Chart 2. Absolute annual year-ending percent change for PPI for dealership markups and absolute difference between annual year-ending percent changes for CPI and PPI for new vehicles, pandemic excluded, 2007–19
Year Percent change for PPI for dealership markups Difference in percent changes for CPI and PPI for new vehicles

2007

0.0 0.3

2008

15.1 6.7

2009

9.4 4.6

2010

1.5 0.4

2011

4.9 0.3

2012

6.6 0.8

2013

4.1 1.4

2014

0.9 0.8

2015

7.8 2.6

2016

6.8 1.6

2017

7.7 1.2

2018

2.6 1.0

2019

4.1 0.2

Note: R-squared = 0.743. CPI = Consumer Price Index; PPI = Producer Price Index.

Source: Author's calculations based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.