According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $154,080,834,877.75 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, $8,289,808,707 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $162,370,643,584.75 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 $8,289,808,707 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 | $8,289,808,707.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $7,719,859,791.63 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $7,051,643,821.89 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $6,572,100,596.54 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $6,693,951,743.96 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $6,780,426,751.81 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $6,862,971,077.49 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $7,012,337,000.14 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $6,894,416,534.89 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $6,862,971,077.49 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $6,933,723,356.64 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $7,193,148,380.18 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $7,884,948,442.98 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $8,474,550,769.22 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $8,678,946,242.32 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $8,879,411,033.24 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $9,755,953,158.26 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $10,927,296,446.40 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $11,670,195,377.47 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $11,540,482,865.70 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $11,607,304,462.67 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $12,472,054,541.16 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $12,688,242,060.79 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $12,755,063,657.76 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $12,833,677,301.26 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $12,774,717,068.63 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $12,963,389,813.03 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $13,376,111,441.40 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $13,777,041,023.25 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $13,985,367,178.52 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $14,240,861,519.90 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $14,366,643,349.50 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $14,586,761,551.29 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $14,905,146,807.47 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $15,137,057,055.79 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $15,380,759,350.64 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $15,899,609,397.73 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $16,312,331,026.10 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $17,015,923,135.42 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $18,069,345,958.31 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $19,409,708,579.97 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $20,533,883,682.01 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $21,437,940,582.26 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $22,801,887,296.97 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $25,254,632,974.15 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $27,172,805,875.53 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $28,768,662,838.56 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $30,266,252,747.23 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $32,003,614,268.56 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $34,774,745,201.91 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $38,701,496,694.70 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $42,510,327,722.24 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $44,967,004,081.59 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $47,089,572,456.07 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $49,447,981,761.05 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $51,275,748,972.41 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $52,958,080,943.30 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $55,634,875,504.45 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $58,339,184,840.82 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $61,581,997,635.17 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $65,347,591,158.78 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $68,299,533,472.18 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $70,764,071,195.88 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $72,878,778,206.02 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $74,612,209,045.17 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $76,487,144,442.63 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $78,735,494,646.71 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $80,571,123,222.42 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $81,887,901,751.03 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $83,479,828,031.89 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $86,074,078,267.37 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $88,267,398,921.00 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $90,515,749,125.08 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $93,294,741,422.78 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $96,584,722,403.23 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $100,330,662,515.97 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $104,119,840,132.63 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $107,043,520,841.19 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $111,214,289,083.40 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $111,705,860,196.21 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $113,611,258,380.52 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $116,843,890,708.03 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $119,141,335,132.48 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $121,143,506,711.94 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $122,745,574,152.81 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $122,900,560,950.97 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $124,224,454,014.32 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $126,656,209,848.68 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $129,071,260,283.80 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $131,204,991,795.66 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $133,448,035,578.80 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $137,873,826,480.53 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $146,288,041,278.36 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $151,880,576,570.08 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $157,640,087,240.59 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $162,370,643,584.75 | 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 |