According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 813.93% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $54,533,386,395,919.42 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.46% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $6,700,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $61,233,386,395,919.42 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1960: Pricing changed by -0.03%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1960-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $6,700,000,000,000 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $6,700,000,000,000.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $6,776,136,363,636.36 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $6,918,026,859,504.13 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $6,956,095,041,322.31 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $7,059,917,355,371.90 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $7,175,852,272,727.27 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $7,277,944,214,876.03 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $7,485,588,842,975.21 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $7,724,380,165,289.26 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $8,022,004,132,231.40 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $8,433,832,644,628.10 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $8,876,807,851,239.67 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $8,980,630,165,289.26 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $9,264,411,157,024.79 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $10,302,634,297,520.66 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $11,269,912,190,082.64 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $12,391,193,181,818.19 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $13,265,030,991,735.54 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $13,886,234,504,132.23 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $15,865,779,958,677.69 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $18,691,477,272,727.27 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $20,954,803,719,008.27 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $21,818,259,297,520.67 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $22,339,101,239,669.42 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $23,330,604,338,842.98 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $23,946,616,735,537.19 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $23,015,676,652,892.56 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $23,711,286,157,024.79 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $24,443,233,471,074.38 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $25,666,606,404,958.68 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $27,109,736,570,247.94 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $27,855,526,859,504.13 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $28,464,617,768,595.04 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $29,324,612,603,305.78 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $30,210,563,016,528.93 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $31,292,045,454,545.45 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $32,174,535,123,966.94 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $32,454,855,371,900.83 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $31,842,303,719,008.27 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $32,482,541,322,314.05 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $34,491,503,099,173.55 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $34,699,147,727,272.73 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $34,385,950,413,223.14 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $35,443,207,644,628.10 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $36,689,075,413,223.14 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $39,120,247,933,884.30 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $40,684,504,132,231.41 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $41,543,824,121,900.82 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $43,988,493,543,388.44 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $40,322,527,634,297.52 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $43,504,093,233,471.08 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $47,771,380,681,818.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $48,889,685,433,884.30 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $48,906,383,522,727.27 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $48,575,173,037,190.08 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $44,779,706,095,041.32 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $43,840,996,642,561.99 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $45,341,730,888,429.76 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $47,388,414,772,727.27 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $47,254,501,291,322.31 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $45,289,802,427,685.95 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $51,885,910,898,760.33 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $59,910,458,677,685.96 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $60,056,346,332,644.63 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $60,890,195,247,933.88 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $61,233,386,395,919.42 | 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 |