According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 439.69% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $41,770,419,161.68 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.43% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $9,500,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $51,270,419,161.68 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 9.39%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1975-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $9,500,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $9,500,000,000.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $10,445,186,549.98 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $11,181,790,265.62 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $11,705,435,283.28 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $13,374,097,957.93 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $15,756,026,408.72 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $17,663,902,963.30 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $18,391,754,951.64 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $18,830,799,938.58 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $19,666,589,897.13 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $20,185,859,051.13 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $19,401,120,835.25 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $19,987,486,565.33 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $20,604,483,341.01 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $21,635,728,542.91 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $22,852,218,639.64 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $23,480,884,385.08 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $23,994,319,054.20 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $24,719,253,800.09 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $25,466,067,864.27 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $26,377,706,126.21 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $27,121,602,947.95 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $27,357,899,585.44 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $26,841,547,673.88 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $27,381,237,524.95 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $29,074,696,760.33 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $29,249,731,306.62 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $28,985,720,865.96 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $29,876,938,430.83 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $30,927,145,708.58 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $32,976,508,521.42 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $34,295,102,103.49 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $35,019,467,987.10 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $37,080,208,045.45 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $33,989,973,130.66 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $36,671,881,621.37 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $40,269,001,996.01 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $41,211,679,717.49 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $41,225,755,412.25 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $40,946,560,724.70 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $37,747,162,597.88 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $36,955,875,172.73 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $38,220,922,769.84 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $39,946,179,947.80 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $39,833,297,251.65 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $38,177,149,547.06 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $43,737,355,289.42 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $50,501,667,434.36 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $50,624,643,789.34 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $51,327,538,768.62 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $51,270,419,161.68 | -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 |