According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,083.97% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $27,099,265,517,135,200 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.31% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $29,599,265,542,135,200 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% 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 $2,500,000,025,000,000 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 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $2,660,727,432,926,157.00 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $2,836,149,918,148,420.50 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $2,916,972,843,277,002.00 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $2,874,724,496,050,698.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,839,823,687,472,446.50 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,891,256,458,008,817.50 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $3,051,983,865,934,974.50 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $3,153,012,522,345,702.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,283,431,333,348,641.50 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,282,512,891,017,633.50 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $3,320,169,026,588,905.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $3,389,052,201,414,401.50 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $3,408,339,490,365,540.50 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $3,458,853,818,570,904.50 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $3,515,797,243,093,313.50 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $3,566,311,571,298,678.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $3,667,340,227,709,405.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $3,784,900,846,078,251.50 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $3,930,014,734,377,296.00 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $4,132,072,047,198,750.50 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $4,348,824,437,316,312.50 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,400,257,207,852,681.50 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $4,538,941,999,834,680.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $5,047,759,051,212,345.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $5,521,675,294,011,756.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $6,070,903,807,953,711.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $6,498,897,934,202,792.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $6,803,820,788,096,987.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $7,773,695,889,639,971.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $9,157,788,482,466,936.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $10,266,348,375,991,916.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $10,689,750,290,585,968.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $10,945,077,258,605,804.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $11,430,933,251,708,300.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $11,733,100,778,609,478.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $11,276,634,940,099,192.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $11,617,377,044,902,646.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $11,975,569,553,995,226.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $12,575,312,396,142,544.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $13,282,512,991,017,636.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $13,648,053,038,758,266.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $13,946,546,796,335,414.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $14,367,193,383,936,442.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $14,801,616,606,502,568.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $15,331,557,831,493,386.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $15,764,144,169,397,502.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $15,900,992,076,717,488.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $15,600,661,434,478,324.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $15,914,768,711,682,586.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $16,899,338,890,521,676.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $17,000,367,546,932,404.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $16,846,987,677,654,296.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $17,364,989,152,342,026.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $17,975,753,302,461,424.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $19,166,973,005,777,000.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $19,932,953,909,836,516.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $20,354,326,066,879,040.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $21,552,094,264,014,696.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $19,755,960,888,228,228.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $21,314,759,581,259,280.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $23,405,510,887,986,036.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $23,953,426,029,394,656.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $23,961,600,166,140,612.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $23,799,329,775,098,368.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $21,939,741,218,662,656.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $21,479,822,036,987,788.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $22,215,108,598,345,056.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $23,217,873,119,761,388.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $23,152,268,784,057,584.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $22,189,667,745,776,176.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $25,421,418,329,159,076.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $29,353,031,153,192,320.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $29,424,513,519,814,564.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $29,833,055,037,492,932.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $30,010,415,436,033,616.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $29,599,265,542,135,200.00 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 272.295 | 268.564 |