According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for used cars and trucks were 277.15% higher in 2018 versus 1974 (a $39,355,285.12 difference in value).
Between 1974 and 2018: Used cars and trucks experienced an average inflation rate of 3.06% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, used cars and trucks costing $14,200,000 in the year 1974 would cost $53,555,285.12 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.77% during this same period, inflation for used cars and trucks was lower.
In the year 1974: Pricing changed by 4.26%, which is above the average yearly change for used cars and trucks during the 1974-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1974 (11.05%), inflation for used cars and trucks was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Used cars and trucks, over time, for $14,200,000 beginning in 1974. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1974 | $14,200,000.00 | 4.26% |
1975 | $16,971,530.40 | 19.52% |
1976 | $19,460,251.57 | 14.66% |
1977 | $21,183,899.37 | 8.86% |
1978 | $21,612,578.62 | 2.02% |
1979 | $23,300,503.14 | 7.81% |
1980 | $24,116,184.49 | 3.50% |
1981 | $29,766,415.09 | 23.43% |
1982 | $34,356,855.35 | 15.42% |
1983 | $38,206,037.74 | 11.20% |
1984 | $43,543,689.73 | 13.97% |
1985 | $44,005,115.30 | 1.06% |
1986 | $42,099,874.21 | -4.33% |
1987 | $43,766,960.17 | 3.96% |
1988 | $45,654,339.62 | 4.31% |
1989 | $46,606,960.17 | 2.09% |
1990 | $45,499,538.78 | -2.38% |
1991 | $45,713,878.41 | 0.47% |
1992 | $47,666,750.52 | 4.27% |
1993 | $51,813,626.83 | 8.70% |
1994 | $54,823,312.37 | 5.81% |
1995 | $60,547,966.46 | 10.44% |
1996 | $60,774,213.84 | 0.37% |
1997 | $58,484,947.59 | -3.77% |
1998 | $58,285,492.66 | -0.34% |
1999 | $58,836,226.42 | 0.94% |
2000 | $60,280,041.93 | 2.45% |
2001 | $61,417,232.70 | 1.89% |
2002 | $58,815,387.84 | -4.24% |
2003 | $55,308,553.46 | -5.96% |
2004 | $51,596,310.27 | -6.71% |
2005 | $53,962,976.94 | 4.59% |
2006 | $54,177,316.56 | 0.40% |
2007 | $52,534,254.51 | -3.03% |
2008 | $51,839,377.36 | -1.32% |
2009 | $49,138,727.88 | -5.21% |
2010 | $55,390,865.83 | 12.72% |
2011 | $57,667,390.78 | 4.11% |
2012 | $58,178,084.70 | 0.89% |
2013 | $58,006,523.69 | -0.29% |
2014 | $57,699,601.26 | -0.53% |
2015 | $56,935,569.81 | -1.32% |
2016 | $55,530,275.89 | -2.47% |
2017 | $53,506,522.85 | -3.64% |
2018 | $53,555,285.12 | 0.09% |
2019 | $54,088,603.77 | 1.00% |
2020 | $55,813,918.66 | 3.19% |
2021 | $70,677,537.95 | 26.63% |
2022 | $79,686,887.21 | 12.75% |
2023 | $74,003,344.65 | -7.13% |
2024 | $69,699,980.57 | -5.82%* |
* 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 Used cars and trucks:
Year | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 28.400 | 26.731 | 22.738 | 21.477 | 20.685 | 23.154 | 24.008 | 26.808 | 25.054 | 26.015 | 28.385 | 28.731 | 29.954 | 29.777 | 29.031 | 29.954 | 30.717 | 30.877 | 31.223 | 33.008 | 33.062 | 35.192 | 36.692 | 43.854 | 50.285 | 54.738 | 55.846 | 60.208 | 62.315 | 76.915 | 88.777 | 98.723 | 112.515 | 113.708 | 108.785 | 113.092 | 117.969 | 120.431 | 117.569 | 118.123 | 123.169 | 133.885 | 141.662 | 156.454 | 157.038 | 151.123 | 150.608 | 152.031 | 155.762 | 158.700 | 151.977 | 142.915 | 133.323 | 139.438 | 139.992 | 135.747 | 133.951 | 126.973 | 143.128 | 149.011 | 150.330 | 149.887 | 149.094 | 147.120 | 143.488 | 138.259 | 138.385 | 139.763 | 144.221 | 182.628 | 205.908 | 191.222 | 180.102 |