Transportation · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Used cars & trucks Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Used cars and trucks is down 1.8% from a year earlier. Used vehicle prices.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Used cars & trucks: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Used cars & trucks: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 184.9 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 179.8 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 191.2 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 205.9 | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 182.6 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 144.2 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 139.8 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 138.4 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 138.3 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 143.5 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 147.1 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 149.1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 149.9 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 150.3 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 149.0 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 143.1 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 127.0 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 134.0 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 135.7 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 140.0 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 139.4 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 133.3 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 142.9 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 152.0 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 158.7 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 155.8 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 152.0 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 150.6 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 151.1 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Used cars & trucks inflation by region & metro area
Latest year-over-year change in each area’s own index. Many metro series are published bimonthly, so the “as of” month can trail the national index. Index levels are not comparable across areas — each series measures change over time from its own base period.
| Area | Year over year | As of |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. city average | -1.8% | June 2026 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | -1.6% | June 2026 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | -2.2% | June 2026 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | -3.5% | May 2026 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | -1.2% | June 2026 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | -1.9% | May 2026 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | -2.5% | May 2026 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | -1.2% | June 2026 |
| East North Central | -1.2% | June 2026 |
| East South Central | -1.6% | June 2026 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | -1.8% | June 2026 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | -2.9% | June 2026 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | -1.8% | June 2026 |
| Middle Atlantic | -2.2% | June 2026 |
| Midwest | -1.6% | June 2026 |
| Midwest - Size Class A | -1.7% | June 2026 |
| Midwest - Size Class B/C | -1.5% | June 2026 |
| Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | -3.3% | May 2026 |
| Mountain | -0.4% | June 2026 |
| New England | -2.8% | June 2026 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | -2.2% | June 2026 |
| Northeast | -2.4% | June 2026 |
| Northeast - Size Class A | -2.3% | June 2026 |
| Northeast - Size Class B/C | -2.5% | June 2026 |
| Pacific | -2.4% | June 2026 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | -2.2% | June 2026 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | +1.4% | June 2026 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | -3.1% | May 2026 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | -3.1% | May 2026 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | -2.9% | June 2026 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | -1.1% | June 2026 |
| Size Class A | -2.0% | June 2026 |
| Size Class B/C | -1.7% | June 2026 |
| South | -1.8% | June 2026 |
| South - Size Class A | -2.0% | June 2026 |
| South - Size Class B/C | -1.7% | June 2026 |
| South Atlantic | -2.0% | June 2026 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | -1.2% | June 2026 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | -1.9% | May 2026 |
| Urban Alaska | -1.3% | June 2026 |
| Urban Hawaii | -3.1% | May 2026 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | -2.0% | May 2026 |
| West | -1.6% | June 2026 |
| West - Size Class A | -2.2% | June 2026 |
| West - Size Class B/C | -1.3% | June 2026 |
| West North Central | -2.3% | June 2026 |
| West South Central | -1.8% | June 2026 |
Used cars & trucks inflation — FAQ
What is the current Used cars & trucks inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Used cars and trucks is down 1.8% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved -0.2% in June 2026.
When was Used cars & trucks inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2021, when the Used cars and trucks index rose 26.6% over 2020.
Is Used cars & trucks inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Used cars and trucks index is down 1.8% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). Used cars & trucks prices are down over the past year even as overall inflation (all items CPI-U) is up.
Why is October 2025 missing from the Used cars & trucks data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.