According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,728.62% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $13,537,043,833.62 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.70% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $783,112,979 in New York in the year 1945 would cost $14,320,156,812.62 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 2.31%, which is below the average yearly change in New York during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation in New York was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $783,112,979 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $783,112,979.00 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $860,418,952.58 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $963,724,693.06 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $1,029,244,105.64 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $1,017,804,208.21 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $1,023,697,488.71 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $1,099,963,471.61 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $1,119,029,967.34 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $1,124,923,247.83 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $1,131,856,519.01 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $1,126,656,565.63 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $1,143,296,416.44 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $1,179,696,090.10 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $1,215,055,773.08 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $1,233,428,941.69 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $1,255,962,073.00 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $1,267,055,306.88 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $1,286,468,466.17 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $1,314,548,214.42 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $1,335,001,364.38 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $1,356,494,505.01 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $1,402,254,094.76 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $1,438,653,768.42 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $1,500,706,545.41 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $1,593,612,379.13 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $1,711,824,652.63 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $1,810,970,430.41 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $1,890,703,048.90 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $2,010,995,303.75 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $2,227,313,364.35 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $2,396,485,180.98 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $2,537,230,585.79 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $2,669,309,401.64 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $2,822,534,694.56 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $3,066,932,503.41 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $3,413,249,398.51 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $3,749,166,386.85 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $3,965,831,111.00 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $4,153,029,432.68 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $4,361,027,567.87 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $4,522,226,122.64 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $4,670,598,125.75 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $4,906,676,009.19 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $5,145,180,537.55 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $5,431,177,973.44 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $5,763,281,662.63 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $6,023,625,995.18 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $6,240,984,046.45 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $6,427,489,041.01 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $6,580,367,670.38 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $6,745,726,187.85 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $6,944,017,743.40 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $7,105,909,625.30 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $7,222,041,917.44 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $7,362,440,658.70 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $7,591,238,607.41 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $7,784,676,873.14 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $7,982,968,428.69 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $8,228,059,564.66 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $8,518,216,963.25 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $8,848,587,334.65 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $9,182,771,005.19 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $9,440,622,826.76 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $9,808,460,595.57 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $9,851,814,340.22 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $10,019,859,500.28 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $10,304,959,077.55 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $10,507,580,460.95 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $10,684,160,477.82 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $10,825,453,611.05 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $10,839,122,555.17 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $10,955,882,308.36 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $11,170,349,185.56 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $11,383,342,742.63 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $11,571,525,588.81 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $11,769,349,148.56 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $12,159,678,449.06 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $12,901,763,795.89 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $13,394,993,240.51 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $13,902,948,953.10 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $14,320,156,812.62 | 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 |