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US CPI: transportation

Vehicle and transport costs show how fuel and goods prices reach households.

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US CPI: transportation

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US CPI: transportation-20-100102030US CPI: transportation7.861936197119992026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS CPI: transportation (%)
Jul 19360
Dec 19372.797
Jun 19381.379
Dec 1938-2.041
Jun 1939-2.721
Dec 1939-0.694
Jun 1940-1.399
Dec 19400
Jun 19413.546
Dec 19417.692
Jun 194210.274
Dec 19423.896
Jun 1943-1.242
Dec 1943-0.625
Jun 19440
Dec 19440
Jun 19450
Dec 19450
Jun 19461.887
Dec 194612.579
Jun 194712.963
Dec 19477.263
Feb 19489.497
Apr 19488.791
Jun 19488.743
Aug 194815.676
Oct 194814.286
Dec 194812.5
Feb 194911.224
Apr 194911.111
Jun 194910.553
Aug 19494.206
Oct 19493.704
Dec 19494.167
Feb 19502.752
Apr 19501.364
Jun 19501.818
Aug 19502.691
Oct 19502.232
Dec 19503.556
Feb 19515.357
Apr 19517.175
Jun 19517.143
Aug 19515.677
Oct 19517.424
Dec 19516.867
Feb 19526.78
Apr 19526.276
Jun 19527.083
Aug 19527.025
Oct 19526.504
Dec 19525.622
Feb 19534.365
Apr 19533.937
Jun 19532.724
Aug 19532.703
Oct 19531.908
Dec 19530
Feb 19540.38
Apr 1954-0.379
Jun 1954-0.379
Aug 1954-3.008
Oct 1954-4.494
Dec 1954-1.521
Feb 1955-1.515
Apr 1955-3.042
Jun 1955-2.662
Aug 1955-0.775
Oct 19551.176
Dec 19550
Feb 1956-0.385
Apr 19561.176
Jun 19561.172
Aug 19562.344
Oct 19564.651
Dec 19564.633
Feb 19575.792
Apr 19576.977
Jun 19576.178
Aug 19575.725
Oct 19572.593
Dec 19574.428
Feb 19582.92
Apr 19582.174
Jun 19582.909
Aug 19583.61
Oct 19585.054
Dec 19583.887
Feb 19594.255
Apr 19594.965
Jun 19594.947
Aug 19594.181
Oct 19593.78
Dec 19593.061
Feb 19602.041
Apr 19600.676
Jun 19600
Aug 1960-0.334
Oct 1960-1.325
Dec 1960-1.65
Feb 1961-0.667
Apr 1961-0.336
Jun 19611.347
Aug 19612.013
Oct 19612.685
Dec 19612.013
Feb 19622.013
Apr 19623.704
Jun 19622.326
Aug 19621.316
Oct 19621.307
Dec 19621.974
Feb 19630.658
Apr 1963-0.325
Jun 19630
Aug 19630.974
Oct 19630.968
Dec 19630.968
Feb 19641.961
Apr 19641.954
Jun 19641.623
Aug 19640.965
Oct 19640.319
Dec 19641.278
Feb 19651.603
Apr 19651.917
Jun 19651.917
Aug 19651.592
Oct 19651.592
Dec 19650.946
Feb 19660.631
Apr 19660.627
Jun 19660.94
Aug 19662.194
Oct 19662.821
Dec 19662.188
Feb 19672.508
Apr 19672.804
Jun 19673.106
Aug 19672.454
Oct 19673.049
Dec 19673.364
Feb 19683.976
Apr 19683.636
Jun 19683.614
Aug 19682.994
Oct 19682.367
Dec 19682.071
Feb 19692.941
Apr 19694.678
Jun 19694.07
Aug 19693.779
Oct 19694.335
Dec 19695.217
Feb 19704.286
Apr 19703.352
Jun 19704.749
Aug 19705.042
