United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West, New vehicles (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2026, the US Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): New vehicles for West was 176.485 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 0.1% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of New vehicles for West in March 2026 was 0.4%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The first chart below shows the trend of the CPI, and the second chart shows the inflation rate from March 2001 to March 2026. This information can also be found in a table below.

You can also see similar information for other items and US geographic areas.

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.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for New vehicles for West (Not Seas Adj.)

US Inflation Rate for New vehicles for West (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: New vehicles for West (Not Seas Adj.)

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Month	CPI-U	% change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001	143.1	0.5
April 2001	142.5	-0.4
May 2001	142.1	-1.1
June 2001	141.9	-1.0
July 2001	141.6	-0.8
August 2001	141.1	-1.2
September 2001	140.3	-1.5
October 2001	139.3	-1.8
November 2001	140	-1.1
December 2001	142	-0.6
January 2002	142.9	-0.5
February 2002	142.3	-0.8
March 2002	141.2	-1.3
April 2002	140.8	-1.2
May 2002	140.6	-1.1
June 2002	140	-1.3
July 2002	139.5	-1.5
August 2002	139	-1.5
September 2002	138.3	-1.4
October 2002	137.9	-1.0
November 2002	138.3	-1.2
December 2002	139.2	-2.0
January 2003	140.2	-1.9
February 2003	139.8	-1.8
March 2003	139.2	-1.4
April 2003	138.7	-1.5
May 2003	138.1	-1.8
June 2003	137.7	-1.6
July 2003	136.7	-2.0
August 2003	136.3	-1.9
September 2003	136.3	-1.4
October 2003	135.4	-1.8
November 2003	134.1	-3.0
December 2003	134.9	-3.1
January 2004	136.3	-2.8
February 2004	136.4	-2.4
March 2004	136.9	-1.6
April 2004	136.4	-1.7
May 2004	136.1	-1.4
June 2004	135.7	-1.4
July 2004	135.2	-1.1
August 2004	134.4	-1.4
September 2004	133.6	-2.0
October 2004	133.7	-1.3
November 2004	134.3	0.2
December 2004	137	1.6
January 2005	137.4	0.8
February 2005	138.2	1.3
March 2005	138.8	1.4
April 2005	138	1.2
May 2005	137.3	0.9
June 2005	137.1	1.0
July 2005	136.3	0.8
August 2005	134.3	-0.1
September 2005	131.9	-1.3
October 2005	133.2	-0.4
November 2005	136	1.3
December 2005	137.1	0.1
January 2006	137.2	-0.1
February 2006	138.2	0.0
March 2006	138.2	-0.4
April 2006	137.3	-0.5
May 2006	137	-0.2
June 2006	136.7	-0.3
July 2006	136.8	0.4
August 2006	136.7	1.8
September 2006	136.3	3.3
October 2006	135.7	1.9
November 2006	136.6	0.4
December 2006	136.7	-0.3
January 2007	136.9	-0.2
February 2007	137.409	-0.6
March 2007	137.163	-0.7
April 2007	137.085	-0.2
May 2007	136.727	-0.2
June 2007	136.007	-0.5
July 2007	135.272	-1.1
August 2007	134.998	-1.2
September 2007	134.683	-1.2
October 2007	134.216	-1.1
November 2007	133.823	-2.0
December 2007	135.15	-1.1
January 2008	135.694	-0.9
February 2008	135.617	-1.3
March 2008	134.955	-1.6
April 2008	134.652	-1.8
May 2008	134.566	-1.6
June 2008	134.056	-1.4
July 2008	133.785	-1.1
August 2008	133.658	-1.0
September 2008	133.072	-1.2
October 2008	131.419	-2.1
November 2008	131.472	-1.8
December 2008	132.059	-2.3
January 2009	132.073	-2.7
February 2009	132.948	-2.0
March 2009	132.359	-1.9
April 2009	132.536	-1.6
May 2009	132.834	-1.3
June 2009	134.121	0.1
July 2009	134.911	0.8
August 2009	135.345	1.3
September 2009	133.879	0.6
October 2009	135.593	3.2
November 2009	137.737	4.8
December 2009	138.549	4.9
January 2010	138.453	4.8
February 2010	138.25	4.0
March 2010	137.698	4.0
April 2010	137.781	4.0
May 2010	137.489	3.5
June 2010	136.869	2.1
July 2010	136.327	1.1
August 2010	136.583	0.9
September 2010	136.41	1.9
October 2010	137.24	1.2
November 2010	137.767	0.0
December 2010	137.906	-0.5
January 2011	138.492	0.0
February 2011	139.127	0.6
March 2011	139.912	1.6
April 2011	140.614	2.1
May 2011	141.488	2.9
June 2011	142.358	4.0
July 2011	142.979	4.9
August 2011	142.451	4.3
September 2011	141.744	3.9
October 2011	141.554	3.1
November 2011	141.911	3.0
