According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for water and sewer and trash collection services are 217.96% higher in 2026 versus 1999 (a $43.59 difference in value).
Between 1999 and 2026, Water and sewer and trash collection services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.38% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, water and sewer and trash collection services costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $63.59 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.59% during this same period, inflation for water and sewer and trash collection services was higher.
In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 2.30%, which is below the average yearly change for water and sewer and trash collection services during the 1999-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for water and sewer and trash collection services was higher.
Water and sewer and trash collection services prices are up 4.8% over the past year, but your own inflation rate depends on everything you buy. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Water and sewer and trash collection services, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $20.00 | 2.30% |
| 2000 | $20.49 | 2.47% |
| 2001 | $21.07 | 2.82% |
| 2002 | $21.74 | 3.19% |
| 2003 | $22.54 | 3.64% |
| 2004 | $23.85 | 5.82% |
| 2005 | $25.07 | 5.14% |
| 2006 | $26.31 | 4.94% |
| 2007 | $27.64 | 5.06% |
| 2008 | $29.26 | 5.85% |
| 2009 | $31.00 | 5.93% |
| 2010 | $32.87 | 6.04% |
| 2011 | $34.54 | 5.09% |
| 2012 | $36.41 | 5.41% |
| 2013 | $38.02 | 4.41% |
| 2014 | $39.41 | 3.67% |
| 2015 | $41.16 | 4.43% |
| 2016 | $42.64 | 3.60% |
| 2017 | $44.07 | 3.36% |
| 2018 | $45.61 | 3.50% |
| 2019 | $47.06 | 3.17% |
| 2020 | $48.56 | 3.19% |
| 2021 | $50.30 | 3.57% |
| 2022 | $52.55 | 4.49% |
| 2023 | $55.41 | 5.44% |
| 2024 | $58.17 | 4.98% |
| 2025 | $61.01 | 4.89% |
| 2026 | $63.59 | 4.23%* |
* 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 Water and sewer and trash collection services:
| Year | 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 101.642 | 103.975 | 106.542 | 109.550 | 113.042 | 117.158 | 123.975 | 130.342 | 136.783 | 143.706 | 152.117 | 161.145 | 170.885 | 179.576 | 189.296 | 197.646 | 204.895 | 213.966 | 221.659 | 229.106 | 237.134 | 244.657 | 252.459 | 261.475 | 273.207 | 288.056 | 302.412 | 317.186 | 330.594 |