According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $153,141,717,767.30 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 $9,500,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $162,641,717,767.30 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 $9,500,000,000 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 | $9,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $10,073,584,905.66 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $11,025,882,922.11 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $12,294,388,001.94 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $13,213,594,581.52 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $13,553,701,015.97 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $14,422,351,233.67 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $15,373,730,043.54 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $15,814,949,201.74 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $15,585,147,556.85 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $15,396,710,208.03 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $15,672,472,181.91 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $16,545,718,432.51 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $17,092,646,347.36 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $17,800,435,413.64 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $17,795,839,380.75 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $17,998,064,828.25 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $18,374,939,525.88 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $18,476,052,249.64 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $18,751,814,223.51 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $19,059,748,427.67 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $19,330,914,368.65 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $19,882,438,316.40 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $20,516,690,856.31 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $21,307,208,514.76 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $22,401,064,344.46 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $23,577,648,766.33 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $23,853,410,740.20 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $24,607,160,135.46 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $27,364,779,874.21 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $29,933,962,264.15 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $32,912,191,582.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $35,233,188,195.45 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $36,883,164,005.81 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $42,141,025,641.03 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $49,646,347,363.33 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $55,657,958,393.81 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $57,951,378,809.87 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $59,334,784,712.14 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $61,968,311,562.65 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $63,604,499,274.31 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $61,131,833,575.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $62,979,438,800.19 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $64,923,560,716.01 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $68,172,955,974.84 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $72,006,047,411.71 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $73,986,937,590.71 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $75,604,741,170.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $77,888,969,521.04 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $80,242,138,364.78 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $83,114,658,925.98 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $85,458,635,703.92 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $86,203,193,033.38 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $84,576,197,387.52 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $86,276,729,559.75 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $91,612,723,754.23 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $92,164,247,701.98 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $91,332,365,747.46 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $94,140,541,848.09 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $97,449,685,534.59 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $103,907,111,756.17 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $108,061,925,495.89 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $110,344,361,393.32 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $116,837,636,671.50 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $107,100,481,373.97 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $115,551,023,222.06 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $126,885,345,911.95 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $129,855,670,053.22 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $129,900,021,770.68 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $129,020,295,113.69 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $118,939,172,714.08 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $116,445,870,827.29 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $120,431,964,199.32 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $125,868,151,910.98 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $125,512,464,925.01 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $120,294,037,252.06 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $137,813,930,817.61 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $159,127,895,500.73 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $159,515,387,034.35 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $161,730,169,327.53 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $162,641,717,767.30 | 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 |