New York prices: $27,000 in 1955 $331,775 in 2024

Inflation in New York

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Prices in New York, 1955-2024 ($27,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,128.80% higher in 2024 versus 1955 (a $304,775 difference in value).

Between 1955 and 2024: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.70% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $27,000 in New York in the year 1955 would cost $331,775 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.63% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.

In the year 1955: Pricing changed by -0.46%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1955-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation in New York was lower.

Price Inflation in New York since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (22.12%), 1918 (22.09%), and 1920 (17.24%).

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Buying power of $27,000.00 since 1955

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $27,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1955$27,000.00-0.46%
1956$27,398.771.48%
1957$28,271.083.18%
1958$29,118.463.00%
1959$29,558.771.51%
1960$30,098.771.83%
1961$30,364.620.88%
1962$30,829.851.53%
1963$31,502.772.18%
1964$31,992.921.56%
1965$32,508.001.61%
1966$33,604.623.37%
1967$34,476.922.60%
1968$35,964.004.31%
1969$38,190.466.19%
1970$41,023.387.42%
1971$43,399.385.79%
1972$45,310.154.40%
1973$48,192.926.36%
1974$53,376.9210.76%
1975$57,431.087.60%
1976$60,804.005.87%
1977$63,969.235.21%
1978$67,641.235.74%
1979$73,498.158.66%
1980$81,797.5411.29%
1981$89,847.699.84%
1982$95,040.005.78%
1983$99,526.154.72%
1984$104,510.775.01%
1985$108,373.853.70%
1986$111,929.543.28%
1987$117,587.085.05%
1988$123,302.774.86%
1989$130,156.625.56%
1990$138,115.386.11%
1991$144,354.464.52%
1992$149,563.383.61%
1993$154,032.922.99%
1994$157,696.622.38%
1995$161,659.382.51%
1996$166,411.382.94%
1997$170,291.082.33%
1998$173,074.151.63%
1999$176,438.771.94%
2000$181,921.853.11%
2001$186,557.542.55%
2002$191,309.542.55%
2003$197,183.083.07%
2004$204,136.623.53%
2005$212,053.853.88%
2006$220,062.463.78%
2007$226,241.812.81%
2008$235,056.933.90%
2009$236,095.890.44%
2010$240,123.051.71%
2011$246,955.382.85%
2012$251,811.141.97%
2013$256,042.831.68%
2014$259,428.881.32%
2015$259,756.450.13%
2016$262,554.561.08%
2017$267,694.201.96%
2018$272,798.531.91%
2019$277,308.281.65%
2020$282,049.061.71%
2021$291,403.193.32%
2022$309,187.056.10%
2023$321,007.153.82%
2024$331,775.003.35%*

* 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:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI9.9009.91710.20011.50814.05017.15820.11718.40817.28317.45817.49217.76718.26718.05017.87517.80817.57516.36714.95013.93314.19214.37514.55014.86714.61714.55014.70015.25016.71717.96718.40018.82520.68323.16724.74224.46724.60826.44226.90027.04227.20827.08327.48328.35829.20829.65030.19230.45830.92531.60032.09232.60833.70834.58336.07538.30841.15043.53345.45048.34253.54257.60860.99264.16767.85073.72582.05090.12595.33399.833104.833108.708112.275117.950123.683130.558138.542144.800150.025154.508158.183162.158166.925170.817173.608176.983182.483187.133191.900197.792204.767212.708220.742226.940235.782236.825240.864247.718252.588256.833260.230260.558263.365268.520273.641278.164282.920292.303310.141321.998332.799

Adjust New York prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1955 * 1955 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for New York was 27.083 in the year 1955 and 332.799 in 2024:

332.799 / 27.083 * $27,000 = $331,775

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $27,000 in 1955 has the same "purchasing power" as $331,775 in 2024 (in the CPI category of New York).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for New York in 1914. In addition to New York, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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