# United States CPI: Used Cars & Trucks

United States CPI: Used Cars & Trucks was down 3.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 179.9 (index).
That is the lowest reading since December 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (Feb 2023) to 45.2% (Jun 2021), averaging 2.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 179.9 | −3.3 |
| September 2026 | 182.2 | −1.5 |
| August 2026 | 181.0 | −2.3 |
| July 2026 | 180.3 | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 179.6 | −1.8 |
| May 2026 | 180.0 | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 179.8 | −2.7 |
| March 2026 | 179.8 | −3.2 |
| February 2026 | 180.6 | −3.2 |
| January 2026 | 181.3 | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 184.7 | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 186.3 | 3.6 |
| October 2025 | 186.1 | 4.7 |
| September 2025 | 184.9 | 5.1 |
| August 2025 | 185.3 | 6.0 |
| July 2025 | 183.7 | 4.8 |
| June 2025 | 182.8 | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 183.7 | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 184.8 | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 185.7 | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 186.6 | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 184.9 | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 181.7 | −4.7 |
| November 2024 | 179.9 | −5.0 |

## API

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

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