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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,804.89% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $6,317,130,281.69 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.33% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $350,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $6,667,130,281.69 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $350,000,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $350,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $351,643,192.49 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $358,873,239.44 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $360,352,112.68 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $352,464,788.73 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $350,492,957.75 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $363,802,816.90 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $394,859,154.93 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $392,394,366.20 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $391,901,408.45 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $391,901,408.45 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $415,563,380.28 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $454,848,320.69 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $507,177,681.47 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $545,097,508.13 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $559,127,843.99 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $594,962,080.17 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $634,209,100.76 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $652,410,617.55 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $642,930,660.89 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $635,157,096.42 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $646,533,044.42 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $682,556,879.74 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $705,119,176.60 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $734,317,443.12 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $734,127,843.99 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $742,470,205.85 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $758,017,334.78 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $762,188,515.71 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $773,564,463.71 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $786,267,605.63 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $797,453,954.50 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $820,205,850.49 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $846,370,530.88 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $878,981,581.80 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $924,106,175.51 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $972,643,553.63 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $984,019,501.63 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,015,113,759.48 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,128,873,239.44 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,234,859,154.93 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,357,719,393.28 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,453,466,955.58 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,521,533,044.42 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,738,434,452.87 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,048,049,837.49 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,296,045,503.79 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,390,655,471.29 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,447,724,810.40 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,556,365,113.76 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,623,862,405.20 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,521,858,071.51 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,598,076,923.08 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,678,277,356.45 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,812,323,943.66 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,970,449,620.80 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,052,166,847.24 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,118,905,742.15 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,213,136,511.38 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,310,211,267.61 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,428,710,725.89 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,525,406,283.86 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,556,121,343.45 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,489,003,250.27 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,559,154,929.58 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,779,279,523.29 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,802,031,419.28 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,767,713,976.16 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,883,559,046.59 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,020,070,422.54 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,286,457,204.77 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,457,854,821.24 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,552,011,646.80 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,819,877,302.28 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,418,192,578.55 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,766,800,920.91 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,234,373,239.44 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,356,907,367.28 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,358,736,998.92 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,322,445,828.82 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,906,571,505.96 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,803,715,872.16 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,968,153,304.44 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,192,411,159.26 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,177,738,082.34 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,962,463,434.45 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,685,207,746.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $6,564,468,039.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $6,580,453,141.93 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,671,819,068.26 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $6,667,130,281.69 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 270.495 |