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

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2022, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): New cars and trucks for Size Class B/C was 117.619; it rose by 0.1% compared to February 2022.

The US Inflation Rate of New cars and trucks for Size Class B/C in March 2022 was 11.7%, 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 and trucks for Size Class B/C from January 2002 to March 2022.

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 and trucks for Size Class B/C (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for New cars and trucks for Size Class B/C (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: New cars and trucks for Size Class B/C (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for New cars and trucks for Size Class B/C % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 100.3 -0.1
February 2002 99.1 -1.1
March 2002 98.5 -1.2
April 2002 98.3 -1.6
May 2002 97.8 -1.7
June 2002 97.3 -1.8
July 2002 97.1 -1.6
August 2002 96.7 -1.2
September 2002 97.1 -0.8
October 2002 97.9 -0.6
November 2002 98.3 -1.6
December 2002 98 -2.8
January 2003 97.3 -3.0
February 2003 97 -2.1
March 2003 97.1 -1.4
April 2003 96.6 -1.7
May 2003 96.4 -1.4
June 2003 95.9 -1.4
July 2003 95.3 -1.8
August 2003 95.1 -1.6
September 2003 94.9 -2.3
October 2003 94.8 -3.2
November 2003 95.7 -2.6
December 2003 96.1 -1.9
January 2004 96.1 -1.2
February 2004 96.1 -0.9
March 2004 95.8 -1.3
April 2004 95.8 -0.8
May 2004 95.6 -0.8
June 2004 95.4 -0.5
July 2004 94.5 -0.8
August 2004 93.8 -1.4
September 2004 93.6 -1.4
October 2004 93.9 -0.9
November 2004 95.4 -0.3
December 2004 96.7 0.6
January 2005 97.2 1.1
February 2005 97 0.9
March 2005 96.5 0.7
April 2005 96.5 0.7
May 2005 96.5 0.9
June 2005 96 0.6
July 2005 95.1 0.6
August 2005 94.5 0.8
September 2005 94.8 1.3
October 2005 95.4 1.6
November 2005 96 0.6
December 2005 96.5 -0.2
January 2006 97.3 0.1
February 2006 97.2 0.2
March 2006 97.1 0.6
April 2006 97 0.5
May 2006 96.3 -0.2
June 2006 96 0.0
July 2006 95.8 0.7
August 2006 95.4 1.0
September 2006 95.2 0.4
October 2006 95.5 0.1
November 2006 95.4 -0.6
December 2006 95.8 -0.7
January 2007 96.027 -1.3
February 2007 96.007 -1.2
March 2007 95.792 -1.3
April 2007 95.616 -1.4
May 2007 95.383 -0.9
June 2007 94.907 -1.1
July 2007 94.634 -1.2
August 2007 94.294 -1.2
September 2007 94.074 -1.2
October 2007 94.399 -1.1
November 2007 94.857 -0.6
December 2007 95.191 -0.6
January 2008 95.482 -0.6
February 2008 95.338 -0.7
March 2008 94.764 -1.1
April 2008 94.581 -1.1
May 2008 94.255 -1.2
June 2008 94.102 -0.8
July 2008 93.978 -0.7
August 2008 93.162 -1.2
September 2008 92.751 -1.4
October 2008 92.66 -1.8
November 2008 92.134 -2.9
December 2008 92.148 -3.2
January 2009 92.65 -3.0
February 2009 94.175 -1.2
March 2009 94.477 -0.3
April 2009 94.177 -0.4
May 2009 94.489 0.3
June 2009 95.01 1.0
July 2009 95.463 1.6
August 2009 93.731 0.6
September 2009 93.533 0.8
October 2009 96.047 3.7
November 2009 97.091 5.4
December 2009 97.305 5.6
January 2010 97.405 5.1
February 2010 97.317 3.3
March 2010 96.89 2.6
April 2010 96.867 2.9
May 2010 96.619 2.3
June 2010 96.314 1.4
July 2010 96.007 0.6
August 2010 95.935 2.4
September 2010 96.191 2.8
October 2010 96.52 0.5
November 2010 96.7 -0.4
