According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,099.98% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $9,552,227,365.38 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 $868,400,000 in the year 1950 would cost $10,420,627,365.38 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 $868,400,000 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 | $868,400,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $924,055,340.79 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $985,011,190.23 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,013,280,569.68 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $998,556,934.55 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $986,483,553.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,004,151,915.90 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,060,101,729.40 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,095,143,981.01 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,140,492,777.21 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,140,198,304.51 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,153,155,103.42 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,177,301,865.04 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,183,780,264.50 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,201,448,626.65 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,221,178,297.73 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,238,552,187.18 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,273,888,911.50 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,314,526,144.46 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,365,175,449.30 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,435,259,952.53 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,510,644,964.39 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,528,313,326.55 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,576,606,849.78 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,753,290,471.35 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,917,900,712.11 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,108,719,023.40 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,257,427,738.22 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,363,143,438.45 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,700,020,210.24 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $3,180,894,133.60 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $3,566,064,428.62 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,713,006,307.22 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,801,642,590.71 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,970,375,449.30 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,075,207,731.43 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,916,781,417.43 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,035,159,443.88 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,159,721,397.08 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,367,913,597.83 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $4,613,503,831.81 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,740,421,566.63 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,844,075,957.95 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,990,428,891.15 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,141,198,914.89 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,325,244,354.02 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,475,425,432.35 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,523,130,010.17 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,418,886,673.45 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,527,841,573.41 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,869,724,381.15 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $5,905,061,105.46 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,851,761,546.29 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $6,031,684,367.58 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $6,243,704,713.46 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,657,438,860.63 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,923,642,183.79 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $7,069,880,272.63 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,485,911,306.88 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,862,041,439.13 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,403,476,618.51 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $8,129,678,695.15 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $8,319,990,513.39 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $8,322,832,174.97 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $8,266,467,154.97 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,620,558,950.15 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,460,810,453.71 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,716,203,683.96 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $8,064,505,996.61 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $8,041,716,754.15 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,707,366,558.16 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,829,884,721.60 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $10,195,493,045.78 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $10,220,320,039.34 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $10,362,223,490.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $10,420,627,365.38 | 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 |