Oct 19706.094
Dec 19707.163
Feb 19717.123
Apr 19716.216
Jun 19716.133
Aug 19715.867
Oct 19713.655
Dec 19711.285
Feb 19720.767
Apr 19720.509
Jun 19720.251
Aug 19721.008
Oct 19721.511
Dec 19722.538
Feb 19732.284
Apr 19733.291
Jun 19734.01
Aug 19733.242
Oct 19733.226
Dec 19734.455
Feb 19746.7
Apr 19749.069
Jun 197411.325
Aug 197413.527
Oct 197414.183
Dec 197413.033
Feb 197510.93
Apr 19759.213
Jun 19757.792
Aug 19758.723
Oct 19759.263
Dec 19759.853
Feb 197610.482
Apr 197610.494
Jun 197610.843
Aug 19769.785
Oct 19769.634
Dec 19768.779
Feb 19779.298
Apr 19779.497
Jun 19777.971
Aug 19776.061
Oct 19774.394
Dec 19774.386
Feb 19783.646
Apr 19782.551
Jun 19783.523
Aug 19785.21
Oct 19786.229
Dec 19787.731
Feb 19799.045
Apr 197911.94
Jun 197914.587
Aug 197916.773
Oct 197917.433
Dec 197918.253
Feb 198022.427
Apr 198021.63
Jun 198017.539
Aug 198015.048
Oct 198014.98
Dec 198014.644
Feb 198113.049
Apr 198111.571
Jun 198112.034
Aug 198112.247
Oct 198112.207
Dec 198110.932
Feb 19826.326
Apr 19822.729
Jun 19824.619
Aug 19824.449
Oct 19822.824
Dec 19821.763
Feb 19830.731
Apr 19833.401
Jun 19831.951
Aug 19832.028
Oct 19833.255
Dec 19833.874
Feb 19845.389
Apr 19845.858
Jun 19844.935
Aug 19843.479
Oct 19843.448
Dec 19843.14
Feb 19852.852
Apr 19853.398
Jun 19852.783
Aug 19852.498
Oct 19851.714
Dec 19852.569
Feb 19861.53
Apr 1986-5.258
Jun 1986-4.108
Aug 1986-5.998
Oct 1986-5.712
Dec 1986-5.937
Feb 1987-2.919
Apr 19873.271
Jun 19872.629
Aug 19876.181
Oct 19876.356
Dec 19876.114
Feb 19883.589
Apr 19882.879
Jun 19882.941
Aug 19882.911
Oct 19882.708
Dec 19882.974
Feb 19894.494
Apr 19896.903
Jun 19896.82
Aug 19894.288
Oct 19894.091
Dec 19893.971
Feb 19904.928
Apr 19902.356
Jun 19901.984
Aug 19905.512
Oct 19909.869
Dec 199010.417
Feb 19915.636
Apr 19914.177
Jun 19914.653
Aug 19912.653
Oct 1991-1.431
Dec 1991-1.494
Feb 19920.323
Apr 19922.455
Jun 19922.587
Aug 19922.504
Oct 19923.226
Dec 19922.953
Feb 19934.11
Apr 19933.355
Jun 19932.679
Aug 19932.6
Oct 19932.969
Dec 19932.403
Feb 19942.09
Apr 19942.473
Jun 19942.686
Aug 19944.378
Oct 19943.263
Dec 19943.785
Feb 19954.246
Apr 19954.902
Jun 19955.456
Aug 19952.428
Oct 19952.425
Dec 19951.459
Feb 19962.109
Apr 19962.876
Jun 19962.055
Aug 19962.586
Oct 19963.228
Dec 19964.385
Feb 19973.134
Apr 19971.188
Jun 19970
Aug 19970.7
Oct 19970.417
Dec 1997-1.377
Feb 1998-1.865
Apr 1998-2.279
Jun 1998-1.597
Aug 1998-1.808
Oct 1998-2.215
Dec 1998-1.746
Feb 1999-1.619
Apr 19991.979
Jun 19991.2
Aug 19993.187
Oct 19994.246
Dec 19995.402
Feb 20007.082
Apr 20005.96
Jun 20008.577
Aug 20005.148
Oct 20004.82
Dec 20004.113
Feb 20013.474
Apr 20012.093
Jun 20011.67
Aug 20010.065
Oct 2001-1.36
