# United States CPI: New Vehicles

United States CPI: New Vehicles was up 0.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 179.9 (index).
That is the highest reading since October 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (Oct 2017) to 13.2% (Apr 2022), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.IND-NEWVEH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/cpi-new-vehicles

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 179.9 | 0.7 |
| September 2026 | 179.6 | 0.6 |
| August 2026 | 179.3 | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 178.8 | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 178.7 | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 178.7 | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 179.2 | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 179.5 | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 179.3 | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 179.2 | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 178.9 | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 178.9 | 0.6 |
| October 2025 | 178.6 | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 178.5 | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 178.2 | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 177.8 | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 177.8 | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 178.3 | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 178.8 | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 178.6 | −0.07 |
| February 2025 | 178.5 | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 178.5 | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 178.5 | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 177.8 | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.IND-NEWVEH"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.IND-NEWVEH",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```