New York prices: $100 in 2015 $101.08 in 2016

Inflation in New York

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Prices in New York, 2015-2016 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York were 1.08% higher in 2016 versus 2015 (a $1.08 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2016: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 1.08% per year. In other words, $100 in New York in the year 2015 would cost $101.08 in 2016 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.26% during this same period, inflation in New York was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by 0.13%, which is below the average yearly change in New York during the 2015-2016 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation in New York was higher.

Price Inflation in New York since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (22.12%), 1918 (22.09%), and 1920 (17.24%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $100 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2015$100.000.13%
2016$101.081.08%
2017$103.061.96%
2018$105.021.91%
2019$106.761.65%
2020$108.581.71%
2021$112.183.32%
2022$119.036.10%
2023$123.583.82%
2024$126.001.96%*

* 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:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI9.9009.91710.20011.50814.05017.15820.11718.40817.28317.45817.49217.76718.26718.05017.87517.80817.57516.36714.95013.93314.19214.37514.55014.86714.61714.55014.70015.25016.71717.96718.40018.82520.68323.16724.74224.46724.60826.44226.90027.04227.20827.08327.48328.35829.20829.65030.19230.45830.92531.60032.09232.60833.70834.58336.07538.30841.15043.53345.45048.34253.54257.60860.99264.16767.85073.72582.05090.12595.33399.833104.833108.708112.275117.950123.683130.558138.542144.800150.025154.508158.183162.158166.925170.817173.608176.983182.483187.133191.900197.792204.767212.708220.742226.940235.782236.825240.864247.718252.588256.833260.230260.558263.365268.520273.641278.164282.920292.303310.141321.998328.306

Adjust New York prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2016 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2016 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for New York was 260.558 in the year 2015 and 263.365 in 2016:

263.365 / 260.558 * $100 = $101.08

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $101.08 in 2016 (in the CPI category of New York).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for New York in 1914. In addition to New York, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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