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Used-Car Prices Fall by the Most Since the Start of the Pandemic

A used car lot. 

A used car lot. 

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Used-car prices in the US fell 4.2% in June from May, the largest drop since the pandemic began, and were down 10.3% from the previous year, as a key measure of inflation eases.

The price drop in June was the biggest ever for the month and among the largest in the history of the used-car price index compiled by Manheim, a vehicle auction service. It was the sharpest decline since April 2020, when Manheim’s Used-Vehicle Value Index plunged 11.4%.