According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 942.29% higher in 2026 versus 1955 (a $23,557,309,420,566,632 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $26,057,309,445,566,628 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.58% 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 1955-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.28%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $2,500,000,025,000,000 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 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,545,278,162,580,854.00 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $2,686,772,342,521,022.00 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $2,775,711,541,340,556.50 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,890,523,961,634,864.50 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,889,715,423,463,777.50 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,922,865,488,478,331.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $2,983,505,851,309,831.50 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $3,000,485,152,902,653.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $3,044,954,752,312,419.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $3,095,084,118,919,793.50 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $3,139,553,718,329,560.50 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $3,228,492,917,149,094.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $3,331,985,803,048,189.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $3,459,734,834,079,883.50 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $3,637,613,231,718,952.50 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $3,828,428,240,095,408.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,873,706,377,676,261.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $3,995,795,641,510,349.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $4,443,725,788,292,368.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $4,860,931,484,573,092.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $5,344,437,310,882,924.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $5,721,216,098,609,315.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $5,989,650,771,410,090.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $6,843,467,080,077,620.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $8,061,934,103,905,240.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $9,037,839,676,406,856.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $9,410,575,773,277,816.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $9,635,349,384,839,910.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $10,063,066,077,344,760.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $10,329,075,135,632,276.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $9,927,231,664,602,200.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $10,227,199,326,075,358.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $10,542,529,212,799,162.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $11,070,504,638,518,760.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $11,693,079,030,255,500.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $12,014,877,222,347,994.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $12,277,652,127,951,162.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $12,647,962,610,308,862.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $13,030,401,165,232,858.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $13,496,927,689,949,872.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $13,877,749,168,531,694.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $13,998,221,356,023,610.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $13,733,829,374,078,266.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $14,010,349,428,589,912.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $14,877,102,347,994,826.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $14,966,041,546,814,360.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $14,831,015,672,242,886.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $15,287,031,200,735,770.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $15,824,709,084,508,408.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $16,873,383,092,407,828.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $17,547,703,927,094,116.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $17,918,653,154,606,970.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $18,973,092,039,666,236.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $17,391,890,536,144,002.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $18,764,157,690,875,732.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $20,604,722,068,919,144.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $21,087,071,685,644,324.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $21,094,267,675,366,988.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $20,951,415,151,299,404.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $19,314,351,745,536,792.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $18,909,468,170,983,428.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $19,556,767,659,991,988.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $20,439,537,720,566,140.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $20,381,783,839,005,416.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $19,534,371,152,652,896.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $22,379,398,671,400,716.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $25,840,540,361,898,288.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $25,903,468,887,753,960.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $26,263,122,837,016,740.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $26,419,259,643,235,292.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $26,057,309,445,566,628.00 | -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 |