According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $854,991,792,318.63 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, $46,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $900,991,792,318.63 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 $46,000,000,000 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 | $46,000,000,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $42,837,363,679.47 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $39,129,445,234.71 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $36,468,468,468.47 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $37,144,618,302.51 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $37,624,466,571.83 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $38,082,503,556.19 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $38,911,332,385.02 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $38,256,993,835.94 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $38,082,503,556.19 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $38,475,106,685.63 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $39,914,651,493.60 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $43,753,437,648.17 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $47,025,130,393.55 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $48,159,317,211.95 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $49,271,692,745.38 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $54,135,609,293.50 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $60,635,372,214.32 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $64,757,705,073.49 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $64,037,932,669.51 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $64,408,724,513.99 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $69,207,207,207.21 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $70,406,827,880.51 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $70,777,619,724.99 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $71,213,845,424.37 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $70,886,676,149.83 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $71,933,617,828.35 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $74,223,802,750.12 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $76,448,553,816.97 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $77,604,551,920.34 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $79,022,285,443.34 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $79,720,246,562.35 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $80,941,678,520.63 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $82,708,392,603.13 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $83,995,258,416.31 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $85,347,558,084.40 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $88,226,647,700.33 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $90,516,832,622.10 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $94,421,052,631.58 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $100,266,477,003.32 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $107,704,125,177.81 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $113,942,152,678.99 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $118,958,748,221.91 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $126,527,264,106.21 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $140,137,505,926.98 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $150,781,412,991.94 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $159,636,794,689.43 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $167,946,894,262.68 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $177,587,482,219.06 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $192,964,438,122.33 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $214,753,911,806.54 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $235,889,046,941.68 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $249,521,100,047.42 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $261,299,193,930.77 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $274,385,964,912.28 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $284,528,212,422.95 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $293,863,442,389.76 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $308,716,927,453.77 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $323,723,091,512.57 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $341,717,401,612.14 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $362,612,612,612.61 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $378,992,887,624.47 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $392,668,563,300.14 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $404,403,034,613.56 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $414,021,811,284.97 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $424,425,794,215.27 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $436,901,849,217.64 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $447,087,719,298.25 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $454,394,499,762.92 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $463,228,070,175.44 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $477,623,518,255.10 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $489,794,215,267.90 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $502,270,270,270.27 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $517,690,848,743.48 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $535,946,894,262.68 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $556,733,048,838.31 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $577,759,127,548.60 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $593,982,579,421.53 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $617,126,097,676.62 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $619,853,816,974.87 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $630,426,837,363.68 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $648,364,656,235.18 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $661,113,134,186.82 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $672,223,148,411.57 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $681,112,991,939.31 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $681,973,010,905.64 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $689,319,269,796.11 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $702,813,039,355.14 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $716,214,110,953.06 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $728,054,148,885.73 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $740,500,758,653.39 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $765,059,393,077.29 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $811,749,720,246.56 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $842,782,598,387.86 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $874,742,019,914.65 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $900,991,792,318.63 | 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 |