According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,814.28% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $163,285,363,924,050,656 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $172,285,363,924,050,656 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by -0.56%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $9,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $9,341,772,151,898,734.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $10,139,240,506,329,114.00 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $10,075,949,367,088,608.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $10,063,291,139,240,508.00 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $10,063,291,139,240,508.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $10,670,886,075,949,368.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $11,679,649,464,459,592.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $13,023,369,036,027,264.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $13,997,078,870,496,592.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $14,357,351,509,250,246.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $15,277,507,302,823,760.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $16,285,296,981,499,514.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $16,752,677,702,044,792.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $16,509,250,243,427,462.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $16,309,639,727,361,250.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $16,601,752,677,702,046.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $17,526,777,020,447,910.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $18,106,134,371,957,156.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $18,855,890,944,498,544.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $18,851,022,395,326,196.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $19,065,238,558,909,452.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $19,464,459,591,041,868.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $19,571,567,672,833,500.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $19,863,680,623,174,296.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $20,189,873,417,721,520.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $20,477,117,818,889,976.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $21,061,343,719,571,572.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $21,733,203,505,355,408.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $22,570,593,962,999,028.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $23,729,308,666,017,532.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $24,975,657,254,138,264.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $25,267,770,204,479,064.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $26,066,212,268,743,916.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $28,987,341,772,151,900.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $31,708,860,759,493,668.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $34,863,680,623,174,296.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $37,322,297,955,209,352.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $39,070,107,108,081,792.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $44,639,727,361,246,344.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $52,590,068,159,688,424.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $58,958,130,477,117,816.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $61,387,536,514,118,800.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $62,852,969,814,995,136.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $65,642,648,490,749,744.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $67,375,851,996,105,176.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $64,756,572,541,382,664.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $66,713,729,308,666,016.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $68,773,125,608,568,648.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $72,215,189,873,417,728.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $76,275,559,883,154,832.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $78,373,904,576,436,224.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $80,087,633,885,102,240.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $82,507,302,823,758,512.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $85,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $88,042,843,232,716,656.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $90,525,803,310,613,456.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $91,314,508,276,533,600.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $89,591,041,869,522,896.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $91,392,405,063,291,152.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $97,044,790,652,385,584.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $97,629,016,553,067,200.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $96,747,809,152,872,448.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $99,722,492,697,176,272.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $103,227,848,101,265,856.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $110,068,159,688,412,864.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $114,469,328,140,214,192.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $116,887,098,344,693,312.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $123,765,384,615,384,640.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $113,450,876,338,851,024.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $122,402,482,960,077,904.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $134,408,860,759,493,648.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $137,555,306,718,597,872.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $137,602,288,218,111,024.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $136,670,399,221,032,144.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $125,991,528,724,440,112.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $123,350,389,483,933,824.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $127,572,833,495,618,320.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $133,331,353,456,669,936.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $132,954,576,436,222,032.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $127,426,728,334,956,224.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $145,985,443,037,974,688.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $168,563,193,768,257,120.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $168,973,661,148,977,632.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $171,319,766,309,639,744.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $172,285,363,924,050,656.00 | 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 |