United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Private transportation (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): Private transportation in the US was 258.339; it rose by 0.5% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Private transportation in the US in February 2023 was 1.9%, 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: Private transportation in the US 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 Private transportation in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Private transportation in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Private transportation in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Private transportation in the US % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 144.4 -3.9
February 2002 144.1 -4.4
March 2002 146.3 -2.3
April 2002 149.6 -1.6
May 2002 149.5 -3.7
June 2002 149.1 -3.2
July 2002 149.5 -0.3
August 2002 149.7 0.6
September 2002 150 -0.8
October 2002 151.1 2.0
November 2002 151.5 3.7
December 2002 150.4 4.2
January 2003 151.8 5.1
February 2003 155.3 7.8
March 2003 157.3 7.5
April 2003 155.5 3.9
May 2003 153.1 2.4
June 2003 152.6 2.4
July 2003 152.4 1.9
August 2003 154.1 2.9
September 2003 155.4 3.6
October 2003 153 1.3
November 2003 151.7 0.1
December 2003 150.8 0.3
January 2004 153.2 0.9
February 2004 154.9 -0.3
March 2004 156.6 -0.4
April 2004 157.9 1.5
May 2004 161.5 5.5
June 2004 161.9 6.1
July 2004 160 5.0
August 2004 159.1 3.2
September 2004 159.4 2.6
October 2004 162.9 6.5
November 2004 163.6 7.8
December 2004 161.3 7.0
January 2005 160.5 4.8
February 2005 162.6 5.0
March 2005 165.2 5.5
April 2005 169.6 7.4
May 2005 168.3 4.2
June 2005 167.7 3.6
July 2005 170.3 6.4
August 2005 173.8 9.2
September 2005 183.1 14.9
October 2005 180.5 10.8
November 2005 171.8 5.0
December 2005 168.9 4.7
January 2006 172.1 7.2
February 2006 171.9 5.7
March 2006 173.5 5.0
April 2006 180.4 6.4
May 2006 183.9 9.3
June 2006 183.2 9.2
July 2006 184.9 8.6
August 2006 184.5 6.2
September 2006 176.5 -3.6
October 2006 170.7 -5.4
November 2006 170 -1.0
December 2006 171.8 1.7
January 2007 170.562 -0.9
February 2007 170.775 -0.6
March 2007 176.468 1.7
April 2007 181.478 0.6
May 2007 186.376 1.4
June 2007 185.175 1.1
July 2007 183.619 -0.7
August 2007 180.408 -2.2
September 2007 180.586 2.3
October 2007 180.919 6.0
November 2007 186.839 9.9
December 2007 186.134 8.3
January 2008 186.978 9.6
February 2008 186.571 9.3
March 2008 191.067 8.3
April 2008 194.574 7.2
May 2008 201.133 7.9
June 2008 207.257 11.9
July 2008 208.038 13.3
August 2008 201.779 11.9
September 2008 199.153 10.3
October 2008 187.976 3.9
November 2008 168.527 -9.8
December 2008 159.411 -14.4
January 2009 161.788 -13.5
February 2009 164.871 -11.6
March 2009 165.023 -13.6
April 2009 167.516 -13.9
May 2009 171.757 -14.6
June 2009 179.649 -13.3
July 2009 178.33 -14.3
August 2009 179.987 -10.8
September 2009 179.466 -9.9
October 2009 180.896 -3.8
November 2009 184.099 9.2
December 2009 183.766 15.3
January 2010 186.308 15.2
February 2010 185.274 12.4
March 2010 187.796 13.8
April 2010 189.503 13.1
May 2010 190.071 10.7
June 2010 187.593 4.4
July 2010 188.028 5.4
August 2010 188.616 4.8
September 2010 187.646 4.6
October 2010 189.674 4.9
November 2010 190.915 3.7
December 2010 193.545 5.3
January 2011 196.087 5.3
February 2011 198.073 6.9
March 2011 206.165 9.8
April 2011 212.21 12.0
May 2011 215.829 13.6
June 2011 212.216 13.1
