According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $2,572,780,858.49 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.61% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $159,600,000 in the year 1945 would cost $2,732,380,858.49 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $159,600,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $159,600,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $169,236,226.42 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $185,234,833.09 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $206,545,718.43 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $221,988,388.97 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $227,702,177.07 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $242,295,500.73 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $258,278,664.73 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $265,691,146.59 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $261,830,478.96 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $258,664,731.49 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $263,297,532.66 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $277,968,069.67 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $287,156,458.64 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $299,047,314.95 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $298,970,101.60 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $302,367,489.11 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $308,698,984.03 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $310,397,677.79 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $315,030,478.96 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $320,203,773.58 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $324,759,361.39 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $334,024,963.72 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $344,680,406.39 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $357,961,103.05 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $376,337,880.99 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $396,104,499.27 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $400,737,300.44 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $413,400,290.28 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $459,728,301.89 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $502,890,566.04 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $552,924,818.58 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $591,917,561.68 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $619,637,155.30 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $707,969,230.77 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $834,058,635.70 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $935,053,701.02 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $973,583,164.01 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $996,824,383.16 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,041,067,634.25 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,068,555,587.81 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,027,014,804.06 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,058,054,571.84 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,090,715,820.03 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,145,305,660.38 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,209,701,596.52 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,242,980,551.52 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,270,159,651.67 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,308,534,687.95 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,348,067,924.53 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,396,326,269.96 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,435,705,079.83 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,448,213,642.96 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,420,880,116.11 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,449,449,056.60 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,539,093,759.07 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,548,359,361.39 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,534,383,744.56 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,581,561,103.05 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,637,154,716.98 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,745,639,477.50 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,815,440,348.33 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,853,785,271.41 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,962,872,296.08 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,799,288,087.08 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,941,257,190.13 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,131,673,811.32 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,181,575,256.89 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,182,320,365.75 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,167,540,957.91 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,998,178,101.60 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,956,290,629.90 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,023,256,998.55 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,114,584,952.10 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,108,609,410.74 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,020,939,825.83 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,315,274,037.74 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,673,348,644.41 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,679,858,502.18 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,717,066,844.70 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,732,380,858.49 | 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 |