According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 125.87% higher in 2025 versus 1990 (a $325,609,227,386.26 difference in value).
Between 1990 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 2.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $258,682,187,409 in the year 1990 would cost $584,291,414,795.26 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.60% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1990: Pricing changed by 5.62%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1990-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1990 (5.40%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $258,682,187,409 beginning in 1990. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $258,682,187,409.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $265,798,548,088.98 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $271,610,517,832.26 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $279,816,622,839.11 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $288,270,397,011.15 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $298,589,945,561.01 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $307,010,697,177.69 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $309,685,524,161.82 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $303,840,531,863.18 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $309,949,704,604.69 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $329,119,297,990.91 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $331,100,651,312.48 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $328,112,110,052.44 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $338,200,500,714.79 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $350,088,620,644.22 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $373,286,965,784.30 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $388,213,160,806.82 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $396,412,826,415.37 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $419,739,959,521.35 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $384,759,166,628.99 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $415,117,792,447.68 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $455,836,419,446.54 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $466,507,327,985.42 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $466,666,661,815.03 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $463,506,238,154.35 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $427,289,741,240.43 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $418,332,538,211.93 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $432,652,604,230.82 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $452,182,143,470.45 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $450,904,335,690.82 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $432,157,100,787.65 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $495,097,430,851.84 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $571,667,985,753.45 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $573,060,051,574.63 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $581,016,671,175.74 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $584,291,414,795.26 | 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 |