According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,611.21% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $198,914,330,224.21 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 2.74% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $12,345,678,900 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $211,260,009,124.21 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.68% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1920: Pricing changed by 17.24%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1920-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1920 (15.62%), inflation in New York was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $12,345,678,900 beginning in 1920. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | $12,345,678,900.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $11,297,267,891.51 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $10,606,850,885.92 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $10,714,249,086.79 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $10,734,705,886.95 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $10,903,474,488.32 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $11,210,326,490.80 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $11,077,357,289.73 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $10,969,959,088.86 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $10,929,045,488.53 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $10,785,847,887.37 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $10,044,288,881.36 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $9,174,874,874.32 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $8,550,942,469.26 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $8,709,482,670.55 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $8,821,995,071.46 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $8,929,393,272.33 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $9,123,732,873.90 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $8,970,306,872.66 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $8,929,393,272.33 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $9,021,448,873.07 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $9,358,986,075.81 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $10,259,085,283.10 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $11,026,215,289.31 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $11,292,153,691.47 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $11,552,977,893.58 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $12,693,444,502.82 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $14,217,476,115.16 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $15,184,059,922.99 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $15,015,291,321.62 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $15,102,232,722.33 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $16,227,356,731.44 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $16,508,637,733.72 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $16,595,579,134.42 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $16,697,863,135.25 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $16,621,150,134.63 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $16,866,631,736.62 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $17,403,622,740.97 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $17,925,271,145.19 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $18,196,323,747.39 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $18,528,746,750.08 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $18,692,401,151.41 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $18,978,796,353.73 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $19,393,046,557.08 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $19,694,784,359.53 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $20,011,864,762.10 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $20,686,939,167.56 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $21,223,930,171.91 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $22,139,371,979.33 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $23,509,977,590.43 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $25,253,919,804.56 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $26,716,581,016.40 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $27,892,847,025.93 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $29,667,474,440.31 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $32,858,735,266.16 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $35,354,464,886.37 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $37,430,830,103.19 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $39,379,340,318.97 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $41,639,816,737.28 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $45,245,327,766.49 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $50,354,413,607.87 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $55,310,073,448.01 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $58,506,448,473.90 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $61,268,116,496.27 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $64,336,636,521.13 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $66,714,739,540.39 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $68,903,617,158.12 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $72,386,387,386.33 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $75,904,957,014.83 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $80,124,172,049.01 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $85,023,575,688.69 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $88,864,339,919.80 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $92,070,943,345.77 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $94,822,382,968.06 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $97,077,745,186.33 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $99,517,218,606.09 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $102,442,541,029.78 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $104,830,872,449.13 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $106,544,129,463.01 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $108,615,380,479.78 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $111,990,752,507.13 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $114,844,476,130.24 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $117,769,798,553.94 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $121,385,537,983.22 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $125,666,123,417.90 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $130,539,956,057.37 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $135,470,044,897.31 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $139,274,038,030.12 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $144,700,613,410.07 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $145,340,195,267.26 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $147,819,303,737.34 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $152,025,272,993.40 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $155,014,471,775.62 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $157,619,491,850.72 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $159,703,937,503.60 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $159,905,590,411.24 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $161,628,104,127.19 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $164,792,055,124.82 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $167,934,270,772.27 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $170,710,463,122.75 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $173,628,881,376.39 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $179,387,266,055.04 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $190,334,978,373.71 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $197,611,411,050.65 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $205,105,094,945.35 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $211,260,009,124.21 | 3.00%* |
* 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 334.209 | 344.238 |