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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 712.53% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $25,650,973.65 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.68% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $3,600,000 in the year 1967 would cost $29,250,973.65 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.96% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1967: Pricing changed by 2.85%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1967-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1967 (2.80%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $3,600,000 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $3,600,000.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $3,714,840.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $3,857,975.03 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $4,056,033.29 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $4,269,070.74 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,319,001.39 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $4,455,478.50 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $4,954,785.02 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $5,419,972.26 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $5,959,223.30 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $6,379,472.95 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $6,678,224.69 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $7,630,235.78 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $8,989,181.69 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $10,077,669.90 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $10,492,926.49 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $10,743,411.93 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $11,220,249.65 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $11,516,504.85 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $11,068,793.34 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $11,403,328.71 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $11,755,339.81 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $12,343,689.32 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $13,037,725.38 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $13,396,393.90 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $13,689,320.39 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $14,102,912.62 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $14,528,987.52 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $15,049,098.47 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $15,473,509.02 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $15,608,321.78 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $15,313,730.93 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $15,621,636.62 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $16,587,794.73 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $16,687,656.03 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $16,537,031.90 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $17,045,492.37 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $17,644,660.19 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $18,813,869.63 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $19,566,158.11 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $19,979,425.80 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $21,155,126.21 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $19,392,074.90 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $20,922,166.44 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $22,974,407.77 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $23,512,227.46 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $23,520,257.98 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $23,360,970.87 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $21,535,639.39 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $21,084,191.40 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $21,805,930.65 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $22,790,230.24 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $22,725,828.02 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $21,780,957.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $24,953,184.47 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $28,812,382.80 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $28,882,543.69 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $29,283,561.72 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $29,250,973.65 | -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 |