Water and sewerage maintenance price inflation, 2010→2020

Water And Sewerage Maintenance Inflation Calculator

Prices for Water And Sewerage Maintenance, 2010-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for water and sewerage maintenance were 53.81% higher in 2020 versus 2010 (a $10.76 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2020: Water and sewerage maintenance experienced an average inflation rate of 4.40% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, water and sewerage maintenance costing $20 in the year 2010 would cost $30.76 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.73% during this same period, inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was higher.

In the year 2010: Pricing changed by 7.42%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for water and sewerage maintenance during the 2010-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for water and sewerage maintenance was much 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 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Water and sewerage maintenance, over time, for $20 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2010	$20.00	7.42%
2011	$21.16	5.81%
2012	$22.52	6.39%
2013	$23.62	4.92%
2014	$24.59	4.08%
2015	$25.89	5.31%
2016	$26.98	4.20%
2017	$27.99	3.74%
2018	$28.93	3.36%
2019	$29.84	3.16%
2020	$30.76	3.07%
2021	$31.73	3.15%
2022	$33.07	4.23%
2023	$34.63	4.71%
2024	$36.23	4.63%*

* 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
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	689.739

Adjust water and sewerage maintenance prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Water and sewerage maintenance was 380.729 in the year 2010 and 585.581 in 2020:

585.581 / 380.729 * $20 = $30.76

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $30.76 in 2020 (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.