December 2011	142.406	3.3
January 2012	142.481	2.9
February 2012	142.965	2.8
March 2012	143.324	2.4
April 2012	143.703	2.2
May 2012	144.08	1.8
June 2012	144.31	1.4
July 2012	144.304	0.9
August 2012	144.318	1.3
September 2012	144.099	1.7
October 2012	144.192	1.9
November 2012	144.73	2.0
December 2012	144.578	1.5
January 2013	144.925	1.7
February 2013	145.888	2.0
March 2013	145.854	1.8
April 2013	145.567	1.3
May 2013	145.674	1.1
June 2013	145.536	0.9
July 2013	145	0.5
August 2013	144.613	0.2
September 2013	144.218	0.1
October 2013	144.296	0.1
November 2013	144.489	-0.2
December 2013	144.802	0.2
January 2014	145.191	0.2
February 2014	145.261	-0.4
March 2014	146.099	0.2
April 2014	146.2	0.4
May 2014	146.284	0.4
June 2014	146.155	0.4
July 2014	145.146	0.1
August 2014	145.215	0.4
September 2014	143.985	-0.2
October 2014	144.067	-0.2
November 2014	145.305	0.6
December 2014	145.046	0.2
January 2015	145.05	-0.1
February 2015	145.496	0.2
March 2015	147.272	0.8
April 2015	147.602	1.0
May 2015	147.433	0.8
June 2015	147.661	1.0
July 2015	147.987	2.0
August 2015	147.62	1.7
September 2015	146.327	1.6
October 2015	145.397	0.9
November 2015	145.919	0.4
December 2015	146.557	1.0
January 2016	146.074	0.7
February 2016	146.138	0.4
March 2016	147.376	0.1
April 2016	148.043	0.3
May 2016	148.223	0.5
June 2016	148.049	0.3
July 2016	147.68	-0.2
August 2016	148.294	0.5
September 2016	146.718	0.3
October 2016	146.302	0.6
November 2016	147.66	1.2
December 2016	148.005	1.0
January 2017	148.17	1.4
February 2017	148.786	1.8
March 2017	149.781	1.6
April 2017	149.494	1.0
May 2017	149.33	0.8
June 2017	149.403	0.9
July 2017	147.884	0.1
August 2017	146.187	-1.4
September 2017	145.768	-0.6
October 2017	146.069	-0.2
November 2017	145.898	-1.2
December 2017	146.188	-1.2
January 2018	146.734	-1.0
February 2018	146.965	-1.2
March 2018	147.182	-1.7
April 2018	147.02	-1.6
May 2018	146.001	-2.2
June 2018	147.222	-1.5
July 2018	147.909	0.0
August 2018	147.075	0.6
September 2018	145.903	0.1
October 2018	145.885	-0.1
November 2018	146.648	0.5
December 2018	147.272	0.7
January 2019	147.735	0.7
February 2019	148.085	0.8
March 2019	148.132	0.7
April 2019	148.368	0.9
May 2019	147.416	1.0
June 2019	148.318	0.7
July 2019	148.396	0.3
August 2019	148.02	0.6
September 2019	147.708	1.2
October 2019	147.517	1.1
November 2019	147.391	0.5
December 2019	147.579	0.2
January 2020	147.969	0.2
February 2020	148.092	0.0
March 2020	148.965	0.6
April 2020	149.093	0.5
May 2020	149.164	1.2
June 2020	149.301	0.7
July 2020	148.806	0.3
August 2020	149.904	1.3
September 2020	149.765	1.4
October 2020	149.776	1.5
November 2020	149.673	1.6
December 2020	149.975	1.6
January 2021	151.498	2.4
February 2021	151.328	2.2
March 2021	151.487	1.7
April 2021	150.926	1.2
May 2021	151.248	1.4
June 2021	153.721	3.0
July 2021	157.642	5.9
August 2021	160.029	6.8
September 2021	160.827	7.4
October 2021	161.638	7.9
November 2021	163.336	9.1
December 2021	164.674	9.8
January 2022	166.822	10.1
February 2022	169.151	11.8
March 2022	169.586	12.0
April 2022	168.029	11.3
May 2022	169.815	12.3
June 2022	171.505	11.6
July 2022	172.591	9.5
August 2022	173.173	8.2
September 2022	173.955	8.2
October 2022	174.083	7.7
November 2022	174.748	7.0
December 2022	174.899	6.2
January 2023	175.047	4.9
February 2023	175.967	4.0
March 2023	176.331	4.0
April 2023	176.98	5.3
May 2023	177.458	4.5
June 2023	177.76	3.7
July 2023	177.95	3.1
August 2023	177.899	2.7
September 2023	177.631	2.1
October 2023	177.585	2.0
November 2023	177.11	1.4
December 2023	176.246	0.8
January 2024	175.712	0.4
February 2024	176.123	0.1
March 2024	176.172	-0.1
April 2024	175.886	-0.6
May 2024	175.725	-1.0
June 2024	175.466	-1.3
July 2024	175.47	-1.4
August 2024	175.298	-1.5
September 2024	175.077	-1.4
October 2024	175.029	-1.4
November 2024	174.804	-1.3
December 2024	175.12	-0.6
January 2025	175.363	-0.2
February 2025	175.982	-0.1
March 2025	175.868	-0.2
April 2025	175.985	0.1
May 2025	176.492	0.4
June 2025	176.37	0.5
July 2025	176.096	0.4
August 2025	176.27	0.6
September 2025	176.352	0.7
October 2025	176.353	0.8
November 2025	176.322	0.9
December 2025	176.154	0.6
January 2026	175.658	0.2
February 2026	176.336	0.2
March 2026	176.485	0.4