According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,298.87% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $67,541,035,557.06 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, $5,200,000,000 in New York in the year 1950 would cost $72,741,035,557.06 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 $5,200,000,000 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 | $5,200,000,000.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $5,587,402,641.38 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $5,684,253,301.73 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $5,714,188,960.38 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $5,749,407,382.32 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $5,722,993,565.87 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $5,807,517,778.53 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $5,992,414,493.74 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $6,172,028,445.65 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $6,265,357,263.80 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $6,379,817,135.12 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $6,436,166,610.23 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $6,534,778,191.67 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $6,677,412,800.54 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $6,781,307,145.28 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $6,890,484,253.30 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $7,122,925,838.13 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $7,307,822,553.34 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $7,623,027,429.73 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $8,094,954,283.78 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $8,695,428,377.92 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $9,199,051,811.72 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $9,604,063,664.07 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $10,215,103,284.80 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $11,313,918,049.44 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $12,173,247,544.87 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $12,888,181,510.33 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $13,559,092,448.36 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $14,337,419,573.32 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $15,578,868,946.83 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $17,338,029,122.93 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $19,044,361,666.10 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $20,144,937,351.85 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $21,095,834,744.33 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $22,152,387,402.64 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $22,971,215,712.83 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $23,724,889,942.43 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $24,924,077,209.62 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $26,135,590,924.48 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $27,588,350,829.66 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $29,275,313,240.77 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $30,597,764,984.76 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $31,701,862,512.70 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $32,649,238,062.99 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $33,425,804,266.85 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $34,265,763,630.21 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $35,273,010,497.80 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $36,095,360,650.19 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $36,685,269,217.74 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $37,398,442,262.11 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $38,560,650,186.25 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $39,543,244,158.48 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $40,550,491,026.08 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $41,795,462,241.79 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $43,269,353,200.14 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $44,947,511,005.76 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $46,645,038,943.45 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $47,954,829,664.75 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $49,823,307,822.55 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $50,043,528,614.97 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $50,897,135,116.83 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $52,345,334,236.37 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $53,374,575,008.47 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $54,271,535,387.74 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $54,989,251,608.53 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $55,058,684,727.40 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $55,651,780,562.14 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $56,741,192,008.13 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $57,823,119,539.45 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $58,779,017,947.85 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $59,783,887,571.96 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $61,766,614,290.55 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $65,536,130,037.25 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $68,041,550,965.12 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $70,621,775,821.20 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $72,741,035,557.06 | 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 |