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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAT1

Private transportation

Prices for private transportation rose 5.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.1% in the month.

12 months+5.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−9.6%seasonally adjusted
Index289.21982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026289.2+1.1%+5.3%
July 2026287.7−0.7%+4.9%
June 2026288.8−2.8%+5.5%
May 2026296.4+1.4%+8.6%
April 2026290.3+1.3%+6.4%
March 2026282.4+4.6%+4.4%
February 2026268.0+0.1%−1.1%
January 2026266.3−0.8%−1.3%
December 2025268.5−0.3%+0.6%
November 2025273.0—+2.1%
September 2025274.7+0.7%+1.8%
August 2025274.7+0.6%+1.0%
July 2025274.3−0.1%+0.1%
June 2025273.7−0.1%+0.2%
May 2025273.0−0.5%−1.0%
April 2025272.8−0.3%−1.1%
March 2025270.3−1.0%−0.6%
February 2025270.9−0.2%+1.9%
January 2025269.9+1.0%+3.1%
December 2024266.9+1.1%+1.3%
November 2024267.5+0.4%+0.3%
October 2024269.0+0.1%−0.3%
September 2024269.8−0.1%−1.1%
August 2024272.1−0.1%−0.9%
July 2024273.9−0.0%+1.2%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAT1 and CUSR0000SAT1). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.