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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 226.61% higher in 2025 versus 1980 (a $1,758,031,172.67 difference in value).
Between 1980 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 2.67% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $775,800,000 in the year 1980 would cost $2,533,831,172.67 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.06% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1980: Pricing changed by 17.81%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1980-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1980 (13.55%), inflation for transportation was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $775,800,000 beginning in 1980. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $775,800,000.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $869,740,603.59 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $905,578,800.22 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $927,196,630.25 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $968,349,509.35 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $993,917,441.21 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $955,278,263.28 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $984,149,916.68 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,014,529,790.78 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,065,306,554.34 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,125,204,462.14 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,156,158,896.50 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,181,439,548.23 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,217,134,104.80 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,253,905,961.86 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,298,793,482.69 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,335,421,699.69 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,347,056,545.08 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,321,632,253.29 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,348,205,665.62 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,431,588,724.31 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,440,207,128.31 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,427,207,702.28 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,471,089,742.64 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,522,800,166.64 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,623,707,313.46 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,688,632,623.59 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,724,299,170.34 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,825,766,513.42 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,673,608,590.82 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,805,661,213.29 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,982,777,315.68 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,029,193,166.82 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,029,886,230.14 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,016,139,157.56 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,858,606,223.66 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,819,644,573.78 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,881,933,370.49 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,966,882,105.91 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,961,323,953.53 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,879,778,051.29 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,153,553,145.53 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,486,616,395.48 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,492,671,542.49 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,527,280,898.35 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,533,831,172.67 | 0.26%* |
* 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 | 271.387 |