According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for water and sewerage maintenance are 250.06% higher in 2025 versus 1996 (a $50.01 difference in value).
Between 1996 and 2025: Water and sewerage maintenance experienced an average inflation rate of 4.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, water and sewerage maintenance costing $20 in the year 1996 would cost $70.01 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.48% during this same period, inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was higher.
In the year 1996: Pricing changed by 4.07%, which is below the average yearly change for water and sewerage maintenance during the 1996-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1996 (2.93%), inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Water and sewerage maintenance, over time, for $20 beginning in 1996. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $20.00 | 4.07% |
| 1997 | $20.54 | 2.68% |
| 1998 | $21.25 | 3.48% |
| 1999 | $21.71 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $22.25 | 2.51% |
| 2001 | $22.94 | 3.10% |
| 2002 | $23.71 | 3.36% |
| 2003 | $24.62 | 3.82% |
| 2004 | $26.22 | 6.51% |
| 2005 | $27.72 | 5.72% |
| 2006 | $29.07 | 4.87% |
| 2007 | $30.57 | 5.18% |
| 2008 | $32.40 | 5.98% |
| 2009 | $34.66 | 6.97% |
| 2010 | $37.23 | 7.42% |
| 2011 | $39.40 | 5.81% |
| 2012 | $41.92 | 6.39% |
| 2013 | $43.98 | 4.92% |
| 2014 | $45.78 | 4.08% |
| 2015 | $48.21 | 5.31% |
| 2016 | $50.23 | 4.20% |
| 2017 | $52.11 | 3.74% |
| 2018 | $53.86 | 3.36% |
| 2019 | $55.56 | 3.16% |
| 2020 | $57.27 | 3.07% |
| 2021 | $59.07 | 3.15% |
| 2022 | $61.57 | 4.23% |
| 2023 | $64.47 | 4.71% |
| 2024 | $67.84 | 5.23% |
| 2025 | $70.01 | 3.20%* |
* 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:
| Year | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 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 | 16.100 | 16.300 | 16.900 | 18.900 | 19.250 | 20.700 | 22.050 | 22.900 | 23.700 | 24.350 | 24.850 | 25.800 | 26.267 | 27.000 | 27.820 | 28.540 | 29.960 | 31.815 | 34.300 | 37.954 | 39.415 | 41.577 | 44.046 | 48.354 | 53.692 | 59.523 | 66.192 | 69.246 | 73.954 | 82.823 | 92.669 | 100.377 | 106.962 | 113.377 | 119.454 | 125.838 | 132.723 | 140.762 | 150.154 | 161.131 | 172.077 | 181.415 | 190.569 | 196.508 | 204.508 | 209.992 | 217.300 | 221.969 | 227.531 | 234.577 | 242.454 | 251.715 | 268.100 | 283.423 | 297.238 | 312.635 | 331.326 | 354.434 | 380.729 | 402.868 | 428.627 | 449.730 | 468.074 | 492.945 | 513.652 | 532.844 | 550.738 | 568.120 | 585.581 | 604.002 | 629.556 | 659.238 | 693.714 | 715.896 |