According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 3,221.96% higher in 2024 versus 1915 (a $266,874,988.56 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2024: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.27% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $8,283,000 in New York in the year 1915 would cost $275,157,988.56 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.19% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 0.17%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1915-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $8,283,000 beginning in 1915. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1915 | $8,283,000.00 | 0.17% |
1916 | $8,519,657.14 | 2.86% |
1917 | $9,612,456.30 | 12.83% |
1918 | $11,735,410.08 | 22.09% |
1919 | $14,331,678.15 | 22.12% |
1920 | $16,802,657.14 | 17.24% |
1921 | $15,375,753.78 | -8.49% |
1922 | $14,436,085.71 | -6.11% |
1923 | $14,582,256.30 | 1.01% |
1924 | $14,610,098.32 | 0.19% |
1925 | $14,839,794.96 | 1.57% |
1926 | $15,257,425.21 | 2.81% |
1927 | $15,076,452.10 | -1.19% |
1928 | $14,930,281.51 | -0.97% |
1929 | $14,874,597.48 | -0.37% |
1930 | $14,679,703.36 | -1.31% |
1931 | $13,670,430.25 | -6.88% |
1932 | $12,487,144.54 | -8.66% |
1933 | $11,637,963.03 | -6.80% |
1934 | $11,853,738.66 | 1.85% |
1935 | $12,006,869.75 | 1.29% |
1936 | $12,153,040.34 | 1.22% |
1937 | $12,417,539.50 | 2.18% |
1938 | $12,208,724.37 | -1.68% |
1939 | $12,153,040.34 | -0.46% |
1940 | $12,278,329.41 | 1.03% |
1941 | $12,737,722.69 | 3.74% |
1942 | $13,962,771.43 | 9.62% |
1943 | $15,006,847.06 | 7.48% |
1944 | $15,368,793.28 | 2.41% |
1945 | $15,723,778.99 | 2.31% |
1946 | $17,275,971.43 | 9.87% |
1947 | $19,350,201.68 | 12.01% |
1948 | $20,665,736.97 | 6.80% |
1949 | $20,436,040.34 | -1.11% |
1950 | $20,554,368.91 | 0.58% |
1951 | $22,085,679.83 | 7.45% |
1952 | $22,468,507.56 | 1.73% |
1953 | $22,586,836.13 | 0.53% |
1954 | $22,726,046.22 | 0.62% |
1955 | $22,621,638.66 | -0.46% |
1956 | $22,955,742.86 | 1.48% |
1957 | $23,686,595.80 | 3.18% |
1958 | $24,396,567.23 | 3.00% |
1959 | $24,765,473.95 | 1.51% |
1960 | $25,217,906.72 | 1.83% |
1961 | $25,440,642.86 | 0.88% |
1962 | $25,830,431.09 | 1.53% |
1963 | $26,394,231.93 | 2.18% |
1964 | $26,804,901.68 | 1.56% |
1965 | $27,236,452.94 | 1.61% |
1966 | $28,155,239.50 | 3.37% |
1967 | $28,886,092.44 | 2.60% |
1968 | $30,132,022.69 | 4.31% |
1969 | $31,997,437.82 | 6.19% |
1970 | $34,370,969.75 | 7.42% |
1971 | $36,361,673.95 | 5.79% |
1972 | $37,962,589.92 | 4.40% |
1973 | $40,377,884.87 | 6.36% |
1974 | $44,721,239.50 | 10.76% |
1975 | $48,117,965.55 | 7.60% |
1976 | $50,943,930.25 | 5.87% |
1977 | $53,595,882.35 | 5.21% |
1978 | $56,672,425.21 | 5.74% |
