According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,816.35% higher in 2024 versus 1919 (a $89,001.13 difference in value).
Between 1919 and 2024: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 2.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $4,900 in New York in the year 1919 would cost $93,901.13 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.79% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1919: Pricing changed by 22.12%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1919-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1919 (15.18%), inflation in New York was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $4,900 beginning in 1919. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1919 | $4,900.00 | 22.12% |
1920 | $5,744.83 | 17.24% |
1921 | $5,256.97 | -8.49% |
1922 | $4,935.70 | -6.11% |
1923 | $4,985.67 | 1.01% |
1924 | $4,995.19 | 0.19% |
1925 | $5,073.73 | 1.57% |
1926 | $5,216.51 | 2.81% |
1927 | $5,154.64 | -1.19% |
1928 | $5,104.66 | -0.97% |
1929 | $5,085.62 | -0.37% |
1930 | $5,018.99 | -1.31% |
1931 | $4,673.92 | -6.88% |
1932 | $4,269.35 | -8.66% |
1933 | $3,979.02 | -6.80% |
1934 | $4,052.79 | 1.85% |
1935 | $4,105.15 | 1.29% |
1936 | $4,155.12 | 1.22% |
1937 | $4,245.56 | 2.18% |
1938 | $4,174.16 | -1.68% |
1939 | $4,155.12 | -0.46% |
1940 | $4,197.96 | 1.03% |
1941 | $4,355.03 | 3.74% |
1942 | $4,773.87 | 9.62% |
1943 | $5,130.84 | 7.48% |
1944 | $5,254.59 | 2.41% |
1945 | $5,375.96 | 2.31% |
1946 | $5,906.65 | 9.87% |
1947 | $6,615.83 | 12.01% |
1948 | $7,065.61 | 6.80% |
1949 | $6,987.08 | -1.11% |
1950 | $7,027.54 | 0.58% |
1951 | $7,551.09 | 7.45% |
1952 | $7,681.98 | 1.73% |
1953 | $7,722.44 | 0.53% |
1954 | $7,770.03 | 0.62% |
1955 | $7,734.34 | -0.46% |
1956 | $7,848.57 | 1.48% |
1957 | $8,098.45 | 3.18% |
1958 | $8,341.19 | 3.00% |
1959 | $8,467.31 | 1.51% |
1960 | $8,622.00 | 1.83% |
1961 | $8,698.15 | 0.88% |
1962 | $8,831.42 | 1.53% |
1963 | $9,024.19 | 2.18% |
1964 | $9,164.59 | 1.56% |
1965 | $9,312.14 | 1.61% |
1966 | $9,626.27 | 3.37% |
1967 | $9,876.15 | 2.60% |
1968 | $10,302.14 | 4.31% |
1969 | $10,939.92 | 6.19% |
1970 | $11,751.43 | 7.42% |
1971 | $12,432.05 | 5.79% |
1972 | $12,979.41 | 4.40% |
1973 | $13,805.20 | 6.36% |
1974 | $15,290.19 | 10.76% |
1975 | $16,451.53 | 7.60% |
1976 | $17,417.73 | 5.87% |
1977 | $18,324.43 | 5.21% |
1978 | $19,376.30 | 5.74% |
1979 | $21,054.06 | 8.66% |
1980 | $23,431.47 | 11.29% |
1981 | $25,737.49 | 9.84% |
1982 | $27,224.87 | 5.78% |
1983 | $28,509.96 | 4.72% |
1984 | $29,937.83 | 5.01% |
1985 | $31,044.44 | 3.70% |
1986 | $32,062.99 | 3.28% |
1987 | $33,683.63 | 5.05% |
1988 | $35,320.93 | 4.86% |
1989 | $37,284.26 | 5.56% |
1990 | $39,564.11 | 6.11% |
1991 | $41,351.34 | 4.52% |
1992 | $42,843.47 | 3.61% |
1993 | $44,123.80 | 2.99% |
1994 | $45,173.29 | 2.38% |
1995 | $46,308.45 | 2.51% |
1996 | $47,669.69 | 2.94% |
1997 | $48,781.06 | 2.33% |
1998 | $49,578.29 | 1.63% |
1999 | $50,542.11 | 1.94% |
2000 | $52,112.77 | 3.11% |
2001 | $53,440.70 | 2.55% |
2002 | $54,801.94 | 2.55% |
2003 | $56,484.46 | 3.07% |
2004 | $58,476.35 | 3.53% |
2005 | $60,744.29 | 3.88% |
2006 | $63,038.42 | 3.78% |
2007 | $64,808.53 | 2.81% |
2008 | $67,333.69 | 3.90% |
2009 | $67,631.30 | 0.44% |
2010 | $68,784.91 | 1.71% |
2011 | $70,742.08 | 2.85% |
2012 | $72,133.05 | 1.97% |
2013 | $73,345.24 | 1.68% |
2014 | $74,315.20 | 1.32% |
2015 | $74,409.03 | 0.13% |
2016 | $75,210.57 | 1.08% |
2017 | $76,682.86 | 1.96% |
2018 | $78,145.03 | 1.91% |
2019 | $79,436.88 | 1.65% |
2020 | $80,794.91 | 1.71% |
2021 | $83,474.46 | 3.32% |
2022 | $88,568.77 | 6.10% |
2023 | $91,954.72 | 3.82% |
2024 | $93,901.13 | 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 |