According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,091.93% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $1,528,697,456.77 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $140,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $1,668,697,456.77 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.50% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 2.57%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $140,000,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $140,000,000.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $148,972,533.06 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $158,799,593.08 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $163,357,070.19 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $160,983,384.20 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $159,036,961.68 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $161,885,384.88 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $170,905,391.66 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $176,554,764.33 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $183,865,717.19 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $183,818,243.47 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $185,907,087.15 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $189,799,932.18 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $190,844,354.02 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $193,692,777.21 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $196,873,516.45 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $199,674,465.92 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $205,371,312.31 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $211,922,685.66 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $220,088,165.48 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $231,386,910.82 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $243,540,183.11 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $246,388,606.31 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $254,174,296.37 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $282,658,528.31 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $309,196,337.74 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $339,959,308.24 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $363,933,536.79 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $380,976,602.24 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $435,286,537.81 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $512,811,122.41 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $574,906,748.05 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $598,596,134.28 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $612,885,723.97 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $640,088,165.48 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $656,988,809.77 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $631,447,948.46 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $650,532,383.86 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $670,613,767.38 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $704,177,687.35 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $743,770,769.75 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $764,231,943.03 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $780,942,692.44 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $804,537,131.23 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $828,843,675.82 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $858,514,750.76 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $882,726,347.91 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $890,417,090.54 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $873,611,393.69 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $891,176,670.06 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $946,293,658.87 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $951,990,505.26 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $943,397,761.95 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $972,404,204.82 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,006,585,283.15 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,073,285,859.61 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,116,202,102.41 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,139,778,026.45 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,206,848,897.93 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,106,271,074.94 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,193,559,104.78 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,310,634,520.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,341,315,835.88 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,341,773,957.27 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,332,687,012.55 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,228,556,256.36 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,202,802,238.05 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,243,975,720.58 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,300,127,636.49 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,296,453,645.30 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,242,551,034.25 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,423,518,955.58 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,643,676,907.43 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,647,679,416.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,670,556,527.64 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,668,697,456.77 | -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 |