According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,298.87% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $196,166,443,445.14 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $15,102,900,000 in New York in the year 1950 would cost $211,269,343,445.14 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.51% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 0.58%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $15,102,900,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $15,102,900,000.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $16,228,073,721.64 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $16,509,367,152.05 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $16,596,312,394.18 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $16,698,600,914.32 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $16,621,884,524.21 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $16,867,376,972.57 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $17,404,391,703.35 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $17,926,063,156.11 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $18,197,127,734.51 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $18,529,565,424.99 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $18,693,227,057.23 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $18,979,634,913.65 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $19,393,903,420.25 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $19,695,654,554.69 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $20,012,748,967.15 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $20,687,853,200.14 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $21,224,867,930.92 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $22,140,350,186.25 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $23,511,016,356.25 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $25,255,035,624.79 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $26,717,761,462.92 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $27,894,079,444.63 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $29,668,785,269.22 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $32,860,187,097.87 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $35,356,026,989.50 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $37,432,483,948.53 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $39,381,080,257.37 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $41,641,656,552.66 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $45,247,326,887.91 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $50,356,638,469.35 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $55,312,517,270.57 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $58,509,033,525.23 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $61,270,823,569.25 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $64,339,479,173.72 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $66,717,687,267.19 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $68,906,661,598.37 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $72,389,585,709.45 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $75,908,310,802.57 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $80,127,712,258.72 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $85,027,332,373.86 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $88,868,266,305.45 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $92,075,011,412.12 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $94,826,572,604.13 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $97,082,034,473.42 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $99,521,615,678.97 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $102,447,067,355.23 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $104,835,504,300.71 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $106,548,837,013.21 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $108,620,179,546.22 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $111,995,700,711.14 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $114,849,550,423.30 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $117,775,002,099.56 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $121,390,901,286.83 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $125,671,675,855.06 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $130,545,723,840.16 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $135,476,030,511.34 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $139,280,191,719.95 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $144,707,006,867.93 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $145,346,616,984.42 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $147,825,834,991.53 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $152,031,990,084.32 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $155,021,320,941.42 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $157,626,456,116.83 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $159,710,993,868.95 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $159,912,655,686.42 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $161,635,245,509.99 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $164,799,336,303.76 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $167,941,690,787.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $170,718,005,800.88 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $173,636,553,002.03 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $179,395,192,109.38 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $190,343,388,142.23 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $197,620,142,321.37 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $205,114,157,317.30 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $211,269,343,445.14 | 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 |