Housing · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Water, sewer & trash Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Water and sewer and trash collection services is up 4.6% from a year earlier. Municipal utility services.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Water, sewer & trash: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Water, sewer & trash: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 316.9 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 302.4 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 288.1 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 273.2 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 261.5 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 252.5 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 244.7 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 237.1 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 229.1 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 221.7 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 214.0 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 204.9 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 197.6 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 189.3 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 179.6 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 170.9 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 161.1 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 152.1 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 143.7 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 136.8 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 130.3 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 124.0 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 117.2 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 113.0 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 109.6 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 106.5 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 104.0 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 101.6 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Water, sewer & trash inflation — FAQ
What is the current Water, sewer & trash inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Water and sewer and trash collection services is up 4.6% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.3% in June 2026.
When was Water, sewer & trash inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2010, when the Water and sewer and trash collection services index rose 6.0% over 2009.
Is Water, sewer & trash inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Water and sewer and trash collection services index is up 4.6% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Water, sewer & trash data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.