According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,814.28% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $126,999,727,496,483.84 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $7,000,000,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $133,999,727,496,483.84 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by -0.56%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $7,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $7,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $7,265,822,784,810.13 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $7,886,075,949,367.09 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $7,836,849,507,735.58 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $7,827,004,219,409.28 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $7,827,004,219,409.28 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $8,299,578,059,071.73 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $9,084,171,805,690.79 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $10,129,287,028,021.21 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $10,886,616,899,275.13 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $11,166,828,951,639.08 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $11,882,505,679,974.04 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $12,666,342,096,721.85 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $13,029,860,434,923.73 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $12,840,527,967,110.25 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $12,685,275,343,503.19 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $12,912,474,304,879.37 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $13,631,937,682,570.60 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $14,082,548,955,966.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $14,665,692,956,832.20 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $14,661,906,307,475.93 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $14,828,518,879,151.79 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $15,139,024,126,365.90 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $15,222,330,412,203.83 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $15,449,529,373,580.01 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $15,703,234,880,450.07 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $15,926,647,192,469.98 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $16,381,045,115,222.33 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $16,903,602,726,387.54 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $17,554,906,415,665.91 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $18,456,128,962,458.08 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $19,425,511,197,663.10 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $19,652,710,159,039.27 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $20,273,720,653,467.49 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $22,545,710,267,229.26 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $24,662,447,257,383.97 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $27,116,196,040,246.68 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $29,028,453,965,162.83 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $30,387,861,084,063.62 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $34,719,787,947,636.05 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $40,903,386,346,424.33 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $45,856,323,704,424.98 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $47,745,861,733,203.51 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $48,885,643,189,440.66 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $51,055,393,270,583.14 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $52,403,440,441,415.13 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $50,366,223,087,742.08 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $51,888,456,128,962.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $53,490,208,806,664.51 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $56,167,369,901,547.12 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $59,325,435,464,675.98 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $60,957,481,337,228.17 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $62,290,381,910,635.08 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $64,172,346,640,701.08 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $66,111,111,111,111.12 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $68,477,766,958,779.62 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $70,408,958,130,477.13 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $71,022,395,326,192.81 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $69,681,921,454,073.36 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $71,082,981,715,893.11 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $75,479,281,618,522.13 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $75,933,679,541,274.48 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $75,248,296,007,789.69 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $77,561,938,764,470.42 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $80,288,326,300,984.55 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $85,608,568,646,543.34 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $89,031,699,664,611.06 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $90,912,187,601,428.13 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $96,261,965,811,965.84 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $88,239,570,485,773.02 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $95,201,931,191,171.70 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $104,540,225,035,161.77 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $106,987,460,781,131.69 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $107,024,001,947,419.69 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $106,299,199,394,136.13 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $97,993,411,230,120.08 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $95,939,191,820,837.41 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $99,223,314,941,036.48 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $103,702,163,799,632.16 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $103,409,115,005,950.48 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $99,109,677,593,854.84 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $113,544,233,473,980.31 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $131,104,706,264,199.95 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $131,423,958,671,427.05 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $133,248,707,129,719.80 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $133,999,727,496,483.84 | 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 |