According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,101.83% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $1,145,902,718,589.27 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.33% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $104,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $1,249,902,718,589.27 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.48% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 2.56%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1950-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.09%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $104,000,000,000 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 | $104,000,000,000.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $110,686,260,102.87 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $117,983,835,415.14 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $121,346,069,066.86 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $119,588,537,839.82 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $118,136,664,217.49 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $120,276,267,450.40 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $126,962,527,553.27 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $131,165,319,617.93 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $136,590,742,101.40 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $136,552,534,900.81 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $138,119,030,124.91 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $140,984,570,168.99 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $141,786,921,381.34 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $143,888,317,413.67 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $146,257,163,850.11 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $148,358,559,882.44 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $152,561,351,947.10 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $157,451,873,622.34 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $163,488,611,315.21 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $171,894,195,444.53 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $180,911,094,783.25 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $183,050,698,016.16 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $188,819,985,304.92 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $209,986,774,430.57 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $229,701,689,933.87 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $252,549,595,885.38 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $270,354,151,359.29 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $283,038,941,954.45 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $323,385,745,775.17 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $380,963,997,060.98 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $427,080,088,170.46 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $444,693,607,641.44 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $455,315,209,404.85 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $475,526,818,515.80 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $488,096,987,509.18 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $469,108,008,817.05 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $483,282,880,235.12 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $498,183,688,464.36 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $523,132,990,448.20 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $552,552,534,900.81 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $567,759,000,734.75 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $580,176,340,925.79 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $597,675,238,795.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $615,747,244,673.03 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $637,792,799,412.20 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $655,788,390,889.05 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $661,481,263,776.63 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $648,987,509,184.42 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $662,054,371,785.45 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $703,012,490,815.58 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $707,215,282,880.24 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $700,834,680,382.07 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $722,383,541,513.59 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $747,791,329,904.48 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $797,346,069,066.86 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $829,210,874,357.09 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $846,739,955,914.77 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $896,567,112,417.34 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $821,847,964,731.82 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $886,693,989,713.45 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $973,669,243,203.53 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $996,462,512,858.19 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $996,802,556,943.42 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $990,052,108,743.57 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $912,693,225,569.43 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $893,560,587,803.09 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $924,148,508,449.67 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $965,863,512,123.44 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $963,134,371,785.45 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $923,090,168,993.39 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,057,530,991,917.71 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,221,086,083,761.94 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,224,059,750,183.69 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,241,055,077,149.16 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,249,960,654,598.89 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $1,249,902,718,589.27 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.628 | 272.615 |