Vehicles priced at $300 in 2010 $318 in 2018

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Prices for Vehicles, 2010-2018 ($300)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for new vehicles were 6% higher in 2018 versus 2010 (a $18 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2018: Vehicles experienced an average inflation rate of 0.73% per year. In other words, vehicles costing $300 in the year 2010 would cost $318 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.78% during this same period, inflation for vehicles was lower.

In the year 2010: Pricing changed by 1.76%, which is above the average yearly change for vehicles during the 2010-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for vehicles was higher.

Price Inflation for New vehicles since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (50%), 2022 (10.39%), and 1949 (9.10%).

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Buying power of $300.00 since 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Vehicles, over time, for $300 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2010$300.001.76%
2011$308.432.81%
2012$313.541.66%
2013$316.911.08%
2014$317.980.34%
2015$319.850.59%
2016$320.330.15%
2017$319.54-0.25%
2018$318.00-0.48%
2019$319.190.37%
2020$320.860.52%
2021$339.645.85%
2022$374.9410.39%
2023$388.893.72%
2024$388.23-0.17%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for New vehicles:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI20.30020.40020.80021.80021.30021.40023.00023.00023.00023.00023.00023.00034.50037.58041.00041.22043.36046.94047.25446.50844.87746.13848.54650.10852.24651.56951.56251.36251.05450.90849.79248.89249.34650.69251.51553.13155.27754.79254.80857.98562.98566.96970.52375.90081.92388.46993.86997.47799.877102.631106.054110.600114.385116.515119.162121.400125.985129.208132.738137.585140.954143.669144.254143.438142.862142.754142.108140.000137.854137.062137.908137.585136.254134.194135.623138.005141.883144.232145.783146.275147.135147.358146.992146.287146.834147.600156.240172.480178.899178.594

Adjust vehicles prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for New vehicles was 138.005 in the year 2010 and 146.287 in 2018:

146.287 / 138.005 * $300 = $318

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $300 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $318 in 2018 (in the CPI category of New vehicles).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for New vehicles in 1935. In addition to vehicles, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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