According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 626.04% higher in 2025 versus 1970 (a $448,873,977.41 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 $71,700,000 in the year 1970 would cost $520,573,977.41 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 $71,700,000 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 | $71,700,000.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $75,465,941.73 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $76,348,584.32 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $78,761,140.75 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $87,587,566.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $95,810,853.51 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $105,343,393.52 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $112,772,302.01 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $118,053,446.86 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $134,882,498.97 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $158,905,088.22 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $178,146,696.76 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $185,487,340.99 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $189,915,264.67 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $198,344,501.44 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $203,581,514.16 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $195,667,152.24 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $201,580,857.61 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $207,803,487.89 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $218,203,959.79 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $230,472,691.83 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $236,813,007.80 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $241,991,177.68 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $249,302,400.49 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $256,834,283.96 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $266,028,477.64 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $273,530,939.68 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $275,914,074.68 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $270,706,483.38 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $276,149,446.04 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $293,228,580.22 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $294,993,865.41 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $292,331,226.92 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $301,319,470.66 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $311,911,181.78 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $332,579,729.18 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $345,878,210.92 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $353,183,696.55 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $373,966,987.48 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $342,800,877.51 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $369,848,871.36 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $406,127,100.12 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $415,634,337.71 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $415,776,296.06 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $412,960,519.08 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $380,693,459.58 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $372,713,046.57 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $385,471,498.15 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $402,871,325.81 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $401,732,863.97 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $385,030,029.75 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $441,106,667.42 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $509,327,143.21 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $510,567,403.16 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $517,656,347.15 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $520,573,977.41 | 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 |