New Vehicles (CPI)
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1953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 1954
1957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 1958
1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
60
80
100
120
140
160
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
179
New Vehicles (CPI) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
New Vehicles (CPI)
1953
45
1954
46
1955
45
1956
48
1957
49
1958
52
1959
52
1960
51
1961
51
1962
51
1963
51
1964
51
1965
49
1966
49
1967
50
1968
51
1969
52
1970
56
1971
54
1972
54
1973
55
1974
61
1975
65
1976
69
1977
74
1978
79
1979
84
1980
91
1981
97
1982
98
1983
101
1984
104
1985
107
1986
113
1987
115
1988
118
1989
121
1990
123
1991
128
1992
131
1993
135
1994
139
1995
142
1996
145
1997
143
1998
143
1999
143
2000
143
2001
143
2002
140
2003
137
2004
138
2005
138
2006
136
2007
136
2008
132
2009
139
2010
139
2011
143
2012
145
2013
146
2014
147
2015
147
2016
148
2017
147
2018
147
2019
147
2020
150
2021
168
2022
178
2023
179
2024
178
2025
179
2026
179
Source: FRED · CUSR0000SETA01 · econscout.com