According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 621.17% higher in 2025 versus 1970 (a $31,058,596.64 difference in value).
Between 1970 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.66% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $5,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $36,058,596.64 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.90% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.13%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1970-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $5,000,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | $5,000,000.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $5,262,617.97 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $5,324,169.06 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $5,492,408.70 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $6,107,919.57 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $6,681,370.54 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $7,346,122.28 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $7,864,177.27 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $8,232,457.94 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $9,406,032.01 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $11,081,247.44 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $12,423,061.14 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $12,934,961.02 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $13,243,742.31 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $13,831,555.19 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $14,196,758.31 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $13,644,850.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $14,057,242.51 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $14,491,177.68 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $15,216,454.66 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $16,072,014.77 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $16,514,156.75 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $16,875,256.46 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $17,385,104.64 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $17,910,340.58 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $18,551,497.74 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $19,074,681.99 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $19,240,869.92 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $18,877,718.51 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $19,257,283.55 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $20,448,297.09 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $20,571,399.26 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $20,385,720.15 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $21,012,515.39 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $21,751,128.44 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $23,192,449.73 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $24,119,819.45 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $24,629,267.54 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $26,078,590.48 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $23,905,221.58 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $25,791,413.62 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $28,321,276.16 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $28,984,263.44 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $28,994,162.91 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $28,797,804.68 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $26,547,661.06 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $25,991,146.90 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $26,880,857.61 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $28,094,234.71 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $28,014,844.07 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $26,850,071.81 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $30,760,576.53 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $35,517,931.88 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $35,604,421.42 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $36,098,768.98 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $36,058,596.64 | -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 |