According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $543,477,391.47 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, $29,240,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $572,717,391.47 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 $29,240,000 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 | $29,240,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $27,229,663.35 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $24,872,716.93 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $23,181,261.26 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $23,611,057.37 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $23,916,073.97 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $24,207,226.17 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $24,734,073.02 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $24,318,141.30 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $24,207,226.17 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $24,456,785.21 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $25,371,834.99 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $27,811,967.76 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $29,891,626.36 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $30,612,574.68 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $31,319,658.61 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $34,411,417.73 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $38,543,006.16 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $41,163,376.01 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $40,705,851.11 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $40,941,545.76 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $43,991,711.71 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $44,754,253.20 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $44,989,947.84 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $45,267,235.66 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $45,059,269.80 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $45,724,760.55 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $47,180,521.57 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $48,594,689.43 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $49,329,502.13 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $50,230,687.53 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $50,674,348.03 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $51,450,753.91 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $52,573,769.56 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $53,391,768.61 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $54,251,360.83 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $56,081,460.41 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $57,537,221.43 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $60,018,947.37 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $63,734,604.08 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $68,462,361.31 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $72,427,577.05 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $75,616,386.91 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $80,427,330.49 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $89,078,710.29 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $95,844,532.95 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $101,473,475.58 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $106,755,808.44 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $112,883,869.13 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $122,658,264.58 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $136,508,790.90 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $149,943,385.49 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $158,608,629.68 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $166,095,400.66 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $174,414,035.09 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $180,860,976.77 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $186,794,935.99 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $196,236,586.06 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $205,775,286.87 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $217,213,409.20 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $230,495,495.50 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $240,907,652.92 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $249,600,625.89 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $257,059,668.09 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $263,173,864.39 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $269,787,178.76 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $277,717,610.24 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $284,192,280.70 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $288,836,851.59 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $294,451,929.82 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $303,602,427.69 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $311,338,757.71 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $319,269,189.19 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $329,071,313.42 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $340,675,808.44 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $353,888,572.78 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $367,253,845.42 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $377,566,317.88 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $392,277,545.57 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $394,011,426.27 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $400,732,189.66 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $412,134,403.22 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $420,238,000.95 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $427,300,105.64 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $432,950,954.01 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $433,497,626.93 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $438,167,292.37 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $446,744,636.32 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $455,263,056.61 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $462,789,202.47 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $470,700,917.02 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $486,311,666.38 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $515,990,474.35 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $535,716,590.80 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $556,031,666.57 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $572,717,391.47 | 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 |