According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $552,027,309,388.34 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, $29,700,000,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $581,727,309,388.34 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 $29,700,000,000 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 | $29,700,000,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $27,658,036,984.35 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $25,264,011,379.80 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $23,545,945,945.95 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $23,982,503,556.19 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $24,292,318,634.42 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $24,588,051,209.10 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $25,123,186,344.24 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $24,700,711,237.55 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $24,588,051,209.10 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $24,841,536,273.12 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $25,770,981,507.82 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $28,249,502,133.71 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $30,361,877,667.14 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $31,094,167,852.06 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $31,812,375,533.43 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $34,952,773,826.46 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $39,149,359,886.20 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $41,810,953,058.32 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $41,346,230,440.97 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $41,585,633,001.42 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $44,683,783,783.78 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $45,458,321,479.37 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $45,697,724,039.83 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $45,979,374,110.95 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $45,768,136,557.61 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $46,444,096,728.31 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $47,922,759,601.71 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $49,359,174,964.44 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $50,105,547,652.92 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $51,020,910,384.07 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $51,471,550,497.87 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $52,260,170,697.01 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $53,400,853,485.06 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $54,231,721,194.88 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $55,104,836,415.36 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $56,963,726,884.78 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $58,442,389,758.18 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $60,963,157,894.74 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $64,737,268,847.80 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $69,539,402,560.46 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $73,566,998,577.52 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $76,805,974,395.45 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $81,692,603,129.45 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $90,480,085,348.51 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $97,352,347,083.93 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $103,069,843,527.74 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $108,435,277,382.65 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $114,659,743,954.48 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $124,587,908,961.59 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $138,656,330,014.22 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $152,302,275,960.17 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $161,103,840,682.79 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $168,708,392,603.13 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $177,157,894,736.84 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $183,706,258,890.47 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $189,733,570,412.52 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $199,323,755,334.28 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $209,012,517,780.94 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $220,630,583,214.79 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $234,121,621,621.62 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $244,697,581,792.32 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $253,527,311,522.05 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $261,103,698,435.28 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $267,314,082,503.56 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $274,031,436,699.86 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $282,086,628,734.00 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $288,663,157,894.74 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $293,380,796,586.06 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $299,084,210,526.32 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $308,378,662,873.40 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $316,236,699,857.75 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $324,291,891,891.89 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $334,248,221,906.12 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $346,035,277,382.65 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $359,455,903,271.69 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $373,031,436,699.86 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $383,506,143,669.99 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $398,448,806,543.39 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $400,209,964,438.12 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $407,036,458,036.98 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $418,618,049,786.63 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $426,849,132,290.18 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $434,022,337,126.60 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $439,762,083,926.03 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $440,317,357,041.25 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $445,060,485,064.01 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $453,772,766,714.08 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $462,425,197,724.04 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $470,069,743,954.48 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $478,105,924,608.82 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $493,962,260,312.94 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $524,107,971,550.50 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $544,144,416,785.21 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $564,779,086,770.98 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $581,727,309,388.34 | 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 |