1979 | $61,579,580.67 | 8.66% |
1980 | $68,533,124.37 | 11.29% |
1981 | $75,277,852.94 | 9.84% |
1982 | $79,628,168.07 | 5.78% |
1983 | $83,386,840.34 | 4.72% |
1984 | $87,563,142.86 | 5.01% |
1985 | $90,799,777.31 | 3.70% |
1986 | $93,778,873.11 | 3.28% |
1987 | $98,518,976.47 | 5.05% |
1988 | $103,307,803.36 | 4.86% |
1989 | $109,050,219.33 | 5.56% |
1990 | $115,718,382.35 | 6.11% |
1991 | $120,945,721.01 | 4.52% |
1992 | $125,309,957.14 | 3.61% |
1993 | $129,054,708.40 | 2.99% |
1994 | $132,124,290.76 | 2.38% |
1995 | $135,444,451.26 | 2.51% |
1996 | $139,425,859.66 | 2.94% |
1997 | $142,676,415.13 | 2.33% |
1998 | $145,008,184.03 | 1.63% |
1999 | $147,827,188.24 | 1.94% |
2000 | $152,421,121.01 | 3.11% |
2001 | $156,305,082.35 | 2.55% |
2002 | $160,286,490.76 | 2.55% |
2003 | $165,207,567.23 | 3.07% |
2004 | $171,033,509.24 | 3.53% |
2005 | $177,666,869.75 | 3.88% |
2006 | $184,376,795.80 | 3.78% |
2007 | $189,554,088.43 | 2.81% |
2008 | $196,939,740.23 | 3.90% |
2009 | $197,810,220.88 | 0.44% |
2010 | $201,184,325.29 | 1.71% |
2011 | $206,908,713.55 | 2.85% |
2012 | $210,977,058.66 | 1.97% |
2013 | $214,522,530.68 | 1.68% |
2014 | $217,359,492.98 | 1.32% |
2015 | $217,633,945.66 | 0.13% |
2016 | $219,978,313.08 | 1.08% |
2017 | $224,284,498.61 | 1.96% |
2018 | $228,561,102.00 | 1.91% |
2019 | $232,339,542.10 | 1.65% |
2020 | $236,311,553.82 | 1.71% |
2021 | $244,148,803.13 | 3.32% |
2022 | $259,048,806.45 | 6.10% |
2023 | $268,952,142.23 | 3.82% |
2024 | $275,157,988.56 | 2.31%* |
* 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 New York:
Year | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 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 | 9.900 | 9.917 | 10.200 | 11.508 | 14.050 | 17.158 | 20.117 | 18.408 | 17.283 | 17.458 | 17.492 | 17.767 | 18.267 | 18.050 | 17.875 | 17.808 | 17.575 | 16.367 | 14.950 | 13.933 | 14.192 | 14.375 | 14.550 | 14.867 | 14.617 | 14.550 | 14.700 | 15.250 | 16.717 | 17.967 | 18.400 | 18.825 | 20.683 | 23.167 | 24.742 | 24.467 | 24.608 | 26.442 | 26.900 | 27.042 | 27.208 | 27.083 | 27.483 | 28.358 | 29.208 | 29.650 | 30.192 | 30.458 | 30.925 | 31.600 | 32.092 | 32.608 | 33.708 | 34.583 | 36.075 | 38.308 | 41.150 | 43.533 | 45.450 | 48.342 | 53.542 | 57.608 | 60.992 | 64.167 | 67.850 | 73.725 | 82.050 | 90.125 | 95.333 | 99.833 | 104.833 | 108.708 | 112.275 | 117.950 | 123.683 | 130.558 | 138.542 | 144.800 | 150.025 | 154.508 | 158.183 | 162.158 | 166.925 | 170.817 | 173.608 | 176.983 | 182.483 | 187.133 | 191.900 | 197.792 | 204.767 | 212.708 | 220.742 | 226.940 | 235.782 | 236.825 | 240.864 | 247.718 | 252.588 | 256.833 | 260.230 | 260.558 | 263.365 | 268.520 | 273.641 | 278.164 | 282.920 | 292.303 | 310.141 | 321.998 | 329.428 |