According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,611.21% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $96,672,365,368,682,688 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, $6,000,000,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $102,672,365,368,682,688 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 $6,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $6,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $5,490,472,245,236,123.00 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $5,154,929,577,464,789.00 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $5,207,125,103,562,552.00 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $5,217,067,108,533,553.00 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $5,299,088,649,544,325.00 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $5,448,218,724,109,363.00 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $5,383,595,691,797,846.00 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $5,331,400,165,700,083.00 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $5,311,516,155,758,078.00 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $5,241,922,120,961,060.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $4,881,524,440,762,220.00 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $4,458,989,229,494,614.50 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $4,155,758,077,879,038.00 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $4,232,808,616,404,309.00 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $4,287,489,643,744,822.00 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $4,339,685,169,842,585.00 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $4,434,134,217,067,108.50 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $4,359,569,179,784,590.00 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $4,339,685,169,842,585.00 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $4,384,424,192,212,096.00 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $4,548,467,274,233,637.00 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $4,985,915,492,957,746.00 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $5,358,740,679,370,339.00 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $5,487,986,743,993,373.00 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $5,614,747,307,373,654.00 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $6,169,014,084,507,043.00 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $6,909,693,454,846,726.00 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $7,379,453,189,726,593.00 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $7,297,431,648,715,825.00 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $7,339,685,169,842,586.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $7,886,495,443,247,721.00 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $8,023,198,011,599,005.00 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $8,065,451,532,725,766.00 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $8,115,161,557,580,780.00 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $8,077,879,038,939,519.00 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $8,197,183,098,591,549.00 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $8,458,160,729,080,364.00 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $8,711,681,855,840,928.00 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $8,843,413,421,706,711.00 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $9,004,971,002,485,501.00 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $9,084,507,042,253,520.00 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $9,223,695,111,847,556.00 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $9,425,020,712,510,356.00 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $9,571,665,285,832,642.00 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $9,725,766,362,883,182.00 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $10,053,852,526,926,264.00 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $10,314,830,157,415,078.00 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $10,759,734,879,867,438.00 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $11,425,849,212,924,604.00 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $12,273,405,136,702,568.00 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $12,984,258,492,129,246.00 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $13,555,923,777,961,886.00 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $14,418,392,709,196,354.00 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $15,969,345,484,672,742.00 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $17,182,270,091,135,042.00 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $18,191,383,595,691,796.00 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $19,138,359,569,179,784.00 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $20,236,951,118,475,560.00 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $21,989,229,494,614,748.00 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $24,472,245,236,122,612.00 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $26,880,695,940,347,972.00 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $28,434,134,217,067,112.00 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $29,776,304,888,152,444.00 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $31,267,605,633,802,812.00 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $32,423,363,711,681,852.00 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $33,487,158,243,579,120.00 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $35,179,784,589,892,296.00 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $36,889,809,444,904,720.00 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $38,940,347,970,173,976.00 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $41,321,458,160,729,080.00 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $43,188,069,594,034,792.00 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $44,746,478,873,239,432.00 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $46,083,678,541,839,264.00 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $47,179,784,589,892,304.00 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $48,365,368,682,684,344.00 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $49,787,075,393,537,688.00 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $50,947,804,473,902,240.00 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $51,780,447,390,223,712.00 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $52,787,075,393,537,696.00 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $54,427,506,213,753,112.00 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $55,814,415,907,207,944.00 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $57,236,122,618,061,304.00 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $58,993,371,996,686,000.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $61,073,736,536,868,256.00 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $63,442,419,221,209,608.00 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $65,838,442,419,221,208.00 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $67,687,183,098,591,536.00 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $70,324,498,757,249,384.00 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $70,635,335,542,667,768.00 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $71,840,182,270,091,144.00 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $73,884,283,347,141,664.00 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $75,337,033,968,516,976.00 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $76,603,073,736,536,864.00 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $77,616,114,333,057,168.00 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $77,714,117,647,058,816.00 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $78,551,259,320,629,664.00 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $80,088,939,519,469,760.00 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $81,616,056,338,028,176.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $82,965,285,832,642,896.00 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $84,383,637,116,818,560.00 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $87,182,212,096,106,032.00 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $92,502,800,331,400,128.00 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $96,039,146,644,573,312.00 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $99,681,077,050,538,544.00 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $102,672,365,368,682,688.00 | 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 |