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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,732.62% higher in 2025 versus 1941 (a $187,123,170,731.71 difference in value).
Between 1941 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.52% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $10,800,000,000 in the year 1941 would cost $197,923,170,731.71 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.73% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 3.80%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1941-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.11%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,800,000,000 beginning in 1941. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | $10,800,000,000.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $11,721,951,219.51 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $11,648,780,487.80 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $11,634,146,341.46 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $11,634,146,341.46 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $12,336,585,365.85 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $13,502,814,258.91 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $15,056,285,178.24 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $16,181,988,742.96 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $16,598,499,061.91 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $17,662,288,930.58 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $18,827,392,120.08 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $19,367,729,831.14 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $19,086,303,939.96 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $18,855,534,709.19 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $19,193,245,778.61 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $20,262,664,165.10 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $20,932,457,786.12 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $21,799,249,530.96 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $21,793,621,013.13 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $22,041,275,797.37 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $22,502,814,258.91 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $22,626,641,651.03 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $22,964,352,720.45 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $23,341,463,414.63 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $23,673,545,966.23 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $24,348,968,105.07 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $25,125,703,564.73 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $26,093,808,630.39 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $27,433,395,872.42 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $28,874,296,435.27 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $29,212,007,504.69 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $30,135,084,427.77 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $33,512,195,121.95 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $36,658,536,585.37 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $40,305,816,135.08 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $43,148,217,636.02 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $45,168,855,534.71 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $51,607,879,924.95 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $60,799,249,530.96 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $68,161,350,844.28 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $70,969,981,238.27 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $72,664,165,103.19 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $75,889,305,816.14 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $77,893,058,161.35 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $74,864,915,572.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $77,127,579,737.34 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $79,508,442,776.74 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $83,487,804,878.05 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $88,181,988,742.96 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $90,607,879,924.95 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $92,589,118,198.87 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $95,386,491,557.22 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $98,268,292,682.93 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $101,786,116,322.70 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $104,656,660,412.76 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $105,568,480,300.19 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $103,575,984,990.62 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $105,658,536,585.37 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $112,193,245,778.61 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $112,868,667,917.45 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $111,849,906,191.37 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $115,288,930,581.61 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $119,341,463,414.63 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $127,249,530,956.85 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $132,337,711,069.42 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $135,132,889,305.82 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $143,084,859,287.05 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $131,160,281,425.89 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $141,509,212,007.50 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $155,389,756,097.56 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $159,027,354,596.62 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $159,081,669,793.62 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $158,004,315,197.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $145,658,499,061.91 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $142,605,084,427.77 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $147,486,641,651.03 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $154,144,052,532.83 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $153,708,461,538.46 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $147,317,729,831.14 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $168,773,414,634.15 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $194,875,497,185.74 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $195,350,037,523.45 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $198,062,363,977.49 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $197,923,170,731.71 | -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 |