According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 2,757.18% higher in 2024 versus 1917 (a $270,203.53 difference in value).
Between 1917 and 2024: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.18% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $9,800 in New York in the year 1917 would cost $280,003.53 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.02% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1917: Pricing changed by 12.83%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1917-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1917 (17.81%), inflation in New York was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $9,800 beginning in 1917. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1917 | $9,800.00 | 12.83% |
1918 | $11,964.37 | 22.09% |
1919 | $14,611.30 | 22.12% |
1920 | $17,130.49 | 17.24% |
1921 | $15,675.74 | -8.49% |
1922 | $14,717.74 | -6.11% |
1923 | $14,866.76 | 1.01% |
1924 | $14,895.15 | 0.19% |
1925 | $15,129.33 | 1.57% |
1926 | $15,555.10 | 2.81% |
1927 | $15,370.60 | -1.19% |
1928 | $15,221.58 | -0.97% |
1929 | $15,164.81 | -0.37% |
1930 | $14,966.11 | -1.31% |
1931 | $13,937.15 | -6.88% |
1932 | $12,730.77 | -8.66% |
1933 | $11,865.03 | -6.80% |
1934 | $12,085.01 | 1.85% |
1935 | $12,241.13 | 1.29% |
1936 | $12,390.15 | 1.22% |
1937 | $12,659.81 | 2.18% |
1938 | $12,446.92 | -1.68% |
1939 | $12,390.15 | -0.46% |
1940 | $12,517.89 | 1.03% |
1941 | $12,986.24 | 3.74% |
1942 | $14,235.19 | 9.62% |
1943 | $15,299.64 | 7.48% |
1944 | $15,668.65 | 2.41% |
1945 | $16,030.56 | 2.31% |
1946 | $17,613.03 | 9.87% |
1947 | $19,727.73 | 12.01% |
1948 | $21,068.94 | 6.80% |
1949 | $20,834.76 | -1.11% |
1950 | $20,955.39 | 0.58% |
1951 | $22,516.58 | 7.45% |
1952 | $22,906.88 | 1.73% |
1953 | $23,027.52 | 0.53% |
1954 | $23,169.44 | 0.62% |
1955 | $23,063.00 | -0.46% |
1956 | $23,403.62 | 1.48% |
1957 | $24,148.73 | 3.18% |
1958 | $24,872.56 | 3.00% |
1959 | $25,248.66 | 1.51% |
1960 | $25,709.92 | 1.83% |
1961 | $25,937.00 | 0.88% |
1962 | $26,334.40 | 1.53% |
1963 | $26,909.20 | 2.18% |
1964 | $27,327.88 | 1.56% |
1965 | $27,767.85 | 1.61% |
1966 | $28,704.56 | 3.37% |
1967 | $29,449.67 | 2.60% |
1968 | $30,719.91 | 4.31% |
1969 | $32,621.72 | 6.19% |
1970 | $35,041.56 | 7.42% |
1971 | $37,071.11 | 5.79% |
1972 | $38,703.26 | 4.40% |
1973 | $41,165.68 | 6.36% |
1974 | $45,593.77 | 10.76% |
1975 | $49,056.77 | 7.60% |
1976 | $51,937.87 | 5.87% |
1977 | $54,641.56 | 5.21% |
1978 | $57,778.13 | 5.74% |
1979 | $62,781.03 | 8.66% |
1980 | $69,870.24 | 11.29% |
1981 | $76,746.56 | 9.84% |
1982 | $81,181.75 | 5.78% |
1983 | $85,013.76 | 4.72% |
1984 | $89,271.54 | 5.01% |
1985 | $92,571.33 | 3.70% |
1986 | $95,608.54 | 3.28% |
1987 | $100,441.13 | 5.05% |
1988 | $105,323.39 | 4.86% |
1989 | $111,177.84 | 5.56% |
1990 | $117,976.10 | 6.11% |
1991 | $123,305.43 | 4.52% |
1992 | $127,754.82 | 3.61% |
1993 | $131,572.63 | 2.99% |
1994 | $134,702.10 | 2.38% |
1995 | $138,087.04 | 2.51% |
1996 | $142,146.13 | 2.94% |
1997 | $145,460.10 | 2.33% |
1998 | $147,837.36 | 1.63% |
1999 | $150,711.37 | 1.94% |
2000 | $155,394.93 | 3.11% |
2001 | $159,354.67 | 2.55% |
2002 | $163,413.76 | 2.55% |
2003 | $168,430.85 | 3.07% |
2004 | $174,370.46 | 3.53% |
2005 | $181,133.24 | 3.88% |
2006 | $187,974.08 | 3.78% |
2007 | $193,252.38 | 2.81% |
2008 | $200,782.13 | 3.90% |
2009 | $201,669.59 | 0.44% |
2010 | $205,109.53 | 1.71% |
2011 | $210,945.60 | 2.85% |
2012 | $215,093.32 | 1.97% |
2013 | $218,707.97 | 1.68% |
2014 | $221,600.28 | 1.32% |
2015 | $221,880.09 | 0.13% |
2016 | $224,270.20 | 1.08% |
2017 | $228,660.40 | 1.96% |
2018 | $233,020.44 | 1.91% |
2019 | $236,872.60 | 1.65% |
2020 | $240,922.11 | 1.71% |
2021 | $248,912.27 | 3.32% |
2022 | $264,102.97 | 6.10% |
2023 | $274,199.53 | 3.82% |
2024 | $280,003.53 | 2.12%* |
* 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 | 328.814 |