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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,601.23% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $172,932,452,830.19 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.61% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $10,800,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $183,732,452,830.19 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.66% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,800,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $10,800,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $11,452,075,471.70 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $12,534,687,953.56 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $13,976,777,939.04 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $15,021,770,682.15 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $15,408,417,997.10 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $16,395,936,139.33 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $17,477,503,628.45 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $17,979,100,145.14 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $17,717,851,959.36 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $17,503,628,447.02 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $17,817,126,269.96 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $18,809,869,375.91 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $19,431,640,058.06 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $20,236,284,470.25 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $20,231,059,506.53 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $20,460,957,910.01 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $20,889,404,934.69 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $21,004,354,136.43 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $21,317,851,959.36 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $21,667,924,528.30 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $21,976,197,387.52 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $22,603,193,033.38 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $23,324,238,026.12 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $24,222,931,785.20 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $25,466,473,149.49 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $26,804,063,860.67 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $27,117,561,683.60 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $27,974,455,732.95 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $31,109,433,962.26 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $34,030,188,679.25 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $37,415,965,166.91 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $40,054,571,843.25 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $41,930,333,817.13 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $47,907,692,307.69 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $56,440,058,055.15 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $63,274,310,595.07 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $65,881,567,489.11 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $67,454,281,567.49 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $70,448,185,776.49 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $72,308,272,859.22 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $69,497,242,380.26 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $71,597,677,793.90 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $73,807,837,445.57 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $77,501,886,792.45 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $81,859,506,531.20 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $84,111,465,892.60 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $85,950,653,120.46 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $88,547,460,087.08 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $91,222,641,509.43 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $94,488,243,831.64 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $97,152,975,326.56 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $97,999,419,448.48 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $96,149,782,293.18 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $98,083,018,867.92 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $104,149,201,741.65 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $104,776,197,387.52 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $103,830,478,955.01 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $107,022,931,785.20 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $110,784,905,660.38 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $118,125,979,680.70 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $122,849,346,879.54 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $125,444,116,110.30 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $132,825,944,847.61 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $121,756,336,719.88 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $131,363,268,505.08 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $144,248,603,773.58 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $147,625,393,323.66 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $147,675,814,223.51 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $146,675,703,918.72 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $135,215,059,506.53 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $132,380,568,940.49 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $136,912,127,721.34 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $143,092,214,804.06 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $142,687,854,862.12 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $136,755,326,560.23 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $156,672,679,245.28 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $180,903,291,727.14 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $181,343,808,418.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $183,861,666,182.87 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $183,732,452,830.19 | -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 |