According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $446,082,674,253.20 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.18% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $24,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $470,082,674,253.20 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.16% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -1.31%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1930-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.65%), inflation in New York was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $24,000,000,000 beginning in 1930. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | $24,000,000,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $22,349,928,876.24 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $20,415,362,731.15 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $19,027,027,027.03 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $19,379,800,853.49 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $19,630,156,472.26 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $19,869,132,290.18 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $20,301,564,722.62 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $19,960,170,697.01 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $19,869,132,290.18 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $20,073,968,705.55 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $20,825,035,561.88 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $22,827,880,512.09 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $24,534,850,640.11 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $25,126,600,284.50 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $25,706,970,128.02 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $28,244,665,718.35 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $31,635,846,372.69 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $33,786,628,734.00 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $33,411,095,305.83 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $33,604,551,920.34 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $36,108,108,108.11 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $36,733,997,155.05 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $36,927,453,769.56 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $37,155,049,786.63 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $36,984,352,773.83 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $37,530,583,214.79 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $38,725,462,304.41 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $39,886,201,991.47 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $40,489,331,436.70 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $41,229,018,492.18 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $41,593,172,119.49 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $42,230,440,967.28 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $43,152,204,836.42 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $43,823,613,086.77 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $44,529,160,739.69 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $46,031,294,452.35 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $47,226,173,541.96 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $49,263,157,894.74 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $52,312,944,523.47 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $56,193,456,614.51 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $59,448,079,658.61 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $62,065,433,854.91 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $66,014,224,751.07 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $73,115,220,483.64 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $78,668,563,300.14 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $83,288,762,446.66 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $87,624,466,571.83 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $92,654,338,549.08 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $100,677,098,150.78 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $112,045,519,203.41 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $123,072,546,230.44 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $130,184,921,763.87 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $136,330,014,224.75 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $143,157,894,736.84 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $148,449,502,133.71 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $153,320,056,899.00 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $161,069,701,280.23 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $168,899,004,267.43 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $178,287,339,971.55 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $189,189,189,189.19 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $197,735,419,630.16 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $204,870,554,765.29 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $210,992,887,624.47 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $216,011,379,800.85 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $221,439,544,807.97 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $227,948,790,896.16 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $233,263,157,894.74 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $237,075,391,180.65 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $241,684,210,526.32 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $249,194,879,089.62 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $255,544,807,965.86 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $262,054,054,054.05 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $270,099,573,257.47 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $279,624,466,571.84 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $290,469,416,785.21 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $301,439,544,807.97 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $309,903,954,480.80 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $321,978,833,570.41 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $323,401,991,465.15 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $328,918,349,928.88 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $338,277,211,948.79 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $344,928,591,749.64 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $350,725,120,910.38 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $355,363,300,142.25 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $355,812,005,689.90 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $359,644,836,415.36 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $366,685,064,011.38 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $373,676,927,453.77 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $379,854,338,549.08 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $386,348,221,906.12 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $399,161,422,475.11 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $423,521,593,172.12 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $439,712,660,028.45 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $456,387,140,825.04 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $470,082,674,253.20 | 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 |