According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.11% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $405,113,501.41 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 $22,455,000 in the year 1935 would cost $427,568,501.41 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 $22,455,000 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 | $22,455,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $22,560,422.54 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $23,024,281.69 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $23,119,161.97 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $22,613,133.80 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $22,486,626.76 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $23,340,549.30 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $25,333,035.21 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $25,174,901.41 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $25,143,274.65 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $25,143,274.65 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $26,661,359.15 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $29,181,768.69 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $32,539,070.96 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $34,971,898.70 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $35,872,044.96 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $38,171,067.17 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $40,689,043.88 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $41,856,801.19 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $41,248,594.26 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $40,749,864.57 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $41,479,712.89 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $43,790,899.24 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $45,238,431.74 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $47,111,709.10 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $47,099,544.96 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $47,634,767.06 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $48,632,226.44 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $48,899,837.49 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $49,629,685.81 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $50,444,683.10 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $51,162,367.28 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $52,622,063.92 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $54,300,715.06 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $56,392,946.91 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $59,288,011.92 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $62,402,031.42 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $63,131,879.74 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $65,126,798.48 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $72,425,281.69 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $79,225,035.21 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $87,107,397.07 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $93,250,287.11 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $97,617,212.89 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $111,532,987.54 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $131,397,026.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $147,307,719.39 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $153,377,624.59 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $157,039,030.34 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $164,009,081.80 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $168,339,515.17 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $161,795,208.56 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $166,685,192.31 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $171,830,622.97 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $180,430,669.01 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $190,575,560.67 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $195,818,304.44 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $200,100,081.26 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $206,145,658.18 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $212,373,697.18 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $219,976,283.86 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $226,179,994.58 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $228,150,585.05 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $223,844,479.96 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $228,345,211.27 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $242,467,776.27 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $243,927,472.91 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $241,725,763.81 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $249,158,052.55 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $257,916,232.39 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $275,006,847.24 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $286,003,228.60 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $292,044,061.51 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $309,229,556.64 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $283,458,612.43 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $305,824,327.65 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $335,822,431.69 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $343,683,871.24 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $343,801,255.17 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $341,472,917.39 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $314,791,609.05 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $308,192,685.46 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $318,742,521.29 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $333,130,264.52 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $332,188,881.83 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $318,377,475.49 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $364,746,685.56 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $421,157,513.76 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $422,183,072.29 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $428,044,849.08 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $427,568,501.41 | -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 |