According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,600.53% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $80,026,415.09 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 $5,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $85,026,415.09 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 $5,000,000 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 | $5,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $5,301,886.79 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $5,803,096.27 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $6,470,730.53 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $6,954,523.46 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $7,133,526.85 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $7,590,711.18 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $8,091,436.87 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $8,323,657.47 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $8,202,709.24 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $8,103,531.69 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $8,248,669.57 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $8,708,272.86 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $8,996,129.66 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $9,368,650.22 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $9,366,231.25 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $9,472,665.70 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $9,671,020.80 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $9,724,238.03 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $9,869,375.91 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $10,031,446.54 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $10,174,165.46 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $10,464,441.22 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $10,798,258.35 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $11,214,320.27 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $11,790,033.87 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $12,409,288.82 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $12,554,426.71 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $12,951,136.91 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $14,402,515.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $15,754,716.98 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $17,322,206.10 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $18,543,783.26 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $19,412,191.58 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $22,179,487.18 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $26,129,656.51 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $29,293,662.31 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $30,500,725.69 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $31,228,834.06 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $32,614,900.82 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $33,476,052.25 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $32,174,649.25 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $33,147,073.05 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $34,170,295.11 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $35,880,503.14 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $37,897,919.69 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $38,940,493.47 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $39,791,969.04 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $40,994,194.48 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $42,232,704.40 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $43,744,557.33 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $44,978,229.32 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $45,370,101.60 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $44,513,788.10 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $45,408,805.03 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $48,217,223.03 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $48,507,498.79 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $48,069,666.18 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $49,547,653.60 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $51,289,308.18 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $54,687,953.56 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $56,874,697.63 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $58,075,979.68 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $61,493,492.99 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $56,368,674.41 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $60,816,328.01 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $66,781,761.01 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $68,345,089.50 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $68,368,432.51 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $67,905,418.48 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $62,599,564.59 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $61,287,300.44 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $63,385,244.32 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $66,246,395.74 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $66,059,192.07 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $63,312,651.19 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $72,533,647.80 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $83,751,523.95 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $83,955,466.86 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $85,121,141.75 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $85,026,415.09 | -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 |