Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Changes in prices for new and used vehicles

June 13, 2006

In 2005, new vehicle prices declined, and used vehicle prices rose—but by less than in 2004.

Annual percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, new vehicles and used cars and trucks, 1996–2005
[Chart data—TXT]

The new vehicles price index decreased 0.4 percent last year, compared with a 0.6-percent rise in 2004. New car prices rose, while new truck prices decreased. Sharply rising gasoline prices led to increased demand for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, such as hybrids. Simultaneously, consumer demand for new light trucks, including sport utility vehicles, decreased.

The used cars and trucks index increased 1.4 percent last year, compared with a 4.8-percent rise in 2004.

These data are from the Consumer Price Index program. To learn more about changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers, see "Consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in 2005, about the same as last year," by Todd Wilson, Monthly Labor Review, May 2006. Annual percent changes are December-to-December changes.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Changes in prices for new and used vehicles at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2006/jun/wk2/art02.htm (visited November 09, 2024).

OF INTEREST
spotlight
Recent editions of Spotlight on Statistics


triangle