According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,600.53% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $2,240,739,622.64 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.61% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $140,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $2,380,739,622.64 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.65% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $140,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $140,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $148,452,830.19 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $162,486,695.69 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $181,180,454.77 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $194,726,656.99 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $199,738,751.81 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $212,539,912.92 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $226,560,232.22 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $233,062,409.29 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $229,675,858.73 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $226,898,887.28 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $230,962,747.94 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $243,831,640.06 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $251,891,630.38 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $262,322,206.10 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $262,254,475.08 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $265,234,639.57 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $270,788,582.49 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $272,278,664.73 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $276,342,525.40 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $280,880,503.14 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $284,876,632.80 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $293,004,354.14 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $302,351,233.67 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $314,000,967.59 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $330,120,948.23 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $347,460,087.08 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $351,523,947.75 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $362,631,833.58 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $403,270,440.25 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $441,132,075.47 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $485,021,770.68 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $519,225,931.30 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $543,541,364.30 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $621,025,641.03 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $731,630,382.20 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $820,222,544.75 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $854,020,319.30 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $874,407,353.65 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $913,217,223.03 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $937,329,462.99 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $900,890,179.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $928,118,045.48 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $956,768,263.18 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,004,654,088.05 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,061,141,751.33 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,090,333,817.13 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,114,175,133.04 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,147,837,445.57 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,182,515,723.27 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,224,847,605.22 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,259,390,420.90 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,270,362,844.70 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,246,386,066.76 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,271,446,540.88 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,350,082,244.80 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,358,209,966.13 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,345,950,653.12 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,387,334,300.92 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,436,100,628.93 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,531,262,699.56 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,592,491,533.62 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,626,127,431.06 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,721,817,803.58 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,578,322,883.41 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,702,857,184.33 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,869,889,308.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,913,662,506.05 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,914,316,110.30 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,901,351,717.46 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,752,787,808.42 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,716,044,412.19 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,774,786,840.83 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,854,899,080.79 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,849,657,377.84 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,772,754,233.19 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,030,942,138.36 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,345,042,670.54 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,350,753,072.09 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,383,391,969.04 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,380,739,622.64 | -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 |