According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 2,240.31% higher in 2024 versus 1918 (a $10,753.49 difference in value).
Between 1918 and 2024: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.02% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $480 in New York in the year 1918 would cost $11,233.49 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.90% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1918: Pricing changed by 22.09%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1918-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1918 (17.34%), inflation in New York was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $480 beginning in 1918. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1918 | $480.00 | 22.09% |
1919 | $586.19 | 22.12% |
1920 | $687.26 | 17.24% |
1921 | $628.90 | -8.49% |
1922 | $590.46 | -6.11% |
1923 | $596.44 | 1.01% |
1924 | $597.58 | 0.19% |
1925 | $606.98 | 1.57% |
1926 | $624.06 | 2.81% |
1927 | $616.65 | -1.19% |
1928 | $610.68 | -0.97% |
1929 | $608.40 | -0.37% |
1930 | $600.43 | -1.31% |
1931 | $559.15 | -6.88% |
1932 | $510.75 | -8.66% |
1933 | $476.01 | -6.80% |
1934 | $484.84 | 1.85% |
1935 | $491.10 | 1.29% |
1936 | $497.08 | 1.22% |
1937 | $507.90 | 2.18% |
1938 | $499.36 | -1.68% |
1939 | $497.08 | -0.46% |
1940 | $502.21 | 1.03% |
1941 | $521.00 | 3.74% |
1942 | $571.10 | 9.62% |
1943 | $613.81 | 7.48% |
1944 | $628.61 | 2.41% |
1945 | $643.13 | 2.31% |
1946 | $706.62 | 9.87% |
1947 | $791.46 | 12.01% |
1948 | $845.27 | 6.80% |
1949 | $835.87 | -1.11% |
1950 | $840.71 | 0.58% |
1951 | $903.35 | 7.45% |
1952 | $919.00 | 1.73% |
1953 | $923.84 | 0.53% |
1954 | $929.54 | 0.62% |
1955 | $925.27 | -0.46% |
1956 | $938.93 | 1.48% |
1957 | $968.83 | 3.18% |
1958 | $997.86 | 3.00% |
1959 | $1,012.95 | 1.51% |
1960 | $1,031.46 | 1.83% |
1961 | $1,040.57 | 0.88% |
1962 | $1,056.51 | 1.53% |
1963 | $1,079.57 | 2.18% |
1964 | $1,096.37 | 1.56% |
1965 | $1,114.02 | 1.61% |
1966 | $1,151.60 | 3.37% |
1967 | $1,181.49 | 2.60% |
1968 | $1,232.46 | 4.31% |
1969 | $1,308.75 | 6.19% |
1970 | $1,405.84 | 7.42% |
1971 | $1,487.26 | 5.79% |
1972 | $1,552.74 | 4.40% |
1973 | $1,651.53 | 6.36% |
1974 | $1,829.18 | 10.76% |
1975 | $1,968.11 | 7.60% |
1976 | $2,083.70 | 5.87% |
1977 | $2,192.17 | 5.21% |
1978 | $2,318.01 | 5.74% |
1979 | $2,518.72 | 8.66% |
1980 | $2,803.13 | 11.29% |
1981 | $3,079.00 | 9.84% |
1982 | $3,256.94 | 5.78% |
1983 | $3,410.68 | 4.72% |
1984 | $3,581.49 | 5.01% |
1985 | $3,713.88 | 3.70% |
1986 | $3,835.73 | 3.28% |
1987 | $4,029.61 | 5.05% |
1988 | $4,225.48 | 4.86% |
1989 | $4,460.36 | 5.56% |
1990 | $4,733.10 | 6.11% |
1991 | $4,946.90 | 4.52% |
1992 | $5,125.41 | 3.61% |
1993 | $5,278.58 | 2.99% |
1994 | $5,404.13 | 2.38% |
1995 | $5,539.93 | 2.51% |
1996 | $5,702.78 | 2.94% |
1997 | $5,835.73 | 2.33% |
1998 | $5,931.10 | 1.63% |
1999 | $6,046.41 | 1.94% |
2000 | $6,234.31 | 3.11% |
2001 | $6,393.17 | 2.55% |
2002 | $6,556.01 | 2.55% |
2003 | $6,757.30 | 3.07% |
2004 | $6,995.59 | 3.53% |
2005 | $7,266.90 | 3.88% |
2006 | $7,541.35 | 3.78% |
2007 | $7,753.11 | 2.81% |
2008 | $8,055.20 | 3.90% |
2009 | $8,090.80 | 0.44% |
2010 | $8,228.81 | 1.71% |
2011 | $8,462.95 | 2.85% |
2012 | $8,629.35 | 1.97% |
2013 | $8,774.37 | 1.68% |
2014 | $8,890.41 | 1.32% |
2015 | $8,901.63 | 0.13% |
2016 | $8,997.52 | 1.08% |
2017 | $9,173.65 | 1.96% |
2018 | $9,348.57 | 1.91% |
2019 | $9,503.12 | 1.65% |
2020 | $9,665.58 | 1.71% |
2021 | $9,986.14 | 3.32% |
2022 | $10,595.58 | 6.10% |
2023 | $11,000.64 | 3.82% |
2024 | $11,233.49 | 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 |