Garbage and trash collection price inflation, 2003→2025

Garbage And Trash Collection Inflation Calculator

Prices for Garbage And Trash Collection, 2003-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for garbage and trash collection are 118.54% higher in 2025 versus 2003 (a $23.71 difference in value).

Between 2003 and 2025: Garbage and trash collection experienced an average inflation rate of 3.62% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, garbage and trash collection costing $20 in the year 2003 would cost $43.71 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for garbage and trash collection was higher.

In the year 2003: Pricing changed by 3.15%, which is below the average yearly change for garbage and trash collection during the 2003-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2003 (2.27%), inflation for garbage and trash collection was higher.

Price Inflation for Garbage and trash collection since 1983

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1991 (10.50%), 1990 (10.01%), and 1987 (9.77%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2003

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Garbage and trash collection, over time, for $20 beginning in 2003. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2003	$20.00	3.15%
2004	$20.78	3.90%
2005	$21.51	3.52%
2006	$22.62	5.15%
2007	$23.68	4.68%
2008	$24.99	5.54%
2009	$25.79	3.21%
2010	$26.34	2.12%
2011	$27.07	2.79%
2012	$27.73	2.43%
2013	$28.52	2.84%
2014	$29.17	2.31%
2015	$29.60	1.46%
2016	$30.11	1.71%
2017	$30.77	2.20%
2018	$31.99	3.96%
2019	$33.02	3.22%
2020	$34.17	3.49%
2021	$35.79	4.74%
2022	$37.64	5.17%
2023	$40.38	7.28%
2024	$42.17	4.44%
2025	$43.71	3.64%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Garbage and trash collection:

Year	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
CPI	100.000	103.238	109.908	118.677	130.269	142.538	155.608	171.185	189.154	207.285	220.531	231.400	241.223	245.985	250.500	256.715	263.762	269.815	275.538	282.985	291.900	303.292	313.962	330.131	345.566	364.695	376.402	384.369	395.091	404.704	416.183	425.796	432.030	439.427	449.089	466.861	481.902	498.705	522.329	549.334	589.344	615.506	637.931

Adjust garbage and trash collection prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2003 * 2003 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Garbage and trash collection was 291.900 in the year 2003 and 637.931 in 2025:

637.931 / 291.900 * $20 = $43.71

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2003 has the same "purchasing power" as $43.71 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Garbage and trash collection).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Garbage and trash collection in 1983. In addition to garbage and trash collection, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.