According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 626.04% higher in 2025 versus 1970 (a $319,282,745.43 difference in value).
Between 1970 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.67% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $51,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $370,282,745.43 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.92% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.13%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1970-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $51,000,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | $51,000,000.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $53,678,703.32 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $54,306,524.42 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $56,022,568.73 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $62,300,779.65 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $68,149,979.48 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $74,930,447.27 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $80,214,608.12 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $83,971,070.99 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $95,941,526.47 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $113,028,723.84 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $126,715,223.64 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $131,936,602.38 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $135,086,171.52 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $141,081,862.95 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $144,806,934.76 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $139,177,472.30 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $143,383,873.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $147,810,012.31 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $155,207,837.51 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $163,934,550.68 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $168,444,398.85 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $172,127,615.92 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $177,328,067.30 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $182,685,473.94 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $189,225,276.98 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $194,561,756.26 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $196,256,873.20 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $192,552,728.76 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $196,424,292.16 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $208,572,630.28 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $209,828,272.47 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $207,934,345.51 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $214,327,656.96 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $221,861,510.05 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $236,562,987.28 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $246,022,158.39 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $251,218,528.93 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $266,001,622.90 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $243,833,260.16 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $263,072,418.96 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $288,877,016.82 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $295,639,487.07 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $295,740,461.63 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $293,737,607.71 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $270,786,142.80 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $265,109,698.40 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $274,184,747.64 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $286,561,194.09 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $285,751,409.52 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $273,870,732.46 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $313,757,880.59 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $362,282,905.21 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $363,165,098.48 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $368,207,443.58 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $370,282,745.43 | 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 |