Water and sewer and trash collection services price history from 2018 through 2020

Water And Sewer And Trash Collection Services Inflation Calculator

Prices for Water And Sewer And Trash Collection Services, 2018-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for water and sewer and trash collection services were 5.57% higher in 2020 versus 2018 (a $1.11 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2020: Water and sewer and trash collection services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.74% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, water and sewer and trash collection services costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $21.11 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.42% during this same period, inflation for water and sewer and trash collection services was higher.

Price Inflation for Water and sewer and trash collection services since 2018

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2019 (3.17%), and 2020 (2.32%).

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

Year	2018	2019	2020
CPI	237.134	244.657	250.331

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Buying power of $20 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Water and sewer and trash collection services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2018	$20.00	-
2019	$20.63	3.17%
2020	$21.11	2.32%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for water and sewer and trash collection services, 2018-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Water and sewer and trash collection services was 237.134 in the year 2018 and 250.331 in 2020:

250.331 / 237.134 * $20 = $21.11

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.11 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Water and sewer and trash collection services).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Water and sewer and trash collection services in 2018. In addition to water and sewer and trash collection services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.