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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,802.22% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $180,221.52 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $10,000 in the year 1940 would cost $190,221.52 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by -0.56%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $10,000.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $10,379.75 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $11,265.82 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $11,195.50 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $11,181.43 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $11,181.43 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $11,856.54 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $12,977.39 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $14,470.41 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $15,552.31 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $15,952.61 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $16,975.01 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $18,094.77 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $18,614.09 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $18,343.61 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $18,121.82 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $18,446.39 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $19,474.20 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $20,117.93 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $20,950.99 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $20,945.58 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $21,183.60 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $21,627.18 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $21,746.19 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $22,070.76 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $22,433.19 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $22,752.35 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $23,401.49 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $24,148.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $25,078.44 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $26,365.90 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $27,750.73 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $28,075.30 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $28,962.46 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $32,208.16 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $35,232.07 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $38,737.42 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $41,469.22 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $43,411.23 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $49,599.70 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $58,433.41 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $65,509.03 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $68,208.37 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $69,836.63 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $72,936.28 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $74,862.06 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $71,951.75 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $74,126.37 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $76,414.58 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $80,239.10 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $84,750.62 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $87,082.12 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $88,986.26 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $91,674.78 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $94,444.44 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $97,825.38 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $100,584.23 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $101,460.56 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $99,545.60 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $101,547.12 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $107,827.55 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $108,476.69 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $107,497.57 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $110,802.77 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $114,697.61 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $122,297.96 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $127,188.14 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $129,874.55 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $137,517.09 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $126,056.53 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $136,002.76 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $149,343.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $152,839.23 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $152,891.43 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $151,856.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $139,990.59 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $137,055.99 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $141,747.59 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $148,145.95 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $147,727.31 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $141,585.25 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $162,206.05 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $187,292.44 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $187,748.51 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $190,355.30 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $190,221.52 | -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 |