United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, New vehicles (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 vehicles in the US was 177.817; it rose by 0.3% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of New vehicles in the US in February 2023 was 5.8%, 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 vehicles in the US from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can see the seasonally adjusted CPI-U of New vehicles in the US here. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted CPI-U of many other items in the US and for specific US geographic areas here.

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 vehicles in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for New vehicles in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: New vehicles in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for New vehicles in the US % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 142.7 -0.7
February 2002 141.2 -1.5
March 2002 140.7 -1.5
April 2002 140.4 -1.6
May 2002 139.8 -1.8
June 2002 139.2 -1.8
July 2002 138.7 -1.8
August 2002 138.1 -1.6
September 2002 138.7 -1.1
October 2002 139.5 -1.1
November 2002 140.4 -1.5
December 2002 140.6 -2.0
January 2003 139.7 -2.1
February 2003 139.2 -1.4
March 2003 139.3 -1.0
April 2003 138.7 -1.2
May 2003 138.1 -1.2
June 2003 137.3 -1.4
July 2003 136.7 -1.4
August 2003 136.8 -0.9
September 2003 136.4 -1.7
October 2003 136.5 -2.1
November 2003 137.5 -2.1
December 2003 138 -1.8
January 2004 138 -1.2
February 2004 138.3 -0.6
March 2004 137.9 -1.0
April 2004 137.6 -0.8
May 2004 137.4 -0.5
June 2004 137.2 -0.1
July 2004 135.9 -0.6
August 2004 134.9 -1.4
September 2004 134.9 -1.1
October 2004 135.9 -0.4
November 2004 137.9 0.3
December 2004 138.8 0.6
January 2005 139.8 1.3
February 2005 139.9 1.2
March 2005 139.1 0.9
April 2005 138.8 0.9
May 2005 138.7 1.0
June 2005 138.1 0.7
July 2005 136.3 0.3
August 2005 135 0.1
September 2005 135.8 0.7
October 2005 137.1 0.9
November 2005 138 0.1
December 2005 138.3 -0.4
January 2006 139.3 -0.4
February 2006 139.3 -0.4
March 2006 138.8 -0.2
April 2006 138.4 -0.3
May 2006 137.7 -0.7
June 2006 137.2 -0.6
July 2006 136.9 0.4
August 2006 136.4 1.0
September 2006 136.3 0.4
October 2006 136.8 -0.2
November 2006 136.8 -0.9
December 2006 137.1 -0.9
January 2007 137.603 -1.2
February 2007 137.34 -1.4
March 2007 137.228 -1.1
April 2007 136.963 -1.0
May 2007 136.295 -1.0
June 2007 135.82 -1.0
July 2007 135.415 -1.1
August 2007 135.204 -0.9
September 2007 134.927 -1.0
October 2007 135.344 -1.1
November 2007 136.25 -0.4
December 2007 136.664 -0.3
January 2008 136.827 -0.6
February 2008 136.279 -0.8
March 2008 135.727 -1.1
April 2008 135.175 -1.3
May 2008 134.669 -1.2
June 2008 134.516 -1.0
July 2008 134.397 -0.7
August 2008 133.404 -1.3
September 2008 132.399 -1.9
October 2008 132.264 -2.3
November 2008 132.359 -2.9
December 2008 132.308 -3.2
January 2009 133.273 -2.6
February 2009 134.186 -1.5
March 2009 134.611 -0.8
April 2009 134.863 -0.2
May 2009 135.162 0.4
June 2009 135.719 0.9
July 2009 136.055 1.2
August 2009 134.08 0.5
September 2009 134.576 1.6
October 2009 137.268 3.8
November 2009 138.831 4.9
December 2009 138.857 5.0
January 2010 138.743 4.1
February 2010 138.851 3.5
March 2010 138.6 3.0
April 2010 138.174 2.5
May 2010 137.75 1.9
June 2010 137.503 1.3
July 2010 137.323 0.9
August 2010 137.119 2.3
September 2010 137.365 2.1
October 2010 137.849 0.4
November 2010 138.222 -0.4
December 2010 138.567 -0.2
January 2011 138.925 0.1
