According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $707,675,937.89 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 $43,900,000 in the year 1945 would cost $751,575,937.89 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 $43,900,000 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 | $43,900,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $46,550,566.04 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $50,951,185.29 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $56,813,014.03 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $61,060,716.01 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $62,632,365.75 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $66,646,444.12 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $71,042,815.67 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $73,081,712.63 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $72,019,787.13 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $71,149,008.22 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $72,423,318.82 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $76,458,635.70 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $78,986,018.38 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $82,256,748.91 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $82,235,510.40 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $83,170,004.84 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $84,911,562.65 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $85,378,809.87 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $86,653,120.46 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $88,076,100.63 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $89,329,172.71 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $91,877,793.90 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $94,808,708.27 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $98,461,731.98 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $103,516,497.34 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $108,953,555.88 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $110,227,866.47 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $113,710,982.10 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $126,454,088.05 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $138,326,415.09 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $152,088,969.52 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $162,814,417.03 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $170,439,042.09 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $194,735,897.44 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $229,418,384.13 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $257,198,355.10 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $267,796,371.55 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $274,189,163.04 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $286,358,829.22 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $293,919,738.75 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $282,493,420.42 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $291,031,301.40 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $300,015,191.10 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $315,030,817.61 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $332,743,734.88 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $341,897,532.66 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $349,373,488.15 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $359,929,027.58 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $370,803,144.65 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $384,077,213.35 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $394,908,853.41 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $398,349,492.02 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $390,831,059.51 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $398,689,308.18 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $423,347,218.19 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $425,895,839.38 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $422,051,669.09 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $435,028,398.65 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $450,320,125.79 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $480,160,232.22 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $499,359,845.19 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $509,907,101.60 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $539,912,868.41 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $494,916,961.30 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $533,967,359.94 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $586,343,861.64 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $600,069,885.82 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $600,274,837.45 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $596,209,574.26 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $549,624,177.07 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $538,102,497.82 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $556,522,445.09 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $581,643,354.62 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $579,999,706.34 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $555,885,077.41 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $636,845,427.67 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $735,338,380.26 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $737,128,999.03 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $747,363,624.58 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $751,575,937.89 | 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 |