According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $313,868.33 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 $28,534 in the year 1950 would cost $342,402.33 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 $28,534 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 | $28,534.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $30,362.73 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $32,365.63 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $33,294.50 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $32,810.71 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $32,414.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $32,994.55 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $34,832.96 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $35,984.38 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $37,474.46 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $37,464.78 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $37,890.52 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $38,683.94 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $38,896.81 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $39,477.36 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $40,125.64 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $40,696.51 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $41,857.61 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $43,192.87 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $44,857.11 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $47,159.96 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $49,636.97 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $50,217.52 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $51,804.35 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $57,609.85 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $63,018.63 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $69,288.56 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $74,174.85 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $77,648.47 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $88,717.61 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $104,518.23 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $117,174.21 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $122,002.44 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $124,914.87 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $130,459.11 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $133,903.70 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $128,698.11 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $132,587.79 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $136,680.67 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $143,521.47 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $151,591.11 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $155,761.39 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $159,167.28 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $163,976.16 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $168,930.18 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $174,977.57 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $179,912.24 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $181,479.72 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $178,054.48 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $181,634.54 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $192,868.17 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $194,029.26 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $192,277.94 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $198,189.87 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $205,156.46 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $218,750.99 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $227,497.93 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $232,303.04 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $245,973.05 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $225,473.85 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $243,264.40 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $267,126.04 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $273,379.33 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $273,472.70 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $271,620.65 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $250,397.32 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $245,148.28 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $253,540.02 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $264,984.59 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $264,235.77 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $253,249.65 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $290,133.50 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $335,004.83 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $335,820.60 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $340,483.29 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $342,402.33 | 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 |