According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $9,381,945,235,849.06 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 $582,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $9,963,945,235,849.06 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 $582,000,000,000 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 | $582,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $617,139,622,641.51 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $675,480,406,386.07 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $753,193,033,381.71 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $809,506,531,204.64 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $830,342,525,399.13 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $883,558,780,841.80 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $941,843,251,088.53 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $968,873,730,043.54 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $954,795,355,587.81 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $943,251,088,534.11 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $960,145,137,880.99 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,013,642,960,812.77 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,047,149,492,017.42 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,090,510,885,341.07 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,090,229,317,851.96 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,102,618,287,373.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,125,706,821,480.41 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,131,901,306,240.93 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,148,795,355,587.81 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,167,660,377,358.49 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,184,272,859,216.26 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,218,060,957,910.01 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,256,917,271,407.84 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,305,346,879,535.56 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,372,359,941,944.85 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,444,441,219,158.20 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,461,335,268,505.08 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,507,512,336,719.88 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,676,452,830,188.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,833,849,056,603.77 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,016,304,789,550.07 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,158,496,371,552.98 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,259,579,100,145.14 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,581,692,307,692.31 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $3,041,492,017,416.55 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $3,409,782,293,178.52 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,550,284,470,246.74 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,635,036,284,470.25 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,796,374,455,732.95 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,896,612,481,857.76 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,745,129,172,714.08 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,858,319,303,338.17 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,977,422,351,233.67 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,176,490,566,037.74 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $4,411,317,851,959.36 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,532,673,439,767.78 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,631,785,195,936.14 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,771,724,238,026.13 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $4,915,886,792,452.83 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,091,866,473,149.49 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,235,465,892,597.97 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,281,079,825,834.54 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,181,404,934,687.95 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,285,584,905,660.38 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,612,484,760,522.50 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $5,646,272,859,216.26 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,595,309,143,686.50 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $5,767,346,879,535.56 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $5,970,075,471,698.11 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,365,677,793,904.21 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,620,214,804,063.86 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $6,760,044,034,833.09 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,157,842,583,454.28 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,561,313,701,015.97 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,079,020,580,551.52 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $7,773,396,981,132.07 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $7,955,368,417,997.10 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $7,958,085,544,267.05 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $7,904,190,711,175.62 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,286,589,317,851.96 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,133,841,770,682.15 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,378,042,438,316.40 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $7,711,080,464,441.22 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $7,689,289,956,458.64 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,369,592,597,968.07 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,442,916,603,773.59 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $9,748,677,387,518.14 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $9,772,416,342,525.40 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $9,908,100,899,854.86 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $9,963,945,235,849.06 | 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 |