United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class A, New cars (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): New cars for Size Class A was 151.081; it rose by 0.3% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of New cars for Size Class A in February 2023 was 6.2%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The charts and table below shows the United States not seasonally adjusted historical Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate for All Urban Consumers: New cars for Size Class A from January 2002 to February 2023.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for New cars for Size Class A (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for New cars for Size Class A (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: New cars for Size Class A (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for New cars for Size Class A % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 122.8 -0.7
February 2002 122 -0.9
March 2002 121.7 -1.0
April 2002 121.3 -1.2
May 2002 120.8 -1.4
June 2002 120.2 -1.3
July 2002 119.7 -1.6
August 2002 119 -1.7
September 2002 119.3 -1.4
October 2002 120.1 -1.1
November 2002 121 -1.5
December 2002 121.4 -1.8
January 2003 120.6 -1.8
February 2003 119.8 -1.8
March 2003 119.9 -1.5
April 2003 119.3 -1.6
May 2003 118.6 -1.8
June 2003 118 -1.8
July 2003 117.5 -1.8
August 2003 117.6 -1.2
September 2003 117 -1.9
October 2003 117.5 -2.2
November 2003 118.1 -2.4
December 2003 118.4 -2.5
January 2004 118.4 -1.8
February 2004 118.9 -0.7
March 2004 118.7 -1.0
April 2004 118.3 -0.8
May 2004 118.3 -0.2
June 2004 118 0.0
July 2004 116.8 -0.6
August 2004 116 -1.4
September 2004 116 -0.8
October 2004 117 -0.4
November 2004 118.8 0.6
December 2004 119 0.5
January 2005 119.7 1.1
February 2005 120 0.9
March 2005 119.3 0.5
April 2005 119.2 0.8
May 2005 118.9 0.5
June 2005 118.7 0.6
July 2005 117.4 0.5
August 2005 116.1 0.1
September 2005 117.3 1.1
October 2005 118.7 1.5
November 2005 119.5 0.6
December 2005 119.9 0.8
January 2006 120.8 0.9
February 2006 120.7 0.6
March 2006 119.9 0.5
April 2006 119.4 0.2
May 2006 119.4 0.4
June 2006 119.2 0.4
July 2006 118.7 1.1
August 2006 118.8 2.3
September 2006 119.2 1.6
October 2006 119.7 0.8
November 2006 120 0.4
December 2006 120 0.1
January 2007 120.438 -0.3
February 2007 120.14 -0.5
March 2007 120.044 0.1
April 2007 119.891 0.4
May 2007 119.081 -0.3
June 2007 118.901 -0.2
July 2007 118.349 -0.3
August 2007 118.266 -0.4
September 2007 118.117 -0.9
October 2007 118.725 -0.8
November 2007 119.505 -0.4
December 2007 119.648 -0.3
January 2008 119.605 -0.7
February 2008 119.126 -0.8
March 2008 118.903 -0.9
April 2008 118.659 -1.0
May 2008 118.459 -0.5
June 2008 118.488 -0.3
July 2008 118.968 0.5
August 2008 118.704 0.4
September 2008 117.849 -0.2
October 2008 117.867 -0.7
November 2008 118.433 -0.9
December 2008 118.115 -1.3
January 2009 118.841 -0.6
February 2009 118.639 -0.4
March 2009 118.819 -0.1
April 2009 119.13 0.4
May 2009 119.285 0.7
June 2009 119.12 0.5
July 2009 119.223 0.2
August 2009 117.565 -1.0
September 2009 118.387 0.5
October 2009 120.275 2.0
November 2009 122.234 3.2
December 2009 122.203 3.5
January 2010 121.527 2.3
February 2010 121.477 2.4
March 2010 121.208 2.0
April 2010 120.533 1.2
May 2010 120.283 0.8
June 2010 120.249 1.0
July 2010 120.301 0.9
August 2010 120.106 2.2
September 2010 120.246 1.6
October 2010 120.652 0.3
November 2010 120.722 -1.2
December 2010 120.605 -1.3
January 2011 120.816 -0.6
February 2011 122.337 0.7
