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $837,499,718,309.86 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $857,105,178,764.90 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $857,397,919,826.65 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $851,591,332,611.05 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $785,051,440,953.41 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $768,594,539,544.96 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $794,904,528,710.73 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $830,785,785,482.12 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $828,438,093,174.43 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $793,994,149,512.46 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $909,633,239,436.62 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,050,314,886,240.52 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,052,872,502,708.56 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,067,491,050,920.91 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,073,507,676,056.34 | 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 |