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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SETA02

Used cars and trucks

Prices for used cars and trucks fell 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.4% in the month.

12 months−2.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.4%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+2.2%seasonally adjusted
Index184.61982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%20%40%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1501752002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026184.6+0.4%−2.3%
July 2026184.7+0.4%−1.9%
June 2026183.4−0.2%−1.8%
May 2026180.6+0.1%−2.0%
April 2026177.9−0.0%−2.7%
March 2026176.2−0.4%−3.2%
February 2026175.6−0.4%−3.2%
January 2026177.7−1.8%−2.0%
December 2025183.3−0.9%+1.6%
November 2025186.4+0.1%+3.6%
October 2025187.0+0.7%+4.6%
September 2025187.1−0.2%+5.1%
August 2025189.0+0.8%+6.0%
July 2025188.2+0.5%+4.8%
June 2025186.7−0.5%+2.8%
May 2025184.2−0.6%+1.8%
April 2025182.9−0.5%+1.5%
March 2025181.9−0.4%+0.6%
February 2025181.4+0.9%+0.8%
January 2025181.3+1.8%+1.0%
December 2024180.3+1.0%−3.3%
November 2024180.0+1.2%−3.4%
October 2024178.7+1.1%−3.4%
September 2024178.1+0.6%−5.1%
August 2024178.2−0.3%−10.4%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SETA02 and CUSR0000SETA02). 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.