According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $101,428,048,058.32 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, $5,457,000,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $106,885,048,058.32 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 $5,457,000,000 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 | $5,457,000,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $5,081,815,078.24 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $4,641,943,101.00 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $4,326,270,270.27 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $4,406,482,219.06 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $4,463,406,827.88 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $4,517,743,954.48 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $4,616,068,278.81 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $4,538,443,812.23 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $4,517,743,954.48 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $4,564,318,634.42 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $4,735,092,460.88 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $5,190,489,331.44 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $5,578,611,664.30 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $5,713,160,739.69 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $5,845,122,332.86 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $6,422,130,867.71 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $7,193,200,568.99 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $7,682,234,708.39 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $7,596,847,795.16 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $7,640,834,992.89 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $8,210,081,081.08 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $8,352,392,603.13 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $8,396,379,800.85 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $8,448,129,445.23 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $8,409,317,211.95 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $8,533,516,358.46 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $8,805,201,991.47 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $9,069,125,177.81 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $9,206,261,735.42 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $9,374,448,079.66 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $9,457,247,510.67 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $9,602,146,514.94 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $9,811,732,574.68 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $9,964,394,025.60 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $10,124,817,923.19 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $10,466,365,576.10 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $10,738,051,209.10 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $11,201,210,526.32 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $11,894,655,761.02 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $12,776,987,197.72 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $13,517,007,112.38 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $14,112,128,022.76 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $15,009,984,352.77 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $16,624,573,257.47 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $17,887,264,580.37 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $18,937,782,361.31 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $19,923,613,086.77 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $21,067,280,227.60 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $22,891,455,192.03 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $25,476,349,928.88 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $27,983,620,199.15 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $29,600,796,586.06 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $30,998,036,984.35 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $32,550,526,315.79 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $33,753,705,547.65 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $34,861,147,937.41 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $36,623,223,328.59 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $38,403,411,095.31 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $40,538,083,926.03 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $43,016,891,891.89 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $44,960,091,038.41 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $46,582,442,389.76 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $47,974,507,823.61 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $49,115,587,482.22 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $50,349,816,500.71 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $51,829,856,330.01 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $53,038,210,526.32 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $53,905,017,069.70 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $54,952,947,368.42 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $56,660,685,633.00 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $58,104,500,711.24 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $59,584,540,540.54 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $61,413,890,469.42 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $63,579,613,086.77 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $66,045,483,641.54 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $68,539,816,500.71 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $70,464,411,650.07 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $73,209,937,283.07 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $73,533,527,809.39 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $74,787,809,815.08 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $76,915,781,066.86 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $78,428,138,549.08 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $79,746,124,367.00 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $80,800,730,369.84 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $80,902,754,793.74 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $81,774,244,679.94 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $83,375,016,429.59 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $84,964,791,379.80 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $86,369,380,227.60 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $87,845,926,955.90 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $90,759,328,435.28 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $96,298,222,247.51 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $99,979,666,073.97 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $103,771,026,145.09 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $106,885,048,058.32 | 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 |