According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $10,999,801,203,797,897,216 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.37% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $11,999,801,203,797,897,216 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.51% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 2.57%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,064,089,521,871,820,928.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,134,282,807,731,434,496.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,166,836,215,666,327,552.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,149,881,315,700,237,568.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,135,978,297,728,043,520.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,156,324,177,687,351,552.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,220,752,797,558,494,464.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,261,105,459,477,789,184.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,313,326,551,373,347,072.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,312,987,453,374,025,216.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,327,907,765,344,184,576.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,355,713,801,288,572,416.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,363,173,957,273,652,224.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,383,519,837,232,960,256.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,406,239,403,187,521,280.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,426,246,185,147,507,712.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,466,937,945,066,124,032.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,513,733,468,972,532,992.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,572,058,324,855,883,264.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,652,763,648,694,472,448.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,739,572,736,520,854,528.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,759,918,616,480,162,560.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,815,530,688,368,938,752.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,018,989,487,962,020,864.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,208,545,269,582,909,184.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,428,280,773,143,438,848.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,599,525,262,800,949,248.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,721,261,444,557,477,376.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $3,109,189,555,781,620,736.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $3,662,936,588,674,126,848.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $4,106,476,771,787,046,912.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $4,275,686,673,448,627,712.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $4,377,755,171,244,489,216.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $4,572,058,324,855,883,264.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,692,777,212,614,446,080.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $4,510,342,488,979,313,664.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,646,659,884,706,679,808.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,790,098,338,419,803,136.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $5,029,840,623,940,319,232.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $5,312,648,355,374,704,640.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $5,458,799,593,082,400,768.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $5,578,162,088,843,676,672.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $5,746,693,794,506,611,712.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,920,311,970,159,376,384.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $6,132,248,219,735,503,872.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $6,305,188,199,389,623,296.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $6,360,122,075,279,756,288.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $6,240,081,383,519,838,208.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $6,365,547,643,268,904,960.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $6,759,240,420,481,519,616.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $6,799,932,180,400,136,192.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $6,738,555,442,522,888,192.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $6,945,744,320,108,512,256.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $7,189,894,879,620,211,712.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $7,666,327,568,667,345,920.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $7,972,872,160,054,256,640.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $8,141,271,617,497,456,640.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $8,620,349,270,939,302,912.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $7,901,936,249,576,127,488.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $8,525,422,177,009,157,120.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $9,361,675,144,116,649,984.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $9,580,827,399,118,346,240.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $9,584,099,694,811,801,600.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $9,519,192,946,761,615,360.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $8,775,401,831,129,196,544.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $8,591,444,557,477,111,808.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $8,885,540,861,308,918,784.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $9,286,625,974,906,748,928.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $9,260,383,180,739,233,792.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $8,875,364,530,349,273,088.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $10,167,992,539,844,016,128.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $11,740,549,338,758,901,760.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $11,769,138,691,081,723,904.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $11,932,546,625,974,906,880.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $11,999,801,203,797,897,216.00 | 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 |