According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,611.21% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $12,049,610,571.74 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, $747,862,775 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $12,797,473,346.74 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 $747,862,775 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 | $747,862,775.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $684,353,301.56 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $642,529,989.79 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $649,035,838.29 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $650,275,047.52 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $660,498,523.74 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $679,086,662.30 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $671,031,802.26 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $664,525,953.76 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $662,047,535.28 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $653,373,070.62 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $608,451,735.75 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $555,785,343.14 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $517,989,461.39 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $527,593,332.98 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $534,408,983.79 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $540,914,832.29 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $552,687,320.05 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $543,393,250.77 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $540,914,832.29 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $546,491,273.86 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $566,938,226.28 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $621,463,432.75 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $667,933,779.16 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $684,043,499.25 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $699,843,417.04 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $768,929,332.04 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $861,250,420.26 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $919,803,056.74 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $909,579,580.53 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $914,846,219.79 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $983,002,727.87 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $1,000,041,854.89 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $1,005,308,494.15 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $1,011,504,540.34 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $1,006,857,505.70 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $1,021,728,016.55 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $1,054,257,259.04 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $1,085,857,094.60 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $1,102,276,617.00 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $1,122,413,767.12 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $1,132,327,441.02 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $1,149,676,370.35 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $1,174,770,357.42 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $1,193,048,693.67 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $1,212,256,436.86 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $1,253,150,341.70 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $1,285,679,584.20 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $1,341,134,197.59 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $1,424,161,216.52 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $1,529,803,804.04 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $1,618,407,264.54 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $1,689,661,795.71 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $1,797,163,197.09 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $1,990,479,838.18 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $2,141,663,365.19 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $2,267,443,102.83 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $2,385,477,782.73 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $2,522,410,403.50 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $2,740,821,031.66 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $3,050,313,538.79 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $3,350,511,976.65 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $3,544,138,420.05 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $3,711,431,667.15 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $3,897,313,052.82 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $4,041,371,126.71 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $4,173,966,515.15 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $4,384,941,887.88 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $4,598,085,876.78 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $4,853,672,782.07 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $5,150,463,394.52 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $5,383,124,928.91 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $5,577,370,976.94 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $5,744,044,619.42 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $5,880,667,437.88 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $6,028,443,139.49 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $6,205,650,060.49 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $6,350,327,739.00 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $6,454,111,512.67 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $6,579,581,447.99 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $6,784,050,972.22 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $6,956,920,660.89 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $7,134,127,581.90 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $7,353,157,814.67 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $7,612,462,347.68 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $7,907,703,948.58 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $8,206,353,374.89 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $8,436,787,430.67 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $8,765,512,465.18 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $8,804,256,342.00 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $8,954,433,011.50 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $9,209,217,528.81 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $9,390,293,880.66 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $9,548,097,883.02 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $9,674,367,108.31 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $9,686,582,613.37 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $9,790,927,129.21 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $9,982,589,425.97 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $10,172,935,062.92 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $10,341,108,148.58 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $10,517,896,836.46 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $10,866,721,844.81 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $11,529,900,158.52 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $11,970,683,786.37 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $12,424,627,816.33 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $12,797,473,346.74 | 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 |