March 2011 122.626 1.2
April 2011 123.378 2.4
May 2011 124.931 3.9
June 2011 126.025 4.8
July 2011 126.142 4.9
August 2011 125.67 4.6
September 2011 125.734 4.6
October 2011 125.793 4.3
November 2011 125.9 4.3
December 2011 126.001 4.5
January 2012 126.018 4.3
February 2012 126.191 3.2
March 2012 125.987 2.7
April 2012 126.327 2.4
May 2012 126.301 1.1
June 2012 126.214 0.2
July 2012 125.928 -0.2
August 2012 125.608 0.0
September 2012 125.355 -0.3
October 2012 125.787 0.0
November 2012 126.527 0.5
December 2012 126.79 0.6
January 2013 127.484 1.2
February 2013 127.449 1.0
March 2013 127.338 1.1
April 2013 127.322 0.8
May 2013 126.966 0.5
June 2013 126.707 0.4
July 2013 126.534 0.5
August 2013 126.355 0.6
September 2013 126.083 0.6
October 2013 126.194 0.3
November 2013 126.361 -0.1
December 2013 126.499 -0.2
January 2014 127.112 -0.3
February 2014 127.552 0.1
March 2014 127.438 0.1
April 2014 127.477 0.1
May 2014 127.553 0.5
June 2014 127.03 0.3
July 2014 126.629 0.1
August 2014 125.937 -0.3
September 2014 125.925 -0.1
October 2014 126.469 0.2
November 2014 126.739 0.3
December 2014 126.832 0.3
January 2015 126.88 -0.2
February 2015 127.59 0.0
March 2015 127.634 0.2
April 2015 127.199 -0.2
May 2015 126.909 -0.5
June 2015 126.925 -0.1
July 2015 126.048 -0.5
August 2015 125.347 -0.5
September 2015 125.055 -0.7
October 2015 125.429 -0.8
November 2015 125.109 -1.3
December 2015 125.062 -1.4
January 2016 125.663 -1.0
February 2016 126.183 -1.1
March 2016 125.922 -1.3
April 2016 125.493 -1.3
May 2016 125.088 -1.4
June 2016 124.659 -1.8
July 2016 124.72 -1.0
August 2016 124.443 -0.7
September 2016 124.382 -0.5
October 2016 124.359 -0.8
November 2016 124.511 -0.5
December 2016 124.542 -0.4
January 2017 125.856 0.2
February 2017 126.01 -0.1
March 2017 125.702 -0.2
April 2017 125.338 -0.1
May 2017 124.745 -0.3
June 2017 124.019 -0.5
July 2017 122.631 -1.7
August 2017 121.989 -2.0
September 2017 121.888 -2.0
October 2017 121.964 -1.9
November 2017 122.753 -1.4
December 2017 124.04 -0.4
January 2018 124.566 -1.0
February 2018 124.169 -1.5
March 2018 123.511 -1.7
April 2018 122.945 -1.9
May 2018 123.315 -1.1
June 2018 123.849 -0.1
July 2018 123.869 1.0
August 2018 123.217 1.0
September 2018 122.984 0.9
October 2018 122.922 0.8
November 2018 123.267 0.4
December 2018 123.742 -0.2
January 2019 124.145 -0.3
February 2019 124.011 -0.1
March 2019 124.704 1.0
April 2019 124.331 1.1
May 2019 124.152 0.7
June 2019 124.048 0.2
July 2019 123.588 -0.2
August 2019 123.226 0.0
September 2019 122.746 -0.2
October 2019 122.784 -0.1
November 2019 122.831 -0.3
December 2019 123.022 -0.6
January 2020 123.733 -0.3
February 2020 124.265 0.2
March 2020 123.034 -1.3
April 2020 122.88 -1.2
May 2020 123.724 -0.3
June 2020 123.76 -0.2
July 2020 123.801 0.2
August 2020 123.42 0.2
September 2020 122.808 0.1
October 2020 122.136 -0.5
November 2020 122.226 -0.5
December 2020 123.586 0.5
January 2021 124.307 0.5
February 2021 124.247 0.0
March 2021 124.319 1.0
April 2021 124.846 1.6
May 2021 126.055 1.9
June 2021 128.63 3.9
July 2021 130.251 5.2
August 2021 132.028 7.0
September 2021 133.301 8.5
October 2021 135.297 10.8
November 2021 137.226 12.3
December 2021 141.332 14.4
January 2022 141.681 14.0
February 2022 142.324 14.6
March 2022 142.083 14.3
April 2022 144.143 15.5
May 2022 145.99 15.8
June 2022 146.76 14.1
July 2022 147.783 13.5
August 2022 148.58 12.5
September 2022 149.384 12.1
October 2022 149.934 10.8
November 2022 149.7 9.1
December 2022 150.06 6.2
January 2023 150.67 6.3
February 2023 151.081 6.2