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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SETF01

State motor vehicle registration and license fees

Prices for state motor vehicle registration and license fees rose 3.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.6% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.6%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index206.91982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1801902002102017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026206.9−0.6%°+3.4%
July 2026208.1−0.4%°+3.5%
June 2026208.9−0.0%°+4.2%
May 2026208.9−0.0%°+4.2%
April 2026209.0−0.0%°+4.3%
March 2026209.0−0.0%°+4.5%
February 2026209.1−0.0%°+4.6%
January 2026209.1+3.1%°+5.0%
December 2025202.8−0.5%°+1.8%
November 2025203.8—+2.3%
September 2025200.3+0.1%°+0.7%
August 2025200.2−0.5%°+0.7%
July 2025201.1+0.3%°+1.5%
June 2025200.5+0.0%°+2.0%
May 2025200.4+0.0%°+2.0%
April 2025200.4+0.3%°+2.0%
March 2025199.9+0.1%°+2.0%
February 2025199.8+0.3%°+1.9%
January 2025199.2+0.0%°+1.5%
December 2024199.2−0.0%°+2.1%
November 2024199.3+0.0%°+2.4%
October 2024199.3+0.2%°+2.4%
September 2024199.0+0.1%°+2.3%
August 2024198.8+0.3%°+2.2%
July 2024198.3+0.8%°+1.9%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SETF01). 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.