According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,172.99% higher in 2025 versus 1953 (a $1,970,622,656,394.45 difference in value).
Between 1953 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.60% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $168,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1953 would cost $2,138,622,656,394.45 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 1953: Pricing changed by 0.53%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1953-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1953 (0.81%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $168,000,000,000 beginning in 1953. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | $168,000,000,000.00 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $169,035,439,137.13 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $168,258,859,784.28 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $170,743,913,713.41 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $176,179,969,183.36 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $181,460,708,782.74 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $184,204,622,496.15 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $187,569,799,691.83 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $189,226,502,311.25 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $192,125,731,895.22 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $196,319,260,400.62 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $199,373,805,855.16 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $202,583,667,180.28 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $209,417,565,485.36 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $214,853,620,955.32 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $224,120,801,232.67 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $237,995,685,670.26 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $255,649,922,958.40 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $270,456,702,619.41 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $282,364,252,696.46 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $300,329,121,725.73 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $332,634,822,804.31 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $357,899,537,750.39 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $378,918,952,234.21 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $398,644,067,796.61 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $421,527,272,727.27 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $458,026,502,311.25 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $509,746,687,211.09 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $559,913,713,405.24 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $592,271,186,440.68 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $620,228,043,143.30 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $651,291,217,257.32 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $675,365,177,195.69 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $697,523,574,730.35 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $732,780,277,349.77 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $768,399,383,667.18 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $811,111,248,073.96 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $860,708,782,742.68 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $899,589,522,342.06 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $932,050,539,291.22 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $959,903,852,080.12 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $982,735,285,053.93 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $1,007,430,508,474.58 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $1,037,044,067,796.61 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $1,061,221,571,648.69 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $1,078,565,177,195.69 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $1,099,532,819,722.65 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $1,133,702,311,248.07 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $1,162,591,063,174.11 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $1,192,204,622,496.15 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $1,228,807,395,993.84 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,272,140,523,882.90 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $1,321,479,198,767.33 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $1,371,387,365,177.20 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $1,409,895,864,406.78 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $1,464,830,052,388.29 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $1,471,304,653,312.79 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $1,496,401,109,399.08 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $1,538,978,884,437.60 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $1,569,239,075,500.77 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $1,595,610,157,164.87 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $1,616,711,371,340.52 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $1,618,752,739,599.38 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $1,636,190,052,388.29 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $1,668,219,291,217.26 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $1,700,028,499,229.58 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $1,728,132,388,289.68 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $1,757,676,055,469.95 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $1,815,969,208,012.33 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $1,926,794,847,457.63 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $2,000,455,469,953.77 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $2,076,315,365,177.20 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $2,138,622,656,394.45 | 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 |