According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,858.68% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $167,281,002,844,950,208 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, $9,000,000,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1930 would cost $176,281,002,844,950,208 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $8,381,223,328,591,750.00 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $7,655,761,024,182,077.00 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $7,135,135,135,135,135.00 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $7,267,425,320,056,900.00 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $7,361,308,677,098,150.00 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $7,450,924,608,819,345.00 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $7,613,086,770,981,508.00 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $7,485,064,011,379,802.00 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $7,450,924,608,819,345.00 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $7,527,738,264,580,371.00 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $7,809,388,335,704,125.00 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $8,560,455,192,034,140.00 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $9,200,568,990,042,674.00 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $9,422,475,106,685,636.00 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $9,640,113,798,008,536.00 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $10,591,749,644,381,224.00 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $11,863,442,389,758,180.00 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $12,669,985,775,248,932.00 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $12,529,160,739,687,058.00 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $12,601,706,970,128,024.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $13,540,540,540,540,542.00 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $13,775,248,933,143,672.00 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $13,847,795,163,584,638.00 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $13,933,143,669,985,776.00 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $13,869,132,290,184,922.00 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $14,073,968,705,547,654.00 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $14,522,048,364,153,628.00 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $14,957,325,746,799,432.00 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $15,183,499,288,762,450.00 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $15,460,881,934,566,146.00 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $15,597,439,544,807,966.00 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $15,836,415,362,731,152.00 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $16,182,076,813,655,760.00 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $16,433,854,907,539,118.00 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $16,698,435,277,382,646.00 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $17,261,735,419,630,156.00 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $17,709,815,078,236,132.00 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $18,473,684,210,526,312.00 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $19,617,354,196,301,564.00 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $21,072,546,230,440,972.00 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $22,293,029,871,977,240.00 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $23,274,537,695,590,324.00 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $24,755,334,281,650,068.00 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $27,418,207,681,365,576.00 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $29,500,711,237,553,340.00 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $31,233,285,917,496,444.00 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $32,859,174,964,438,124.00 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $34,745,376,955,903,280.00 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $37,753,911,806,543,392.00 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $42,017,069,701,280,232.00 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $46,152,204,836,415,368.00 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $48,819,345,661,450,928.00 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $51,123,755,334,281,656.00 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $53,684,210,526,315,784.00 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $55,668,563,300,142,256.00 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $57,495,021,337,126,592.00 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $60,401,137,980,085,352.00 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $63,337,126,600,284,496.00 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $66,857,752,489,331,432.00 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $70,945,945,945,945,952.00 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $74,150,782,361,308,672.00 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $76,826,458,036,984,352.00 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $79,122,332,859,174,960.00 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $81,004,267,425,320,064.00 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $83,039,829,302,987,200.00 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $85,480,796,586,059,728.00 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $87,473,684,210,526,336.00 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $88,903,271,692,745,392.00 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $90,631,578,947,368,432.00 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $93,448,079,658,606,000.00 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $95,829,302,987,197,728.00 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $98,270,270,270,270,272.00 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $101,287,339,971,550,496.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $104,859,174,964,438,112.00 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $108,926,031,294,452,352.00 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $113,039,829,302,987,200.00 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $116,213,982,930,298,720.00 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $120,742,062,588,904,688.00 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $121,275,746,799,431,008.00 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $123,344,381,223,328,576.00 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $126,853,954,480,796,592.00 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $129,348,221,906,116,672.00 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $131,521,920,341,394,016.00 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $133,261,237,553,342,816.00 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $133,429,502,133,712,656.00 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $134,866,813,655,761,024.00 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $137,506,899,004,267,424.00 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $140,128,847,795,163,632.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $142,445,376,955,903,248.00 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $144,880,583,214,793,760.00 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $149,685,533,428,164,992.00 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $158,820,597,439,544,800.00 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $164,892,247,510,668,576.00 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $171,145,177,809,388,352.00 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $176,281,002,844,950,208.00 | 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 |