December 2010 97.065 -0.2
January 2011 97.287 -0.1
February 2011 98.028 0.7
March 2011 98.728 1.9
April 2011 99.031 2.2
May 2011 99.645 3.1
June 2011 99.851 3.7
July 2011 99.373 3.5
August 2011 99.043 3.2
September 2011 99.093 3.0
October 2011 99.054 2.6
November 2011 99.133 2.5
December 2011 99.276 2.3
January 2012 99.742 2.5
February 2012 100.544 2.6
March 2012 100.667 2.0
April 2012 100.771 1.8
May 2012 100.818 1.2
June 2012 100.821 1.0
July 2012 100.496 1.1
August 2012 100.44 1.4
September 2012 100.501 1.4
October 2012 100.508 1.5
November 2012 101.107 2.0
December 2012 101.521 2.3
January 2013 101.769 2.0
February 2013 101.763 1.2
March 2013 101.77 1.1
April 2013 102.021 1.2
May 2013 101.956 1.1
June 2013 101.886 1.1
July 2013 101.58 1.1
August 2013 101.522 1.1
September 2013 101.686 1.2
October 2013 101.357 0.8
November 2013 101.4 0.3
December 2013 101.433 -0.1
January 2014 101.206 -0.5
February 2014 101.607 -0.1
March 2014 101.5 -0.3
April 2014 101.879 -0.1
May 2014 101.766 -0.2
June 2014 101.498 -0.4
July 2014 101.722 0.1
August 2014 101.475 0.0
September 2014 101.267 -0.4
October 2014 101.345 0.0
November 2014 101.61 0.2
December 2014 101.835 0.4
January 2015 101.958 0.7
February 2015 102.303 0.7
March 2015 102.632 1.1
April 2015 103.001 1.1
May 2015 103.225 1.4
June 2015 103.121 1.6
July 2015 102.681 0.9
August 2015 102.739 1.3
September 2015 102.557 1.3
October 2015 102.066 0.7
November 2015 102.379 0.8
December 2015 102.633 0.8
January 2016 103.098 1.1
February 2016 103.904 1.6
March 2016 103.875 1.2
April 2016 103.637 0.6
May 2016 103.591 0.4
June 2016 103.153 0.0
July 2016 102.888 0.2
August 2016 102.753 0.0
September 2016 102.588 0.0
October 2016 103.076 1.0
November 2016 103.248 0.9
December 2016 103.46 0.8
January 2017 104.936 1.8
February 2017 104.774 0.8
March 2017 104.586 0.7
April 2017 104.874 1.2
May 2017 104.498 0.9
June 2017 103.936 0.8
July 2017 103.186 0.3
August 2017 102.916 0.2
September 2017 102.127 -0.4
October 2017 101.937 -1.1
November 2017 102.478 -0.7
December 2017 102.918 -0.5
January 2018 103.267 -1.6
February 2018 103.151 -1.5
March 2018 103.329 -1.2
April 2018 102.966 -1.8
May 2018 103.109 -1.3
June 2018 103.102 -0.8
July 2018 103.067 -0.1
August 2018 102.922 0.0
September 2018 102.682 0.5
October 2018 102.449 0.5
November 2018 102.431 0.0
December 2018 102.543 -0.4
January 2019 103.469 0.2
February 2019 103.678 0.5
March 2019 103.721 0.4
April 2019 103.99 1.0
May 2019 104.004 0.9
June 2019 103.927 0.8
July 2019 103.821 0.7
August 2019 103.328 0.4
September 2019 102.755 0.1
October 2019 102.615 0.2
November 2019 102.648 0.2
December 2019 102.908 0.4
January 2020 103.696 0.2
February 2020 104.067 0.4
March 2020 103.969 0.2
April 2020 103.821 -0.2
May 2020 103.495 -0.5
June 2020 103.59 -0.3
July 2020 104.403 0.6
August 2020 104.193 0.8
September 2020 104.47 1.7
October 2020 105.372 2.7
November 2020 105.348 2.6
December 2020 105.764 2.8
January 2021 105.646 1.9
February 2021 105.593 1.5
March 2021 105.348 1.3
April 2021 105.55 1.7
May 2021 107.358 3.7
June 2021 109.114 5.3
July 2021 110.904 6.2
August 2021 111.798 7.3
September 2021 113.044 8.2
October 2021 114.397 8.6
November 2021 115.761 9.9
December 2021 116.537 10.2
January 2022 117.29 11.0
February 2022 117.495 11.3
March 2022 117.619 11.7