Used cars and trucks inflation
Used cars and trucks prices since 2000
Up 18%
An average of 0.65% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 used cars and trucks costs $118.47 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-2.3%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1953
How much used cars and trucks prices have risen
| Since | Used cars and trucks | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +492% | +763% | $591.60 |
| 1980 | +196% | +307% | $296.28 |
| 1990 | +57% | +156% | $156.96 |
| 2000 | +18% | +95% | $118.47 |
| 2010 | +29% | +54% | $128.96 |
| 2020 | +28% | +29% | $127.98 |
Calculate used cars and trucks inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1953
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 184.9 | 2.8% | $1.00 |
| 2024 | 179.8 | -6.0% | $1.03 |
| 2023 | 191.2 | -7.1% | $0.97 |
| 2022 | 205.9 | 12.7% | $0.90 |
| 2021 | 182.6 | 26.6% | $1.01 |
| 2020 | 144.2 | 3.2% | $1.28 |
| 2019 | 139.8 | 1.0% | $1.32 |
| 2018 | 138.4 | 0.1% | $1.33 |
| 2017 | 138.3 | -3.6% | $1.34 |
| 2016 | 143.5 | -2.5% | $1.29 |
| 2015 | 147.1 | -1.3% | $1.25 |
| 2014 | 149.1 | -0.5% | $1.24 |
| 2013 | 149.9 | -0.3% | $1.23 |
| 2012 | 150.3 | 0.9% | $1.23 |
| 2011 | 149.0 | 4.1% | $1.24 |
| 2010 | 143.1 | 12.7% | $1.29 |
| 2009 | 127.0 | -5.2% | $1.45 |
| 2008 | 134.0 | -1.3% | $1.38 |
| 2007 | 135.7 | -3.0% | $1.36 |
| 2006 | 140.0 | 0.4% | $1.32 |
| 2005 | 139.4 | 4.6% | $1.32 |
| 2004 | 133.3 | -6.7% | $1.38 |
| 2003 | 142.9 | -6.0% | $1.29 |
| 2002 | 152.0 | -4.2% | $1.21 |
| 2001 | 158.7 | 1.9% | $1.16 |
| 2000 | 155.8 | 2.5% | $1.18 |
| 1999 | 152.0 | 0.9% | $1.21 |
| 1998 | 150.6 | -0.3% | $1.23 |
| 1997 | 151.1 | -3.8% | $1.22 |
| 1996 | 157.0 | 0.3% | $1.18 |
| 1995 | 156.5 | 10.4% | $1.18 |
| 1994 | 141.7 | 5.8% | $1.30 |
| 1993 | 133.9 | 8.7% | $1.38 |
| 1992 | 123.2 | 4.3% | $1.50 |
| 1991 | 118.1 | 0.4% | $1.56 |
| 1990 | 117.6 | -2.3% | $1.57 |
| 1989 | 120.4 | 2.0% | $1.53 |
| 1988 | 118.0 | 4.3% | $1.56 |
| 1987 | 113.1 | 4.0% | $1.63 |
| 1986 | 108.8 | -4.3% | $1.70 |
| 1985 | 113.7 | 1.1% | $1.62 |
| 1984 | 112.5 | 14.0% | $1.64 |
| 1983 | 98.7 | 11.1% | $1.87 |
| 1982 | 88.8 | 15.5% | $2.08 |
| 1981 | 76.9 | 23.4% | $2.40 |
| 1980 | 62.3 | 3.5% | $2.96 |
| 1979 | 60.2 | 7.9% | $3.07 |
| 1978 | 55.8 | 2.0% | $3.31 |
| 1977 | 54.7 | 8.7% | $3.37 |
| 1976 | 50.3 | 14.8% | $3.67 |
| 1975 | 43.8 | 19.3% | $4.21 |
| 1974 | 36.7 | 4.3% | $5.03 |
| 1973 | 35.2 | 6.3% | $5.24 |
| 1972 | 33.1 | 0.3% | $5.58 |
| 1971 | 33.0 | 5.8% | $5.59 |
| 1970 | 31.2 | 1.0% | $5.92 |
| 1969 | 30.9 | $5.97 | |
| 1967 | 29.9 | 3.1% | $6.17 |
| 1966 | 29.0 | -2.7% | $6.36 |
| 1965 | 29.8 | -0.7% | $6.19 |
| 1964 | 30.0 | 4.5% | $6.15 |
| 1963 | 28.7 | 1.1% | $6.43 |
| 1962 | 28.4 | 9.2% | $6.50 |
| 1961 | 26.0 | 4.0% | $7.10 |
| 1960 | 25.0 | -6.7% | $7.38 |
| 1959 | 26.8 | 11.7% | $6.89 |
| 1958 | 24.0 | 3.4% | $7.69 |
| 1957 | 23.2 | 12.1% | $7.96 |
| 1956 | 20.7 | -3.7% | $8.92 |
| 1955 | 21.5 | -5.3% | $8.59 |
| 1954 | 22.7 | -15.0% | $8.13 |
| 1953 | 26.7 | $6.91 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SETA02, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have used cars and trucks prices gone up since 2000?
- Used cars and trucks prices rose 18% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for used cars and trucks right now?
- Used cars and trucks prices were 2.3% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of used cars and trucks in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $118.47.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for used cars and trucks (series CUUR0000SETA02), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.