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Average Transaction Price per New Car (Domestic and Import), 1970-2020

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2021

Population measured

All new passenger cars sold in the United States (domestic and import), excluding pickups, vans, and SUVs

Source notes & limitations

Compiled in Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Transportation Energy Data Book, Edition 40, Table 11.13. Data are based on an average car and do not include prices for pickups, vans, or sport utility vehicles. Annual average transaction prices in current dollars. Total (domestic + import) current-dollar prices: 1970 $3,543, 1980 $7,557, 1990 $15,033, 2000 $21,030, 2010 $24,907, 2020 $27,366.

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6 records across 6 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.

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