According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.11% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $315,969,876.57 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.33% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $17,513,866 in the year 1935 would cost $333,483,742.57 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.55% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $17,513,866 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $17,513,866.00 | - |
1936 | $17,596,090.72 | 0.47% |
1937 | $17,957,879.50 | 2.06% |
1938 | $18,031,881.75 | 0.41% |
1939 | $17,637,203.08 | -2.19% |
1940 | $17,538,533.42 | -0.56% |
1941 | $18,204,553.67 | 3.80% |
1942 | $19,758,600.94 | 8.54% |
1943 | $19,635,263.85 | -0.62% |
1944 | $19,610,596.44 | -0.13% |
1945 | $19,610,596.44 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $20,794,632.45 | 6.04% |
1947 | $22,760,435.83 | 9.45% |
1948 | $25,378,977.00 | 11.50% |
1949 | $27,276,470.61 | 7.48% |
1950 | $27,978,543.25 | 2.57% |
1951 | $29,771,674.71 | 6.41% |
1952 | $31,735,580.59 | 6.60% |
1953 | $32,646,377.52 | 2.87% |
1954 | $32,172,004.12 | -1.45% |
1955 | $31,783,017.93 | -1.21% |
1956 | $32,352,266.01 | 1.79% |
1957 | $34,154,884.94 | 5.57% |
1958 | $35,283,893.64 | 3.31% |
1959 | $36,744,963.72 | 4.14% |
1960 | $36,735,476.25 | -0.03% |
1961 | $37,152,924.84 | 1.14% |
1962 | $37,930,897.22 | 2.09% |
1963 | $38,139,621.52 | 0.55% |
1964 | $38,708,869.60 | 1.49% |
1965 | $39,344,529.96 | 1.64% |
1966 | $39,904,290.57 | 1.42% |
1967 | $41,042,786.74 | 2.85% |
1968 | $42,352,057.33 | 3.19% |
1969 | $43,983,901.83 | 3.85% |
1970 | $46,241,919.22 | 5.13% |
1971 | $48,670,711.04 | 5.25% |
1972 | $49,239,959.12 | 1.17% |
1973 | $50,795,903.88 | 3.16% |
1974 | $56,488,384.70 | 11.21% |
1975 | $61,791,879.34 | 9.39% |
1976 | $67,939,758.63 | 9.95% |
1977 | $72,730,929.99 | 7.05% |
1978 | $76,136,931.01 | 4.68% |
1979 | $86,990,594.45 | 14.26% |
1980 | $102,483,629.76 | 17.81% |
1981 | $114,893,237.95 | 12.11% |
1982 | $119,627,484.50 | 4.12% |
1983 | $122,483,212.38 | 2.39% |
1984 | $127,919,531.57 | 4.44% |
1985 | $131,297,070.19 | 2.64% |
1986 | $126,192,812.39 | -3.89% |
1987 | $130,006,774.54 | 3.02% |
1988 | $134,019,973.52 | 3.09% |
1989 | $140,727,613.42 | 5.00% |
1990 | $148,640,161.77 | 5.62% |
1991 | $152,729,260.49 | 2.75% |
1992 | $156,068,849.24 | 2.19% |
1993 | $160,784,120.86 | 3.02% |
1994 | $165,641,704.49 | 3.02% |
1995 | $171,571,372.02 | 3.58% |
1996 | $176,409,980.72 | 2.82% |
1997 | $177,946,950.54 | 0.87% |
1998 | $174,588,386.85 | -1.89% |
1999 | $178,098,750.03 | 2.01% |
2000 | $189,113,700.42 | 6.18% |
2001 | $190,252,196.59 | 0.60% |
2002 | $188,534,964.87 | -0.90% |
2003 | $194,331,807.84 | 3.07% |
2004 | $201,162,784.83 | 3.52% |
2005 | $214,492,677.43 | 6.63% |
2006 | $223,069,348.53 | 4.00% |
2007 | $227,780,920.04 | 2.11% |
2008 | $241,184,814.88 | 5.88% |
2009 | $221,084,665.09 | -8.33% |
2010 | $238,528,893.08 | 7.89% |
2011 | $261,926,032.88 | 9.81% |
2012 | $268,057,593.73 | 2.34% |
2013 | $268,149,147.80 | 0.03% |
2014 | $266,333,151.54 | -0.68% |
2015 | $245,522,959.64 | -7.81% |
2016 | $240,376,103.11 | -2.10% |
2017 | $248,604,489.26 | 3.42% |
2018 | $259,826,266.46 | 4.51% |
2019 | $259,092,031.31 | -0.28% |
2020 | $248,319,770.35 | -4.16% |
2021 | $284,485,619.01 | 14.56% |
2022 | $328,483,467.42 | 15.47% |
2023 | $329,283,355.85 | 0.24% |
2024 | $333,855,271.82 | 1.39% |
2025 | $333,483,742.57 | -0.11%* |
* 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 | 270.384 |