According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $657,971,944,523.47 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, $35,400,000,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $693,371,944,523.47 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 $35,400,000,000 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 | $35,400,000,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $32,966,145,092.46 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $30,112,660,028.45 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $28,064,864,864.86 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $28,585,206,258.89 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $28,954,480,796.59 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $29,306,970,128.02 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $29,944,807,965.86 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $29,441,251,778.09 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $29,306,970,128.02 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $29,609,103,840.68 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $30,716,927,453.77 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $33,671,123,755.33 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $36,188,904,694.17 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $37,061,735,419.63 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $37,917,780,938.83 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $41,660,881,934.57 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $46,662,873,399.72 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $49,835,277,382.65 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $49,281,365,576.10 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $49,566,714,082.50 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $53,259,459,459.46 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $54,182,645,803.70 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $54,467,994,310.10 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $54,803,698,435.28 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $54,551,920,341.39 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $55,357,610,241.82 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $57,120,056,899.00 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $58,832,147,937.41 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $59,721,763,869.13 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $60,812,802,275.96 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $61,349,928,876.24 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $62,289,900,426.74 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $63,649,502,133.71 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $64,639,829,302.99 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $65,680,512,091.04 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $67,896,159,317.21 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $69,658,605,974.40 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $72,663,157,894.74 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $77,161,593,172.12 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $82,885,348,506.40 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $87,685,917,496.44 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $91,546,514,935.99 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $97,370,981,507.82 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $107,844,950,213.37 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $116,036,130,867.71 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $122,850,924,608.82 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $129,246,088,193.46 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $136,665,149,359.89 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $148,498,719,772.40 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $165,267,140,825.04 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $181,532,005,689.90 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $192,022,759,601.71 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $201,086,770,981.51 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $211,157,894,736.84 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $218,963,015,647.23 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $226,147,083,926.03 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $237,577,809,388.34 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $249,126,031,294.45 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $262,973,826,458.04 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $279,054,054,054.05 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $291,659,743,954.48 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $302,184,068,278.81 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $311,214,509,246.09 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $318,616,785,206.26 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $326,623,328,591.75 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $336,224,466,571.83 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $344,063,157,894.74 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $349,686,201,991.47 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $356,484,210,526.32 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $367,562,446,657.18 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $376,928,591,749.64 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $386,529,729,729.73 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $398,396,870,554.77 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $412,446,088,193.46 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $428,442,389,758.18 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $444,623,328,591.75 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $457,108,332,859.18 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $474,918,779,516.36 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $477,017,937,411.10 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $485,154,566,145.09 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $498,958,887,624.47 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $508,769,672,830.73 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $517,319,553,342.82 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $524,160,867,709.82 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $524,822,708,392.60 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $530,476,133,712.66 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $540,860,469,416.79 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $551,173,467,994.31 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $560,285,149,359.89 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $569,863,627,311.52 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $588,763,098,150.78 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $624,694,349,928.88 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $648,576,173,541.96 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $673,171,032,716.93 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $693,371,944,523.47 | 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 |