PRICES · U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

New Car Prices

0.6%

Aug 2026 · −1.7 pts since 1993

New Car Prices, over time

New Car PricesDemocratic administrationRepublican administration

What was happening

1Broad new tariffs announcedApr 2, 2025

Executive Order 14257 sets a 10% tariff on most imports, with higher country-specific rates, several of which were later paused or changed. Source: The White House (Executive Order 14257) ↗

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · CPI-U, new vehicles · Monthly · Original source