Dec 2001-3.821
Feb 2002-4.196
Apr 2002-1.537
Jun 2002-3.095
Aug 20020.391
Oct 20021.707
Dec 20023.838
Feb 20037.075
Apr 20033.643
Jun 20032.216
Aug 20032.859
Oct 20031.42
Dec 20030.324
Feb 2004-0.063
Apr 20041.569
Jun 20045.676
Aug 20042.906
Oct 20045.92
Dec 20046.529
Feb 20054.597
Apr 20057.046
Jun 20053.681
Aug 20059.085
Oct 200510.577
Dec 20054.794
Feb 20065.84
Apr 20066.293
Jun 20069.022
Aug 20066.078
Oct 2006-5
Dec 20061.563
Feb 2007-0.569
Apr 20070.614
Jun 20070.942
Aug 2007-2.133
Oct 20075.808
Dec 20078.315
Feb 20088.994
Apr 20087.222
Jun 200812.019
Aug 200812.066
Oct 20084.194
Dec 2008-13.346
Feb 2009-11.011
Apr 2009-13.404
Jun 2009-13.245
Aug 2009-10.812
Oct 2009-3.812
Dec 200914.39
Feb 201011.817
Apr 201012.796
Jun 20104.853
Aug 20104.918
Oct 20104.813
Dec 20105.29
Feb 20117.1
Apr 201111.791
Jun 201112.577
Aug 201111.684
Oct 20119.185
Dec 20115.197
Feb 20125.611
Apr 20122.866
Jun 2012-0.236
Aug 20121.413
Oct 20123.821
Dec 20121.567
Feb 20132.361
Apr 2013-2.013
Jun 20131.698
Aug 20130.049
Oct 2013-2.402
Dec 20130.499
Feb 2014-2.195
Apr 20141.546
Jun 20141.59
Aug 2014-0.428
Oct 2014-1.078
Dec 2014-6.169
Feb 2015-9.656
Apr 2015-9.788
Jun 2015-6.948
Aug 2015-6.827
Oct 2015-7.886
Dec 2015-4.129
Feb 2016-3.403
Apr 2016-2.374
Jun 2016-3.726
Aug 2016-4.022
Oct 20160.167
Dec 20162.466
Feb 20176.3
Apr 20173.529
Jun 20170.5
Aug 20172.794
Oct 20173.197
Dec 20173.45
Feb 20184.124
Apr 20184.123
Jun 20186.666
Aug 20186.394
Oct 20185.446
Dec 20180.748
Feb 2019-1.506
Apr 20191.617
Jun 2019-0.748
Aug 2019-1.123
Oct 2019-1.403
Dec 20191.927
Feb 20201.731
Apr 2020-9.531
Jun 2020-8.196
Aug 2020-4.121
Oct 2020-3.516
Dec 2020-2.361
Feb 20210.617
Apr 202114.874
Jun 202121.518
Aug 202117.762
Oct 202118.69
Dec 202121.094
Feb 202221.093
Apr 202219.926
Jun 202219.749
Aug 202213.427
Oct 202211.175
Dec 20223.852
Feb 20232.592
Apr 20230.191
Jun 2023-5.093
Aug 20231.437
Oct 20230.764
Dec 20232.884
Feb 20242.667
Apr 20243.472
Jun 20241.271
Aug 2024-1.032
Oct 2024-0.112
Dec 20241.606
Feb 20251.651
Apr 2025-1.512
Jun 2025-0.069
Aug 20250.928
Nov 20251.551
Jan 2026-1.059
Mar 20264.951
May 20269.329
Jul 20265.839
Sep 20267.86

Recent observations

Date%
September 20267.86
August 20266.158
July 20265.839
June 20266.524
May 20269.329
April 20267.064
March 20264.951
February 2026-0.529
January 2026-1.059
December 20250.383
November 20251.551
September 20251.742
August 20250.928
July 20250.046
June 2025-0.069
May 2025-1.329
April 2025-1.512
March 2025-0.89
February 20251.651
January 20253.157
December 20241.606
November 20240.53
October 2024-0.112
September 2024-1.069

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods