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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEHG01

Water and sewerage maintenance

Prices for water and sewerage maintenance rose 4.9% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month.

12 months+4.9%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+3.7%seasonally adjusted
Index765.51982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%6%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

6007002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026765.5+0.2%+4.9%
July 2026763.7+0.2%+5.0%
June 2026761.9+0.4%+5.1%
May 2026758.6+0.2%+5.1%
April 2026756.8+0.2%+5.0%
March 2026755.0+0.6%+5.1%
February 2026750.6+0.7%+4.7%
January 2026745.5+0.8%+4.6%
December 2025739.6+0.4%+4.6%
November 2025736.4—+4.2%
September 2025732.8+0.4%+4.6%
August 2025729.6+0.3%+4.8%
July 2025727.5+0.3%+4.9%
June 2025725.0+0.4%+5.1%
May 2025721.8+0.1%+4.8%
April 2025721.0+0.3%+4.7%
March 2025718.5+0.3%+4.8%
February 2025716.6+0.6%+4.8%
January 2025712.5+0.8%+4.7%
December 2024706.9+0.1%+5.6%
November 2024706.5+0.4%+5.7%
October 2024703.6+0.4%+5.5%
September 2024700.6+0.6%+5.2%
August 2024696.5+0.4%+4.7%
July 2024693.4+0.5%+5.2%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHG01 and CUSR0000SEHG01). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.