Water and sewerage maintenance price inflation, 2025→2026

Water And Sewerage Maintenance Inflation Calculator

Prices for Water And Sewerage Maintenance, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for water and sewerage maintenance are 1.57% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.31 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Water and sewerage maintenance experienced an average inflation rate of 1.57% per year. In other words, water and sewerage maintenance costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.31 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 4.50%, which is above the average yearly change for water and sewerage maintenance during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), 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: 1955 (14.46%), 1981 (12%), and 1982 (11.88%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Water and sewerage maintenance, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	4.50%
2026	$20.31	1.57%*

* 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	2026
CPI	16.100	16.241	16.600	19.000	19.100	20.500	21.900	22.800	23.600	24.300	24.700	25.700	26.229	26.550	27.758	28.367	29.650	31.817	34.300	37.950	39.417	41.575	44.042	48.350	53.692	59.525	66.192	69.242	73.950	82.825	92.667	100.375	106.958	113.375	119.458	125.842	132.725	140.758	150.150	161.133	172.075	181.417	190.567	196.508	204.508	209.992	217.300	221.967	227.533	234.575	242.450	251.717	268.100	283.425	297.242	312.635	331.326	354.434	380.729	402.868	428.627	449.730	468.073	492.945	513.652	532.844	550.738	568.120	585.581	604.002	629.556	659.238	693.714	724.959	736.358

Adjust water and sewerage maintenance prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Water and sewerage maintenance was 724.959 in the year 2025 and 736.358 in 2026:

736.358 / 724.959 * $20 = $20.31

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.31 in 2026 (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.