According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,611.21% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $902,275,410,107.71 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, $56,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $958,275,410,107.71 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 $56,000,000,000 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 | $56,000,000,000.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $51,244,407,622.20 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $48,112,676,056.34 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $48,599,834,299.92 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $48,692,626,346.31 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $49,458,160,729.08 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $50,850,041,425.02 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $50,246,893,123.45 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $49,759,734,879.87 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $49,574,150,787.08 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $48,924,606,462.30 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $45,560,894,780.45 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $41,617,232,808.62 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $38,787,075,393.54 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $39,506,213,753.11 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $40,016,570,008.29 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $40,503,728,251.86 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $41,385,252,692.63 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $40,689,312,344.66 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $40,503,728,251.86 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $40,921,292,460.65 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $42,452,361,226.18 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $46,535,211,267.61 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $50,014,913,007.46 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $51,221,209,610.60 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $52,404,308,202.15 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $57,577,464,788.73 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $64,490,472,245.24 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $68,874,896,437.45 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $68,109,362,054.68 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $68,503,728,251.86 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $73,607,290,803.65 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $74,883,181,441.59 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $75,277,547,638.77 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $75,741,507,870.75 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $75,393,537,696.77 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $76,507,042,253.52 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $78,942,833,471.42 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $81,309,030,654.52 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $82,538,525,269.26 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $84,046,396,023.20 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $84,788,732,394.37 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $86,087,821,043.91 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $87,966,859,983.43 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $89,335,542,667.77 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $90,773,819,386.91 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $93,835,956,917.98 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $96,271,748,135.87 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $100,424,192,212.10 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $106,641,259,320.63 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $114,551,781,275.89 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $121,186,412,593.21 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $126,521,955,260.98 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $134,571,665,285.83 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $149,047,224,523.61 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $160,367,854,183.93 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $169,786,246,893.12 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $178,624,689,312.34 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $188,878,210,439.11 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $205,232,808,616.40 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $228,407,622,203.81 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $250,886,495,443.25 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $265,385,252,692.63 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $277,912,178,956.09 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $291,830,985,915.49 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $302,618,061,309.03 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $312,546,810,273.41 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $328,344,656,172.33 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $344,304,888,152.44 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $363,443,247,721.62 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $385,666,942,833.47 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $403,088,649,544.32 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $417,633,802,816.90 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $430,114,333,057.17 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $440,344,656,172.33 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $451,410,107,705.05 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $464,679,370,339.69 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $475,512,841,756.42 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $483,284,175,642.09 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $492,679,370,339.69 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $507,990,057,995.03 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $520,934,548,467.27 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $534,203,811,101.91 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $550,604,805,302.40 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $570,021,541,010.77 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $592,129,246,064.62 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $614,492,129,246.06 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $631,747,042,253.52 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $656,361,988,400.99 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $659,263,131,731.57 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $670,508,367,854.18 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $689,586,644,573.32 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $703,145,650,372.83 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $714,962,021,541.01 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $724,417,067,108.53 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $725,331,764,705.88 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $733,145,086,992.54 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $747,496,768,848.38 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $761,749,859,154.93 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $774,342,667,771.33 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $787,580,613,090.31 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $813,700,646,230.32 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $863,359,469,759.73 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $896,365,368,682.68 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $930,356,719,138.36 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $958,275,410,107.71 | 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 |