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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SETA03

Leased cars and trucks

Prices for leased cars and trucks fell 1.0% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.1% in the month.

12 months−1.0%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−0.0%seasonally adjusted
Index113.11982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%10%20172018201920202021202320242026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

8010012020172018201920202021202320242026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026113.1−0.1%−1.0%
July 2026113.3+0.3%−1.1%
June 2026112.9−0.2%−1.9%
May 2026113.1−0.0%−2.0%
April 2026113.1+0.1%−2.1%
March 2026113.1−0.2%—
February 2026113.3+0.2%—
January 2026113.1+0.6%—
December 2025112.4−0.6%—
November 2025113.1−0.3%—
October 2025113.5−0.1%—
September 2025113.6−0.6%−3.9%
August 2025114.2−0.3%—
July 2025114.5−0.4%+0.2%
June 2025115.0−0.3%—
May 2025115.4−0.1%−3.7%
April 2025115.5——
September 2024118.2—+1.4%
July 2024114.3—−1.1%
May 2024119.8—+4.3%
March 2024118.9—+1.1%
January 2024109.7—−1.6%
September 2023116.6−0.2%+4.6%
August 2023116.8+1.1%—
July 2023115.5−0.1%+10.8%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SETA03 and CUSR0000SETA03). 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.