February 2011 140.158 0.9
March 2011 140.86 1.6
April 2011 141.462 2.4
May 2011 142.494 3.4
June 2011 143.054 4.0
July 2011 142.763 4.0
August 2011 142.327 3.8
September 2011 142.334 3.6
October 2011 142.535 3.4
November 2011 142.736 3.3
December 2011 142.953 3.2
January 2012 143.438 3.3
February 2012 144.326 3.0
March 2012 144.35 2.5
April 2012 144.522 2.2
May 2012 144.401 1.3
June 2012 144.367 0.9
July 2012 143.953 0.8
August 2012 143.749 1.0
September 2012 143.725 1.0
October 2012 144.011 1.0
November 2012 144.762 1.4
December 2012 145.181 1.6
January 2013 145.871 1.7
February 2013 145.925 1.1
March 2013 145.989 1.1
April 2013 146.188 1.2
May 2013 145.955 1.1
June 2013 146.076 1.2
July 2013 145.726 1.2
August 2013 145.316 1.1
September 2013 145.457 1.2
October 2013 145.488 1.0
November 2013 145.643 0.6
December 2013 145.766 0.4
January 2014 145.88 0.0
February 2014 146.421 0.3
March 2014 146.348 0.3
April 2014 146.724 0.4
May 2014 146.708 0.5
June 2014 146.067 0.0
July 2014 146.086 0.3
August 2014 145.873 0.4
September 2014 145.88 0.3
October 2014 146.306 0.6
November 2014 146.481 0.6
December 2014 146.524 0.5
January 2015 146.558 0.5
February 2015 147.345 0.6
March 2015 147.574 0.8
April 2015 147.844 0.8
May 2015 147.889 0.8
June 2015 147.845 1.2
July 2015 147.154 0.7
August 2015 146.704 0.6
September 2015 146.57 0.5
October 2015 146.516 0.1
November 2015 146.804 0.2
December 2015 146.817 0.2
January 2016 147.456 0.6
February 2016 148.268 0.6
March 2016 148.227 0.4
April 2016 147.895 0.0
May 2016 147.646 -0.2
June 2016 147.245 -0.4
July 2016 147.119 0.0
August 2016 146.713 0.0
September 2016 146.499 0.0
October 2016 146.896 0.3
November 2016 147.027 0.2
December 2016 147.299 0.3
January 2017 148.848 0.9
February 2017 148.993 0.5
March 2017 148.543 0.2
April 2017 148.457 0.4
May 2017 148.033 0.3
June 2017 147.262 0.0
July 2017 146.19 -0.6
August 2017 145.712 -0.7
September 2017 145.037 -1.0
October 2017 144.868 -1.4
November 2017 145.442 -1.1
December 2017 146.522 -0.5
January 2018 146.996 -1.2
February 2018 146.807 -1.5
March 2018 146.727 -1.2
April 2018 146.069 -1.6
May 2018 146.349 -1.1
June 2018 146.562 -0.5
July 2018 146.526 0.2
August 2018 146.149 0.3
September 2018 145.715 0.5
October 2018 145.588 0.5
November 2018 145.826 0.3
December 2018 146.126 -0.3
January 2019 147.059 0.0
February 2019 147.226 0.3
March 2019 147.788 0.7
April 2019 147.84 1.2
May 2019 147.659 0.9
June 2019 147.417 0.6
July 2019 147.035 0.4
August 2019 146.456 0.2
September 2019 145.854 0.1
October 2019 145.726 0.1
November 2019 145.728 -0.1
December 2019 146.22 0.1
January 2020 147.253 0.1
February 2020 147.803 0.4
March 2020 147.124 -0.4
April 2020 147.007 -0.6
May 2020 147.222 -0.3
June 2020 147.108 -0.2
July 2020 147.803 0.5
August 2020 147.412 0.7
September 2020 147.361 1.0
October 2020 147.956 1.5
November 2020 148.063 1.6
December 2020 149.091 2.0
January 2021 149.377 1.4
February 2021 149.515 1.2
March 2021 149.321 1.5
April 2021 149.892 2.0
May 2021 152.143 3.3
June 2021 154.847 5.3
July 2021 157.203 6.4
August 2021 158.652 7.6
September 2021 160.244 8.7
October 2021 162.527 9.9
November 2021 164.511 11.1
December 2021 166.653 11.8
January 2022 167.582 12.2
February 2022 168.027 12.4
March 2022 168.056 12.6
April 2022 169.699 13.2
May 2022 171.35 12.6
June 2022 172.546 11.4
July 2022 173.618 10.4
August 2022 174.598 10.1
September 2022 175.312 9.4
October 2022 176.157 8.4
November 2022 176.354 7.2
December 2022 176.463 5.9
January 2023 177.276 5.8
February 2023 177.817 5.8