According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 497.55% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $4,895,875,417.33 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.64% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $984,000,000 in New York in the year 1975 would cost $5,879,875,417.33 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 7.60%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1975-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $984,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $984,000,000.00 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $1,041,790,250.25 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $1,096,021,987.56 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $1,158,936,496.46 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $1,259,286,561.55 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $1,401,484,738.90 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $1,539,412,700.71 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $1,628,375,524.37 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $1,705,239,404.02 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $1,790,643,714.74 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $1,856,832,055.55 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $1,917,753,797.19 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $2,014,687,689.86 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $2,112,617,966.15 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $2,230,048,893.39 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $2,366,411,109.50 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $2,473,308,838.42 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $2,562,556,343.12 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $2,639,135,541.73 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $2,701,907,710.11 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $2,769,804,137.13 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $2,851,222,913.35 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $2,917,695,935.19 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $2,965,380,008.68 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $3,023,027,918.41 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $3,116,972,660.21 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $3,196,398,669.17 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $3,277,817,445.39 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $3,378,452,191.52 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,497,591,204.98 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $3,633,241,718.50 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $3,770,457,977.72 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $3,876,332,278.32 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $4,027,366,955.01 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $4,045,168,060.18 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $4,114,167,626.21 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $4,231,229,891.51 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $4,314,426,500.80 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $4,386,930,490.38 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $4,444,945,638.65 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $4,450,558,125.27 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $4,498,499,835.09 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $4,586,560,219.88 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $4,674,015,657.46 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $4,751,283,784.17 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $4,832,510,400.69 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $4,992,780,130.19 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $5,297,481,359.76 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $5,500,002,025.17 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $5,708,569,315.78 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $5,879,875,417.33 | 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 |