US Manheim Index: TOTAL MARKET
US Manheim Index: TOTAL MARKET belongs to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index table (Value · Monthly), in Index. This United States macroeconomic series is updated regularly and provided free on MacroDataHub, with an interactive chart. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
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| TOTAL MARKET (Jan 1997 = 100)6 | |||||||||||
| Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Index | 205.88 | 208.18 | 209.97 | 212.86 | 212.62 | 211.93 | 215.28 | 212.27 | 210.48 | 205.54 | |
| Average Price, seasonally adjusted | 18,832 | 19,042 | 19,206 | 19,470 | 19,448 | 19,385 | 19,692 | 19,416 | 19,253 | 18,801 |
Understanding US Manheim Index: TOTAL MARKET
The US Manheim Index for the total market measures comprehensive wholesale used vehicle values across all vehicle segments and powertrain types. It captures broader automotive remarketing trends across the entire secondary market, excluding retail transactions directly between consumers and new car dealership trade-ins that never enter the wholesale auction channel. Analysts often confuse this broad metric with retail consumer price indexes, but it strictly reflects dealer-to-dealer wholesale transactions.
This broad index is published on a recurring monthly schedule and is subject to routine technical revisions as underlying auction transaction data are fully processed. Because the automotive sector experiences distinct weather and holiday trading patterns throughout the year, analysts rely on seasonally adjusted figures to interpret underlying momentum. While month-on-month changes highlight immediate short-term market direction, year-on-year comparisons offer a more reliable gauge of sustained inflationary or deflationary pressure.