According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.11% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $98,865.37 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 $5,480 in the year 1935 would cost $104,345.37 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 $5,480 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 | $5,480.00 | - |
| 1936 | $5,505.73 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $5,618.93 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $5,642.08 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $5,518.59 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $5,487.72 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $5,696.11 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $6,182.37 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $6,143.77 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $6,136.06 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $6,136.06 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $6,506.54 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $7,121.63 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $7,940.95 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $8,534.67 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $8,754.34 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $9,315.41 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $9,929.90 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $10,214.89 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $10,066.46 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $9,944.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $10,122.86 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $10,686.89 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $11,040.15 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $11,497.31 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $11,494.34 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $11,624.96 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $11,868.39 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $11,933.69 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $12,111.81 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $12,310.70 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $12,485.85 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $12,842.08 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $13,251.74 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $13,762.34 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $14,468.86 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $15,228.82 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $15,406.93 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $15,893.78 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $17,674.93 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $19,334.37 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $21,258.01 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $22,757.14 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $23,822.86 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $27,218.92 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $32,066.61 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $35,949.51 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $37,430.83 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $38,324.38 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $40,025.37 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $41,082.19 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $39,485.09 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $40,678.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $41,934.17 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $44,032.96 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $46,508.75 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $47,788.21 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $48,833.15 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $50,308.54 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $51,828.45 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $53,683.81 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $55,197.79 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $55,678.70 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $54,627.82 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $55,726.20 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $59,172.72 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $59,528.95 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $58,991.64 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $60,805.44 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $62,942.82 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $67,113.67 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $69,797.27 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $71,271.50 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $75,465.51 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $69,176.27 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $74,634.48 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $81,955.33 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $83,873.86 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $83,902.51 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $83,334.29 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $76,822.89 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $75,212.47 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $77,787.09 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $81,298.32 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $81,068.58 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $77,698.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $89,014.11 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $102,780.81 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $103,031.09 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $104,461.62 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $104,345.37 | -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 |