July 2011 211.432 12.5
August 2011 211.315 12.0
September 2011 210.513 12.2
October 2011 207.404 9.4
November 2011 206.635 8.2
December 2011 203.809 5.3
January 2012 206.307 5.2
February 2012 210.013 6.0
March 2012 216.536 5.0
April 2012 218.563 3.0
May 2012 215.978 0.1
June 2012 211.423 -0.4
July 2012 209.458 -0.9
August 2012 214.763 1.6
September 2012 217.53 3.3
October 2012 215.832 4.1
November 2012 209.745 1.5
December 2012 206.874 1.5
January 2013 207.331 0.5
February 2013 214.823 2.3
March 2013 216.167 -0.2
April 2013 213.438 -2.3
May 2013 214.066 -0.9
June 2013 214.706 1.6
July 2013 214.964 2.6
August 2013 214.581 -0.1
September 2013 213.435 -1.9
October 2013 209.879 -2.8
November 2013 207.401 -1.1
December 2013 207.997 0.5
January 2014 208.925 0.8
February 2014 210.041 -2.2
March 2014 213.792 -1.1
April 2014 216.975 1.7
May 2014 217.7 1.7
June 2014 217.793 1.4
July 2014 216.942 0.9
August 2014 213.873 -0.3
September 2014 211.998 -0.7
October 2014 207.737 -1.0
November 2014 201.505 -2.8
December 2014 194.641 -6.4
January 2015 185.461 -11.2
February 2015 188.542 -10.2
March 2015 194.27 -9.1
April 2015 194.906 -10.2
May 2015 200.528 -7.9
June 2015 202.021 -7.2
July 2015 202.049 -6.9
August 2015 198.657 -7.1
September 2015 192.689 -9.1
October 2015 190.464 -8.3
November 2015 188.675 -6.4
December 2015 186.117 -4.4
January 2016 184.734 -0.4
February 2016 181.626 -3.7
March 2016 185.706 -4.4
April 2016 189.744 -2.6
May 2016 192.537 -4.0
June 2016 194.261 -3.8
July 2016 191.796 -5.1
August 2016 190.232 -4.2
September 2016 190.487 -1.1
October 2016 191.218 0.4
November 2016 190.263 0.8
December 2016 191.417 2.9
January 2017 194.508 5.3
February 2017 194.019 6.8
March 2017 194.89 5.0
April 2017 196.926 3.8
May 2017 196.549 2.1
June 2017 195.67 0.7
July 2017 194.419 1.4
August 2017 196.21 3.1
September 2017 200.487 5.3
October 2017 197.766 3.4
November 2017 199.421 4.8
December 2017 198.757 3.8
January 2018 201.164 3.4
February 2018 202.935 4.6
March 2018 203.343 4.3
April 2018 206.149 4.7
May 2018 209.49 6.6
June 2018 210.184 7.4
July 2018 209.959 8.0
August 2018 209.725 6.9
September 2018 208.55 4.0
October 2018 209.429 5.9
November 2018 205.769 3.2
December 2018 200.605 0.9
January 2019 198.551 -1.3
February 2019 199.92 -1.5
March 2019 204.68 0.7
April 2019 209.918 1.8
May 2019 210.674 0.6
June 2019 208.319 -0.9
July 2019 209.185 -0.4
August 2019 206.979 -1.3
September 2019 205.068 -1.7
October 2019 206.07 -1.6
November 2019 205.317 -0.2
December 2019 204.61 2.0
January 2020 204.277 2.9
February 2020 203.291 1.7
March 2020 200.626 -2.0
April 2020 191.079 -9.0
May 2020 188.771 -10.4
June 2020 193.105 -7.3
July 2020 198.657 -5.0
August 2020 200.884 -2.9
September 2020 200.967 -2.0
October 2020 200.711 -2.6
November 2020 200.039 -2.6
December 2020 201.523 -1.5
January 2021 203.963 -0.1
February 2021 207.664 2.2
March 2021 214.743 7.0
April 2021 220.742 15.5
May 2021 227.144 20.3
June 2021 235.331 21.9
July 2021 238.055 19.8
August 2021 237.994 18.5
September 2021 236.655 17.8
October 2021 241.413 20.3
November 2021 245.735 22.8
December 2021 246.999 22.6
January 2022 248.995 22.1
February 2022 253.525 22.1
March 2022 264.669 23.3
April 2022 265.383 20.2
May 2022 271.545 19.6
June 2022 282.398 20.0
July 2022 277.502 16.6
August 2022 269.389 13.2
September 2022 264.941 12.0
October 2022 266.595 10.4
November 2022 263.196 7.1
December 2022 254.846 3.2
January 2023 256.981 3.2
February 2023 258.339 1.9