According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,171.03% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $5,014,525,272.06 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.70% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $428,214,478 in New York in the year 1955 would cost $5,442,739,750.06 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% 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 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $428,214,478 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $428,214,478.00 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $434,538,876.44 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $448,373,498.04 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $461,812,844.74 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $468,796,034.68 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $477,360,324.24 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $481,576,589.87 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $488,955,054.73 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $499,627,477.10 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $507,401,216.85 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $515,570,231.51 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $532,962,327.23 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $546,796,948.83 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $570,381,684.70 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $605,692,909.34 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $650,622,489.96 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $688,305,364.02 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $718,609,773.23 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $764,329,903.65 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $846,547,083.43 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $910,845,134.28 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $964,339,004.46 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $1,014,538,917.11 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $1,072,776,086.12 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $1,165,665,688.27 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $1,297,292,230.89 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $1,424,966,024.48 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $1,507,314,962.56 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $1,578,464,445.06 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $1,657,519,425.61 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $1,718,787,035.54 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $1,775,179,588.34 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $1,864,906,991.27 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $1,955,556,702.30 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $2,064,257,300.56 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $2,190,481,752.85 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $2,289,432,236.84 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $2,372,044,691.52 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $2,442,930,657.41 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $2,501,036,068.12 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $2,563,884,777.66 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $2,639,250,525.79 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $2,700,781,652.32 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $2,744,920,683.13 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $2,798,282,795.00 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $2,885,243,273.61 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $2,958,764,405.53 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $3,034,130,153.66 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $3,127,283,272.41 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,237,564,970.28 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $3,363,130,631.06 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $3,490,145,633.15 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $3,588,148,774.96 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $3,727,954,872.90 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $3,744,432,566.02 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $3,808,302,402.39 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $3,916,661,746.65 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $3,993,673,155.96 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $4,060,786,881.70 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $4,114,488,929.99 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $4,119,684,159.80 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $4,164,061,673.13 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $4,245,575,263.58 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $4,326,528,881.25 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $4,398,052,557.32 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $4,473,240,431.74 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $4,621,595,008.25 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $4,903,643,415.12 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $5,091,107,808.09 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $5,284,169,293.69 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $5,442,739,750.06 | 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 |