Used Cars (CPI)
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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
100
150
200
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
183
Used Cars (CPI) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Used Cars (CPI)
1978
58
1979
59
1980
70
1981
84
1982
94
1983
107
1984
115
1985
113
1986
107
1987
116
1988
120
1989
120
1990
117
1991
120
1992
129
1993
139
1994
152
1995
158
1996
156
1997
148
1998
153
1999
155
2000
160
2001
157
2002
149
2003
131
2004
137
2005
139
2006
136
2007
137
2008
126
2009
137
2010
142
2011
148
2012
145
2013
148
2014
142
2015
142
2016
137
2017
136
2018
138
2019
137
2020
151
2021
207
2022
189
2023
186
2024
180
2025
183
2026
183
Source: BLS · CUUR0000SETA02 · econscout.com