According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $87,998,409,630.38 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 $8,000,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $95,998,409,630.38 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 $8,000,000,000 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 | $8,000,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $8,512,716,174.97 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $9,074,262,461.85 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $9,334,689,725.33 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $9,199,050,525.60 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $9,087,826,381.82 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $9,250,593,421.50 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $9,766,022,380.47 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $10,088,843,675.82 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $10,506,612,410.99 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $10,503,899,626.99 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $10,623,262,122.75 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $10,845,710,410.31 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $10,905,391,658.19 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $11,068,158,697.86 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $11,249,915,225.50 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $11,409,969,481.18 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $11,735,503,560.53 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $12,109,867,751.78 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $12,576,466,598.85 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $13,222,109,189.56 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $13,916,581,892.17 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $14,079,348,931.84 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $14,524,245,506.95 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $16,151,915,903.70 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $17,668,362,156.66 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $19,426,246,185.15 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $20,796,202,102.41 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $21,770,091,556.46 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $24,873,516,446.25 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $29,303,492,709.39 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $32,851,814,174.30 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $34,205,493,387.59 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $35,022,041,369.96 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $36,576,466,598.85 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $37,542,217,700.92 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $36,082,739,911.83 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $37,173,279,077.65 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $38,320,786,707.36 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $40,238,724,991.52 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $42,501,186,843.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $43,670,396,744.66 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $44,625,296,710.75 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $45,973,550,356.05 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $47,362,495,761.28 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $49,057,985,757.88 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $50,441,505,595.12 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $50,880,976,602.24 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $49,920,651,068.16 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $50,924,381,146.15 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $54,073,923,363.85 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $54,399,457,443.20 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $53,908,443,540.18 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $55,565,954,560.87 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $57,519,159,036.96 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $61,330,620,549.34 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $63,782,977,280.43 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $65,130,172,939.98 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $68,962,794,167.51 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $63,215,489,996.61 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $68,203,377,416.07 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $74,893,401,152.93 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $76,646,619,192.95 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $76,672,797,558.49 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $76,153,543,574.09 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $70,203,214,649.03 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $68,731,556,459.82 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $71,084,326,890.47 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $74,293,007,799.25 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $74,083,065,445.91 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $71,002,916,242.79 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $81,343,940,318.75 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $93,924,394,710.07 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $94,153,109,528.65 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $95,460,373,007.80 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $95,998,409,630.38 | 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 |