2011 SERVICE CHARGE INDEX
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1.
The value of the annual service charge index is based on all responses received. The base year, 1985, has been indexed to the value of 100.
2.
The annual percent change in the
Index
and change from previous year in service charge are based on the responses of those agencies that responded in both the previous year and the current year using the same calculation method.
Index
values and average service
charge include all respondents.
Projected Rate Increases 2012 – 2016
Distribution of Projected 2012-2016 Rate Increases
Note 1:
One agency in the <0% to 0% category reported a decrease of 6 percent in rates. All other report no changes (0%).
Note 2:
Agencies indicating planned future rate changes, but providing no numeric estimates, are not shown in distribution above.
Note 3:
Number of respondents providing numeric estimates were as follows, 2012 (113), 2013 (91), 2014 (73), 2015 (66), 2016 (53)
NACWA Index National Summary
Year
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
NACWA Index
100.0 106.8 112.4 119.9 130.1 141.0 153.7 166.7 183.1 193.4 197.8 201.7 203.9 207.8 209.8 216.4 223.5 232.6 242.8 254.5 276.3 287.1 299.4 315.5 340.7 364.7 379.1
Change from Previous Year
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6.8% 5.3% 6.9% 8.4% 8.4% 8.9% 8.5% 8.3% 5.1% 2.2% 3.6% 1.3% 2.4% 0.7% 3.0% 2.2% 3.6% 3.1% 6.5% 7.3% 6.0% 6.0% 5.5% 7.6% 4.6% 5.8%
Average Service Charge (Projected $) 102.75 109.69 115.51 123.17 133.65 144.84 157.88 171.33 188.12 198.68 203.22 207.28 209.49 213.52 215.61 222.31 229.63 238.95 249.44 261.48 283.91 294.98 307.60 324.14 350.24 374.74 389.53
Change from Previous Year ($)
–
6.95 5.82 7.99 10.35 11.25 12.84 13.84 13.78 10.32 4.23 6.44 2.88 4.89 1.90 6.41 4.47 8.45 7.69 16.10 18.79 17.23 16.47 17.55 23.60 17.15 22.30
Change to Consumer Price Index
3.6% 1.9% 3.6% 4.1% 4.8% 5.4% 4.2% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% 2.8% 3.0% 2.3% 1.6% 2.2% 3.4% 2.8% 1.6% 2.3% 2.7% 3.4% 3.2% 2.8% 3.8%
-0.4% 1.6% 3.2%
Total Responses
155 158 157 163 166 169 171 175 184 194 199 205 208 214 224 234 238 221 233 223 213 203 196 191 171 181 178
Population Represented (millions)
88.6 88.8 88.8 91.3 92.0 92.3 92.5 94.7 100.5 102.4 99.6 105.8 107.9 106.6 109.4 113.7 113.5 107.8 108.9 109.5 108.7 107.0 104.6 107.6 103.4 100.8 105.4
Total Responses in Both Previous
and Current Year
–
155 157 157 163 166 169 171 170 182 189 195 202 204 210 218 227 215 198 200 188 177 173 164 160 143 158