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

Motor vehicle fees

Prices for motor vehicle fees rose 1.9% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.7% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+1.9%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.7%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index218.91982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002202017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026218.9−0.7%°+1.9%
July 2026220.4−1.0%°+2.5%
June 2026222.5−0.4%°+3.6%
May 2026223.4+0.2%°+3.4%
April 2026222.9−0.2%°+3.4%
March 2026223.3+0.4%°+3.6%
February 2026222.3−0.8%°+2.7%
January 2026224.2+4.9%°+3.6%
December 2025213.7−0.7%°+1.3%
November 2025215.2—+1.2%
September 2025217.1+1.1%°+1.0%
August 2025214.7−0.1%°+0.8%
July 2025215.0+0.1%°+1.0%
June 2025214.7−0.6%°+1.3%
May 2025216.1+0.2%°+1.5%
April 2025215.6+0.1%°+1.2%
March 2025215.4−0.5%°+2.0%
February 2025216.5+0.0%°+2.7%
January 2025216.5+2.6%°+2.8%
December 2024210.9−0.9%°+1.3%
November 2024212.8−0.9%°+2.9%
October 2024214.7−0.1%°+2.6%
September 2024214.9+0.9%°+3.4%
August 2024213.0+0.1%°+2.5%
July 2024212.9+0.4%°+2.6%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SETF). 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.