According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 956.34% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $9,257,378,062.69 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 $968,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $10,225,378,062.69 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 $968,000,000 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 | $968,000,000.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $985,337,313.43 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,040,238,805.97 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,074,624,477.61 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,119,123,582.09 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,118,834,626.87 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,131,548,656.72 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,155,242,985.07 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,161,600,000.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,178,937,313.43 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,198,297,313.43 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,215,345,671.64 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,250,020,298.51 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,289,896,119.40 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,339,596,417.91 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,408,367,761.19 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,482,340,298.51 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,499,677,611.94 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,547,066,268.66 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,720,439,402.99 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,881,965,373.13 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,069,208,358.21 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,215,130,746.27 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,318,865,671.64 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,649,430,447.76 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $3,121,294,328.36 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $3,499,247,761.19 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,643,436,417.91 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,730,411,940.30 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,895,983,283.58 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,998,851,343.28 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,843,393,432.84 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,959,553,432.84 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,081,781,492.54 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,286,072,835.82 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $4,527,061,492.54 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,651,601,194.03 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,753,313,432.84 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,896,924,179.10 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,044,869,253.73 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,225,466,268.66 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,372,833,432.84 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,419,644,179.10 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,317,354,029.85 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,424,267,462.69 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,759,744,477.61 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $5,794,419,104.48 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,742,118,208.96 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $5,918,669,850.75 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $6,126,717,611.94 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,532,699,701.49 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,793,915,223.88 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $6,937,413,277.61 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,345,649,217.91 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,733,468,680.60 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,264,759,092.54 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $7,977,354,459.70 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $8,164,100,441.79 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $8,166,888,859.70 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $8,111,579,940.30 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,477,773,994.03 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,321,018,674.63 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,571,626,650.75 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $7,913,402,889.55 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $7,891,040,644.78 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,562,955,104.48 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,664,440,859.70 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $10,004,462,041.79 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $10,028,823,856.72 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $10,168,068,489.55 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $10,225,378,062.69 | 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 |