The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in the United States decreased to 268.63 points in December of 2025 from 272.62 points in November of 2025. CPI Transportation in the United States averaged 114.58 points from 1950 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 284.64 points in June of 2022 and a record low of 22.30 points in April of 1950. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

CPI Transportation in the United States is expected to be 268.90 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States CPI Transportation is projected to trend around 274.05 points in 2027 and 274.87 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 324.05 324.12 points Dec 2025
Core Consumer Prices 331.86 331.07 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.60 percent Dec 2025
CPI Apparel 128.12 129.76 points Dec 2025
CPI Core Core YoY 2.30 2.20 percent Dec 2025
CPI Education 314.41 314.64 points Dec 2025
CPI Food 343.80 341.72 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 351.07 349.97 points Dec 2025
CPI Recreation 142.51 140.82 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 268.63 272.62 points Dec 2025
Export Prices 154.10 153.60 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 3.10 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Import Prices 141.40 141.20 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.70 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.30 percent Dec 2025
PPI 151.47 150.73 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 3.00 3.00 percent Dec 2025


United States CPI Transportation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
268.63 272.62 284.64 22.30 1950 - 2025 points Monthly
1982-1984=100, NSA