According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 741.89% higher in 2026 versus 1965 (a $18,547,335,608,670,852 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $21,047,335,633,670,852 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.90% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 1.65%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1965-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $2,500,000,025,000,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $2,535,919,565,589,080.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $2,607,758,646,767,241.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,691,353,213,956,374.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $2,794,540,257,830,459.50 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $2,938,218,420,186,781.50 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $3,092,345,903,441,745.50 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,128,918,526,586,990.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $3,227,533,992,567,920.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $3,589,341,728,683,386.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,926,332,327,664,576.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,316,875,696,251,306.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,621,212,167,424,242.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,838,035,576,071,055.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $5,527,690,755,381,400.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $6,511,886,167,522,204.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $7,300,156,812,813,478.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $7,601,227,871,205,591.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $7,782,784,821,819,487.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,128,265,494,030,824.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $8,343,129,655,009,142.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $8,018,547,624,595,087.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,260,841,252,932,340.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $8,515,543,449,836,730.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $8,942,006,359,012,540.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $9,444,879,927,259,666.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $9,704,806,784,613,374.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $9,917,058,615,367,032.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $10,216,170,426,090,646.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $10,525,078,475,156,738.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $10,901,907,110,064,002.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $11,209,508,994,017,762.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $11,306,818,294,886,364.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,093,260,299,020,374.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $11,316,614,533,228,840.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $12,016,719,033,437,826.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $12,088,558,114,615,988.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $11,979,493,327,736,414.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $12,347,831,889,413,530.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $12,782,131,789,263,322.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $13,629,179,864,609,456.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $14,173,850,716,451,148.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $14,473,478,462,394,136.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $15,325,183,016,365,726.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $14,047,995,177,052,572.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $15,156,419,953,027,102.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $16,643,103,614,706,892.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $17,032,713,075,238,308.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $17,038,525,509,988,176.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $16,923,138,883,964,930.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $15,600,829,570,846,330.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $15,273,791,950,021,094.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $15,796,636,782,835,746.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $16,509,678,848,482,366.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $16,463,029,161,495,494.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $15,778,546,396,029,976.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $18,076,567,578,884,796.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $20,872,244,200,362,980.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $20,923,073,615,709,308.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $21,213,577,798,342,668.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $21,339,694,570,763,716.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $21,047,335,633,670,852.00 | -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 |