According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $90,273,012,578,616.34 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 $5,600,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $95,873,012,578,616.34 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 $5,600,000,000,000 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 | $5,600,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $5,938,113,207,547.17 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $6,499,467,827,769.72 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $7,247,218,190,614.42 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $7,789,066,279,632.32 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $7,989,550,072,568.94 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $8,501,596,516,690.86 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $9,062,409,288,824.38 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $9,322,496,371,552.98 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $9,187,034,349,298.50 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $9,075,955,491,049.83 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $9,238,509,917,755.20 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $9,753,265,602,322.21 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $10,075,665,215,287.86 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $10,492,888,243,831.64 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $10,490,179,003,386.55 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $10,609,385,582,970.49 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $10,831,543,299,467.83 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $10,891,146,589,259.80 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $11,053,701,015,965.17 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $11,235,220,125,786.16 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $11,395,065,312,046.44 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $11,720,174,165,457.19 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $12,094,049,346,879.53 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $12,560,038,703,434.93 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $13,204,837,929,366.23 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $13,898,403,483,309.14 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $14,060,957,910,014.51 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $14,505,273,343,009.19 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $16,130,817,610,062.89 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $17,645,283,018,867.92 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $19,400,870,827,285.92 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $20,769,037,252,056.12 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $21,741,654,571,843.25 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $24,841,025,641,025.64 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $29,265,215,287,856.80 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $32,808,901,790,033.87 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $34,160,812,772,133.53 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $34,976,294,146,105.47 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $36,528,688,921,141.74 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $37,493,178,519,593.62 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $36,035,607,160,135.45 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $37,124,721,819,061.44 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $38,270,730,527,334.30 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $40,186,163,522,012.58 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $42,445,670,053,217.23 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $43,613,352,685,050.80 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $44,567,005,321,722.31 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $45,913,497,822,931.78 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $47,300,628,930,817.62 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $48,993,904,208,998.55 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $50,375,616,835,994.20 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $50,814,513,788,098.70 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $49,855,442,670,537.01 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $50,857,861,635,220.12 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $54,003,289,791,969.03 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $54,328,398,645,379.78 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $53,838,026,124,818.58 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $55,493,372,036,768.27 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $57,444,025,157,232.71 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $61,250,507,982,583.46 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $63,699,661,344,944.36 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $65,045,097,242,380.26 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $68,872,712,143,202.71 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $63,132,915,336,236.09 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $68,114,287,373,004.35 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $74,795,572,327,044.03 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $76,546,500,241,896.47 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $76,572,644,412,191.59 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $76,054,068,698,597.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $70,111,512,336,719.88 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $68,641,776,487,663.28 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $70,991,473,633,284.95 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $74,195,963,231,736.83 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $73,986,295,113,691.33 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $70,910,169,327,527.83 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $81,237,685,534,591.19 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $93,801,706,821,480.41 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $94,030,122,883,405.91 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $95,335,678,761,490.08 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $95,873,012,578,616.34 | 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 |