According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 956.34% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $2,279,839,742,892.54 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.43% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $238,392,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $2,518,231,742,892.54 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1955: Pricing changed by -1.21%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $238,392,000,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $238,392,000,000.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $242,661,707,462.69 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $256,182,447,761.19 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $264,650,700,895.52 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $275,609,616,716.42 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $275,538,454,925.37 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $278,669,573,731.34 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $284,504,840,597.01 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $286,070,400,000.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $290,340,107,462.69 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $295,107,947,462.69 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $299,306,493,134.33 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $307,845,908,059.70 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $317,666,235,223.88 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $329,906,063,283.58 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $346,842,569,552.24 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $365,059,988,059.70 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $369,329,695,522.39 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $381,000,229,253.73 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $423,697,303,880.60 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $463,476,745,074.63 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $509,589,585,671.64 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $545,526,290,149.25 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $571,073,373,134.33 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $652,482,462,089.55 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $768,689,666,865.67 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $861,769,289,552.24 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $897,279,023,283.58 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $918,698,722,388.06 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $959,474,428,656.72 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $984,808,026,268.66 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $946,522,982,686.57 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $975,130,022,686.57 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,005,231,460,298.51 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,055,542,846,567.16 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,114,891,780,298.51 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,145,562,512,238.81 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,170,611,462,686.57 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,205,978,872,835.82 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,242,413,709,850.75 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,286,889,829,253.73 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,323,182,342,686.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,334,710,552,835.82 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,309,519,278,805.97 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,335,849,141,492.54 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,418,467,980,895.52 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,427,007,395,820.90 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,414,127,111,641.79 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,457,606,965,970.15 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,508,843,455,522.39 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,608,825,771,940.30 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,673,156,031,044.78 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,708,495,688,095.52 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,809,033,066,483.58 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,658,269,695,976.12 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,789,112,034,698.51 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,964,604,839,211.94 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,010,595,281,528.36 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,011,281,992,811.94 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,997,660,914,388.06 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,841,571,795,438.81 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,802,967,235,414.93 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,864,685,145,170.15 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,948,855,311,617.91 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,943,348,100,608.96 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,862,549,579,820.90 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,133,815,480,811.94 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,463,826,151,928.36 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,469,825,802,531.34 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,504,117,958,017.91 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,518,231,742,892.54 | 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 |