According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 801.47% higher in 2026 versus 1959 (a $20,036,839,361,207,556 difference in value).
Between 1959 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1959 would cost $22,536,839,386,207,556 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1959: Pricing changed by 4.14%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1959-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1959 (1.01%), inflation for transportation was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $2,500,000,025,000,000 beginning in 1959. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,499,300,724,293,706.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,527,972,053,251,748.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $2,580,419,606,223,776.00 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $2,595,104,921,055,944.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $2,633,566,459,902,098.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $2,676,923,103,692,307.50 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $2,715,384,642,538,461.50 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $2,792,307,720,230,769.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,881,818,210,636,363.50 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $2,992,307,722,230,769.50 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $3,146,153,877,615,384.50 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $3,311,188,844,300,699.50 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,350,349,683,853,146.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $3,455,944,090,503,495.50 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $3,843,356,681,790,210.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $4,204,195,846,237,762.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,622,377,668,601,399.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,948,251,797,734,266.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $5,180,419,632,223,776.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $5,918,881,178,069,929.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $6,972,727,342,454,545.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $7,816,783,294,951,048.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $8,139,160,920,552,448.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $8,333,566,516,902,097.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,703,496,590,531,468.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $8,933,566,522,902,097.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $8,586,014,071,874,125.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,845,454,633,909,092.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $9,118,181,909,363,638.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $9,574,825,270,573,428.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $10,113,286,814,419,580.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $10,391,608,495,524,474.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $10,618,881,225,069,930.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $10,939,160,948,552,446.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $11,269,930,182,629,370.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $11,673,426,690,160,838.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $12,002,797,322,825,176.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $12,106,993,128,062,936.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,878,321,797,104,894.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $12,117,482,638,657,342.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $12,867,132,995,804,196.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $12,944,056,073,496,502.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $12,827,272,855,545,452.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $13,221,678,453,895,104.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $13,686,713,423,580,418.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $14,593,706,439,643,356.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $15,176,923,228,692,308.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $15,497,755,399,732,794.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $16,409,734,429,831,608.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $15,042,160,989,582,448.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $16,229,028,134,318,254.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $17,820,923,255,132,306.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $18,238,105,077,485,944.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $18,244,328,853,771,956.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $18,120,776,404,983,988.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $16,704,888,278,936,994.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $16,354,706,457,253,358.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $16,914,552,616,697,972.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $17,678,056,120,836,504.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $17,628,105,071,385,944.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $16,895,181,987,133,634.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $19,355,832,361,390,492.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $22,349,356,866,850,208.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $22,403,783,440,821,052.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $22,714,846,380,994,616.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $22,849,888,340,386,996.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $22,536,839,386,207,556.00 | -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 |