According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $29,976,700,722,300.45 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 $1,859,575,960,187.32 in the year 1945 would cost $31,836,276,682,487.77 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 $1,859,575,960,187.32 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 | $1,859,575,960,187.32 | - |
| 1946 | $1,971,852,244,575.99 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $2,158,259,665,452.05 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $2,406,562,986,696.22 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $2,586,492,929,626.78 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $2,653,067,008,511.08 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $2,823,100,804,580.46 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $3,009,328,295,513.59 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $3,095,694,668,120.26 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $3,050,712,182,387.62 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $3,013,826,544,086.85 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $3,067,805,526,966.02 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $3,238,738,972,750.05 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $3,345,797,288,793.73 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,484,343,344,850.26 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,483,443,695,135.61 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $3,523,028,282,580.33 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $3,596,799,559,181.86 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $3,616,591,852,904.22 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $3,670,570,835,783.39 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $3,730,847,366,665.13 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $3,783,926,699,829.64 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $3,891,884,665,587.98 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $4,016,036,326,210.06 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $4,170,776,077,130.34 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $4,384,892,709,217.71 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $4,615,203,036,168.82 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,669,182,019,047.99 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $4,816,724,572,251.05 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $5,356,514,401,042.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $5,859,418,591,533.63 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $6,442,391,606,628.64 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $6,896,714,712,528.30 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $7,219,688,960,088.65 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $8,248,888,233,651.44 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $9,718,016,217,679.46 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $10,894,758,044,445.31 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $11,343,683,252,057.05 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $11,614,477,816,167.54 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $12,129,977,102,663.59 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $12,450,252,401,079.98 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $11,966,240,854,596.78 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $12,327,900,039,887.20 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $12,708,451,869,185.33 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $13,344,504,217,444.86 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $14,094,812,079,465.29 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $14,482,561,106,480.64 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $14,799,237,806,038.42 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $15,246,363,714,220.86 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $15,706,984,368,123.09 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $16,269,265,439,781.08 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $16,728,086,794,254.01 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $16,873,830,048,027.76 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $16,555,354,049,040.67 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $16,888,224,443,462.20 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $17,932,717,762,174.09 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $18,040,675,727,932.43 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $17,877,839,129,580.27 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $18,427,525,105,233.13 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $19,075,272,899,783.14 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $20,339,280,748,870.31 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $21,152,564,090,916.44 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $21,599,339,135,710.16 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $22,870,364,252,571.62 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $20,964,366,367,108.22 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $22,618,516,311,451.72 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $24,837,151,469,254.11 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $25,418,577,086,839.92 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $25,427,258,706,586.32 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $25,255,056,754,704.63 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $23,281,729,084,596.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $22,793,678,110,894.62 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $23,573,935,311,915.84 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $24,638,040,994,407.16 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $24,568,417,102,990.18 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $23,546,936,823,979.11 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $26,976,365,550,246.96 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $31,148,464,112,457.85 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $31,224,313,579,900.23 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $31,657,845,780,894.26 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $31,836,276,682,487.77 | 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 |