According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.11% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $163,120,489.35 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 $9,041,591 in the year 1935 would cost $172,162,080.35 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 $9,041,591 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 | $9,041,591.00 | - |
| 1936 | $9,084,039.78 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $9,270,814.43 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $9,309,018.34 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $9,105,264.18 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $9,054,325.64 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $9,398,160.79 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $10,200,442.80 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $10,136,769.63 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $10,124,034.99 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $10,124,034.99 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $10,735,297.48 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $11,750,149.95 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $13,101,980.46 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $14,081,567.78 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $14,444,015.09 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $15,369,725.11 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $16,383,597.99 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $16,853,799.91 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $16,608,903.08 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $16,408,087.68 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $16,701,963.87 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $17,632,571.83 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $18,215,426.29 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $18,969,708.53 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $18,964,810.59 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $19,180,319.80 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $19,581,950.61 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $19,689,705.21 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $19,983,581.41 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $20,311,743.16 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $20,600,721.42 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $21,188,473.82 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $21,864,389.07 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $22,706,834.17 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $23,872,543.08 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $25,126,414.86 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $25,420,291.06 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $26,223,552.66 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $29,162,314.63 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $31,900,261.20 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $35,074,124.13 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $37,547,582.13 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $39,305,941.37 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $44,909,180.87 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $52,907,511.37 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $59,314,012.46 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $61,758,082.84 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $63,232,361.76 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $66,038,879.44 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $67,782,544.88 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $65,147,454.98 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $67,116,425.50 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $69,188,252.69 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $72,651,093.88 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $76,735,973.02 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $78,846,983.70 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $80,571,057.39 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $83,005,331.89 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $85,513,075.44 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $88,574,285.83 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $91,072,233.51 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $91,865,699.24 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $90,131,829.68 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $91,944,066.23 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $97,630,570.64 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $98,218,323.04 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $97,331,796.51 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $100,324,435.78 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $103,850,950.15 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $110,732,551.10 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $115,160,285.80 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $117,592,650.11 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $124,512,454.96 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $114,135,686.44 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $123,141,326.59 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $135,220,177.06 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $138,385,615.54 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $138,432,880.63 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $137,495,366.58 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $126,752,036.48 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $124,094,954.85 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $128,342,886.30 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $134,136,165.73 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $133,757,114.42 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $128,195,899.22 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $146,866,637.70 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $169,580,671.83 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $169,993,616.87 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $172,353,883.55 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $172,162,080.35 | -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 |