According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,298.87% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $123,277,716.90 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, $9,491,180.03 in New York in the year 1950 would cost $132,768,896.93 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 $9,491,180.03 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 | $9,491,180.03 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $10,198,277.76 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $10,375,052.20 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $10,429,691.57 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $10,493,973.18 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $10,445,761.97 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $10,600,037.84 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $10,937,516.30 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $11,265,352.52 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $11,435,698.80 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $11,644,614.04 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $11,747,464.62 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $11,927,453.13 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $12,187,793.66 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $12,377,424.41 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $12,576,697.41 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $13,000,956.05 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $13,338,434.52 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $13,913,754.94 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $14,775,128.55 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $15,871,130.03 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $16,790,357.09 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $17,529,595.63 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $18,644,881.60 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $20,650,467.89 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $22,218,939.23 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $23,523,855.96 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $24,748,420.67 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $26,169,044.30 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $28,434,971.12 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $31,645,837.65 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $34,760,281.76 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $36,769,082.13 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $38,504,685.66 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $40,433,134.03 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $41,927,681.51 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $43,303,308.01 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $45,492,096.90 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $47,703,384.36 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $50,355,000.86 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $53,434,090.08 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $55,847,864.61 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $57,863,093.15 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $59,592,268.52 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $61,009,678.07 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $62,542,794.52 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $64,381,248.62 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $65,882,224.27 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $66,958,941.27 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $68,260,643.91 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $70,381,937.11 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $72,175,394.09 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $74,013,848.20 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $76,286,203.19 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $78,976,388.65 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $82,039,407.47 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $85,137,781.18 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $87,528,446.47 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $90,938,843.12 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $91,340,796.04 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $92,898,821.62 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $95,542,113.65 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $97,420,711.62 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $99,057,867.86 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $100,367,862.83 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $100,494,594.03 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $101,577,128.52 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $103,565,551.63 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $105,540,314.89 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $107,285,046.41 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $109,119,161.51 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $112,738,087.71 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $119,618,309.36 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $124,191,271.10 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $128,900,766.99 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $132,768,896.93 | 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 |