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CPI: Used Cars & Trucks

Used vehicle price index, volatile goods component that drove 2021-22 inflation.

The CPI: Used Cars & Trucks is currently 179.83, last updated .

179.83
1W -0.42%1M -0.42%3M -0.79%
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Inflation erodes purchasing power and forces central banks to tighten, squeezing equity multiples and increasing credit stress. Breakeven rates reveal what the bond market expects for future inflation, while CPI and PCE measure what consumers actually experience. Divergences between market expectations and realized prints create some of the highest-impact trading events of the year.

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Recent Data

DateValueChange
Mar 1, 2026179.83-0.42%
Feb 1, 2026180.59-0.38%
Jan 1, 2026181.27-1.84%
Dec 1, 2025184.67-0.87%
Nov 1, 2025186.3+0.10%
Oct 1, 2025186.11+0.67%
Sep 1, 2025184.87-0.21%
Aug 1, 2025185.26+0.82%
Jul 1, 2025183.75+0.50%
Jun 1, 2025182.83—

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Frequently Asked Questions

▶What is CPI: Used Cars & Trucks?
Used vehicle price index, volatile goods component that drove 2021-22 inflation.
▶How does CPI: Used Cars & Trucks relate to inflation?
CPI: Used Cars & Trucks is part of the Inflation category. Inflation erodes purchasing power and forces central banks to tighten, squeezing equity multiples and increasing credit stress. Breakeven rates reveal what the bond market expects for future inflation, while CPI and PCE measure what consumers actually experience. Divergences between market expectations and realized prints create some of the highest-impact trading events of the year.
▶How often is CPI: Used Cars & Trucks updated?
CPI: Used Cars & Trucks is updated once per month when the releasing agency publishes new data. Each metric page on Convex shows the exact time of the last data update and provides historical data going back up to five years.
▶Where does Convex source CPI: Used Cars & Trucks data?
Convex sources CPI: Used Cars & Trucks data from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API, maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Data is fetched automatically and displayed alongside interactive charts, AI analysis, and historical context.
▶What can I do on the CPI: Used Cars & Trucks chart page?
The CPI: Used Cars & Trucks page includes an interactive chart with selectable time ranges (1 month to 5 years), percentage changes over multiple timeframes, a table of recent readings, AI-generated analysis, and links to related metrics and comparisons.

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