Leased cars and trucks priced at $20 in 2019 $26.72 in 2024

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Prices for Leased Cars And Trucks, 2019-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for leased cars and trucks are 33.62% higher in 2024 versus 2019 (a $6.72 difference in value).

Between 2019 and 2024: Leased cars and trucks experienced an average inflation rate of 5.97% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, leased cars and trucks costing $20 in the year 2019 would cost $26.72 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.16% during this same period, inflation for leased cars and trucks was higher.

In the year 2019: Pricing changed by -2.50%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for leased cars and trucks during the 2019-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2019 (1.81%), inflation for leased cars and trucks was much lower.

Price Inflation for Leased cars and trucks since 2001

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2005201020152020-10010203040
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (31.96%), 2009 (7.74%), and 2023 (6.88%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2019

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Leased cars and trucks, over time, for $20 beginning in 2019. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2019$20.00-2.50%
2020$19.54-2.30%
2021$18.87-3.44%
2022$24.9031.96%
2023$26.616.88%
2024$26.720.44%*

* 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 Leased cars and trucks:

Year200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.00099.03896.78593.56992.69293.10092.63795.055102.41496.95694.36089.48986.74684.78284.22384.53884.79989.17486.94784.94482.018108.231115.676116.180

Adjust leased cars and trucks prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2019 * 2019 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Leased cars and trucks was 86.947 in the year 2019 and 116.180 in 2024:

116.180 / 86.947 * $20 = $26.72

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2019 has the same "purchasing power" as $26.72 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Leased cars and trucks).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Leased cars and trucks in 2001. In addition to leased cars and trucks, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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