According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.11% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $270,616,901.41 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 $15,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $285,616,901.41 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 $15,000,000 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 | $15,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $15,070,422.54 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $15,380,281.69 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $15,443,661.97 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $15,105,633.80 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $15,021,126.76 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $15,591,549.30 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $16,922,535.21 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $16,816,901.41 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $16,795,774.65 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $16,795,774.65 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $17,809,859.15 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $19,493,499.46 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $21,736,186.35 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $23,361,321.78 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $23,962,621.89 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $25,498,374.86 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $27,180,390.03 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $27,960,455.04 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $27,554,171.18 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $27,221,018.42 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $27,708,559.05 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $29,252,437.70 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $30,219,393.28 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $31,470,747.56 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $31,462,621.89 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $31,820,151.68 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $32,486,457.20 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $32,665,222.10 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $33,152,762.73 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $33,697,183.10 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $34,176,598.05 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $35,151,679.31 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $36,273,022.75 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $37,670,639.22 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $39,604,550.38 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $41,684,723.73 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $42,172,264.36 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $43,504,875.41 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $48,380,281.69 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $52,922,535.21 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $58,187,974.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $62,291,440.95 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $65,208,559.05 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $74,504,333.69 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $87,773,564.46 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $98,401,950.16 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $102,456,663.06 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $104,902,491.87 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $109,558,504.88 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $112,451,245.94 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $108,079,631.64 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $111,346,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $114,783,315.28 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $120,528,169.01 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $127,304,983.75 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $130,807,150.60 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $133,667,388.95 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $137,705,850.49 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $141,866,197.18 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $146,944,745.40 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $151,088,840.74 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $152,405,200.43 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $149,528,710.73 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $152,535,211.27 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $161,969,122.43 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $162,944,203.68 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $161,473,456.12 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $166,438,244.85 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $172,288,732.39 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $183,705,308.78 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $191,050,920.91 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $195,086,213.43 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $206,566,170.10 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $189,351,110.51 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $204,291,468.04 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $224,330,281.69 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $229,581,744.31 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $229,660,157.10 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $228,104,821.24 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $210,281,635.97 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $205,873,537.38 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $212,920,855.90 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $222,531,906.83 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $221,903,060.67 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $212,677,004.33 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $243,651,760.56 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $281,334,344.53 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $282,019,420.37 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $285,935,102.93 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $285,616,901.41 | -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 |