Water and sewerage maintenance priced at $20 in 1990 $91.69 in 2024

Water And Sewerage Maintenance Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Water And Sewerage Maintenance, 1990-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for water and sewerage maintenance are 358.45% higher in 2024 versus 1990 (a $71.69 difference in value).

Between 1990 and 2024: Water and sewerage maintenance experienced an average inflation rate of 4.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, water and sewerage maintenance costing $20 in the year 1990 would cost $91.69 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.60% during this same period, inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was higher.

In the year 1990: Pricing changed by 6.67%, which is above the average yearly change for water and sewerage maintenance during the 1990-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1990 (5.40%), inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was higher.

Price Inflation for Water and sewerage maintenance since 1952

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1981 (11.99%), 1982 (11.89%), and 1955 (11.83%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1990

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Water and sewerage maintenance, over time, for $20 beginning in 1990. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1990$20.006.67%
1991$21.467.31%
1992$22.926.79%
1993$24.165.43%
1994$25.385.05%
1995$26.173.12%
1996$27.244.07%
1997$27.972.68%
1998$28.943.48%
1999$29.572.15%
2000$30.312.51%
2001$31.243.10%
2002$32.293.36%
2003$33.533.82%
2004$35.716.51%
2005$37.755.72%
2006$39.594.87%
2007$41.645.18%
2008$44.135.98%
2009$47.216.97%
2010$50.717.42%
2011$53.665.81%
2012$57.096.39%
2013$59.904.92%
2014$62.354.08%
2015$65.665.31%
2016$68.424.20%
2017$70.973.74%
2018$73.363.36%
2019$75.673.16%
2020$78.003.07%
2021$80.453.15%
2022$83.854.23%
2023$87.814.71%
2024$91.694.42%*

* 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 sewerage maintenance:

Year1952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI16.10016.30016.90018.90019.25020.70022.05022.90023.70024.35024.85025.80026.26727.00027.82028.54029.96031.81534.30037.95439.41541.57744.04648.35453.69259.52366.19269.24673.95482.82392.669100.377106.962113.377119.454125.838132.723140.762150.154161.131172.077181.415190.569196.508204.508209.992217.300221.969227.531234.577242.454251.715268.100283.423297.238312.635331.326354.434380.729402.868428.627449.730468.074492.945513.652532.844550.738568.120585.581604.002629.556659.238688.384

Adjust water and sewerage maintenance prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1990 * 1990 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Water and sewerage maintenance was 150.154 in the year 1990 and 688.384 in 2024:

688.384 / 150.154 * $20 = $91.69

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1990 has the same "purchasing power" as $91.69 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Water and sewerage maintenance).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Water and sewerage maintenance in 1952. In addition to water and sewerage maintenance, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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