According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 626.04% higher in 2025 versus 1970 (a $56,344,013,900,287,240 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $65,344,013,900,287,240 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $9,472,712,351,251,538.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $9,583,504,308,576,118.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $9,886,335,658,596,634.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $10,994,255,231,842,430.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $12,026,466,967,583,092.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $13,223,020,106,688,552.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $14,155,519,080,837,096.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $14,818,424,292,162,496.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $16,930,857,611,817,808.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $19,946,245,383,668,448.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $22,361,510,053,344,276.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $23,282,929,831,760,364.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $23,838,736,151,005,336.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $24,896,799,343,455,068.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $25,554,164,956,914,236.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $24,560,730,406,237,172.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $25,303,036,520,311,860.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $26,084,119,819,450,144.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $27,389,618,383,258,100.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $28,929,626,590,069,760.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $29,725,482,150,184,652.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $30,375,461,633,155,524.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $31,293,188,346,327,448.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $32,238,613,048,830,532.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $33,392,695,937,628,236.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $34,334,427,574,887,156.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $34,633,565,859,663,524.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $33,979,893,311,448,504.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $34,663,110,381,616,744.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $36,806,934,755,847,352.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $37,028,518,670,496,512.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $36,694,296,265,900,696.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $37,822,527,697,989,336.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $39,152,031,185,884,296.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $41,746,409,519,901,520.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $43,415,675,010,258,512.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $44,332,681,575,707,840.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $46,941,462,864,177,272.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $43,029,398,851,046,368.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $46,424,544,521,953,232.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $50,978,297,086,581,864.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $52,171,674,189,577,352.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $52,189,493,229,380,392.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $51,836,048,420,188,768.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $47,785,789,905,621,656.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $46,784,064,423,471,496.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $48,385,543,701,272,056.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $50,569,622,486,663,936.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $50,426,719,327,041,464.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $48,330,129,257,283,552.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $55,369,037,751,333,608.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $63,932,277,390,233,896.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $64,087,958,555,601,160.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $64,977,784,160,853,528.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $65,344,013,900,287,240.00 | 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 |