According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $121,737,525,528,169.02 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $6,700,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $128,437,525,528,169.02 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $6,700,000,000,000 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 | $6,700,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $6,731,455,399,061.03 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $6,869,859,154,929.58 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $6,898,169,014,084.51 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $6,747,183,098,591.55 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $6,709,436,619,718.31 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $6,964,225,352,112.68 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $7,558,732,394,366.20 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $7,511,549,295,774.65 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $7,502,112,676,056.34 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $7,502,112,676,056.34 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $7,955,070,422,535.21 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $8,707,096,424,702.06 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $9,708,829,902,491.88 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $10,434,723,726,977.25 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $10,703,304,442,036.84 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $11,389,274,106,175.52 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $12,140,574,214,517.88 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $12,489,003,250,270.86 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $12,307,529,794,149.52 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $12,158,721,560,130.01 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $12,376,489,707,475.62 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $13,066,088,840,736.73 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $13,497,995,666,305.53 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $14,056,933,911,159.27 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $14,053,304,442,036.84 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $14,213,001,083,423.62 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $14,510,617,551,462.62 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $14,590,465,872,156.02 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $14,808,234,019,501.63 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $15,051,408,450,704.23 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $15,265,547,128,927.41 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $15,701,083,423,618.64 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $16,201,950,162,513.54 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $16,826,218,851,570.97 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $17,690,032,502,708.56 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $18,619,176,598,049.84 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $18,836,944,745,395.45 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $19,432,177,681,473.46 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $21,609,859,154,929.58 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $23,638,732,394,366.20 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $25,990,628,385,698.81 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $27,823,510,292,524.38 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $29,126,489,707,475.63 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $33,278,602,383,531.96 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $39,205,525,460,455.04 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $43,952,871,072,589.38 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $45,763,976,164,680.40 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $46,856,446,370,530.88 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $48,936,132,177,681.47 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $50,228,223,185,265.44 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $48,275,568,797,399.78 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $49,734,615,384,615.38 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $51,269,880,823,401.94 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $53,835,915,492,957.75 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $56,862,892,741,061.77 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $58,427,193,932,827.73 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $59,704,767,063,921.99 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $61,508,613,217,768.15 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $63,366,901,408,450.72 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $65,635,319,609,967.49 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $67,486,348,862,405.20 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $68,074,322,860,238.36 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $66,789,490,790,899.26 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $68,132,394,366,197.19 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $72,346,208,017,334.78 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $72,781,744,312,026.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $72,124,810,400,866.73 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $74,342,416,034,669.56 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $76,955,633,802,816.91 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $82,055,037,919,826.66 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $85,336,078,006,500.55 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $87,138,508,667,388.95 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $92,266,222,643,553.66 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $84,576,829,360,780.08 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $91,250,189,057,421.48 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $100,200,859,154,929.58 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $102,546,512,459,371.63 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $102,581,536,836,403.05 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $101,886,820,151,679.30 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $93,925,797,399,783.31 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $91,956,846,695,557.98 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $95,104,648,970,747.58 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $99,397,585,048,754.08 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $99,116,700,433,369.44 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $94,995,728,602,383.56 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $108,831,119,718,309.86 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $125,662,673,889,490.80 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $125,968,674,431,202.59 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $127,717,679,306,608.88 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $128,437,525,528,169.02 | 0.56%* |
* 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 | 272.211 |