US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks
US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks is an index of consumer prices under the stated basket and geography, reported as Index 1982-1984=100.
182.18
Index 1982-1984=100
US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks — latest reading: 182.18. As of September 2026, it is down 1.5% over the past 12 months, above its 10-year average. Source: CUSR0000SETA02, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it. Higher than all but 46 of 885 readings since 1953-01-01. Last at or above this level on 2025-12-01.
Min
20.00
Max
216.88
Average
100.26
10Y Percentile
62%
3M Change
+1.4%
US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks (CUSR0000SETA02) — 885 observations from 1953-01-01 to 2026-09-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
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Next scheduled release: Tue, Nov 10 (Consumer Price Index, per the FRED release calendar — scheduled dates can move).
How these numbers changed
Every figure above is the current one. These are the same periods as first published — what US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Index 1982-1984=100.
| Period | First print | Now | Change | Republished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 184.412 | 184.668 | +0.256 | 1× |
| Nov 2025 | 186.488 | 186.298 | -0.19 | 1× |
| Oct 2025 | 185.948 | 186.111 | +0.163 | 1× |
US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks for December 2025 first printed at 184.412 on January 13, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 184.668. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.
Macro Regime Context
The inflation regime is currently stable (51% confidence).
See what this means across all four regime dimensions →3-Month
+1.4%
6-Month
+1.3%
12-Month
-1.5%
What this means
US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks is currently at 182.18 , which is above its 10-year historical average. The trend is increasing (+1.4% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is +1.3%, and over 12 months it is -1.5%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "US CPI: Used Cars and Trucks," https://www.macroradar.io/us-cpi-used-cars-and-trucks (as of September 2026).