According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 290.74% higher in 2026 versus 1981 (a $1,366,488,821.08 difference in value).
Between 1981 and 2026:New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.07% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $470,000,000 in New York in the year 1981 would cost $1,836,488,821.08 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.88% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1981: Pricing changed by 9.84%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1981-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1981 (10.33%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $470,000,000 beginning in 1981. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | $470,000,000.00 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $497,161,349.98 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $520,628,756.36 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $546,703,652.33 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $566,911,696.72 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $585,511,789.18 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $615,106,796.12 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $645,006,010.17 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $680,858,992.14 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $722,491,909.39 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $755,128,987.52 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $782,377,253.81 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $805,757,743.87 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $824,922,792.42 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $845,652,334.72 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $870,510,402.22 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $890,805,362.92 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $905,363,846.51 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $922,964,401.29 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $951,646,786.87 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $975,896,440.13 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $1,000,754,507.63 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $1,031,479,426.72 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,067,853,906.61 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $1,109,269,533.06 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $1,151,163,199.26 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $1,183,487,813.22 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $1,229,600,397.60 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $1,235,035,275.08 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $1,256,101,618.12 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $1,291,842,043.46 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $1,317,242,903.37 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $1,339,379,186.32 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $1,357,091,863.15 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $1,358,805,418.40 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $1,373,442,561.26 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $1,400,328,386.50 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $1,427,029,514.56 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $1,450,620,342.12 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $1,475,419,741.10 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $1,524,351,890.89 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $1,617,380,601.02 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $1,679,212,436.43 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $1,742,890,374.48 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $1,802,955,635.69 | 3.45% |
| 2026 | $1,836,488,821.08 | 1.86%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| 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 | 345.726 | 352.156 |