According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 3,371.30% higher in 2025 versus 1915 (a $168,565,189,075,630,272 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $5,000,000,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1915 would cost $173,565,189,075,630,272 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.19% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 0.17%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1915-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $5,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1915. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | $5,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 0.17% |
| 1916 | $5,142,857,142,857,143.00 | 2.86% |
| 1917 | $5,802,521,008,403,363.00 | 12.83% |
| 1918 | $7,084,033,613,445,380.00 | 22.09% |
| 1919 | $8,651,260,504,201,682.00 | 22.12% |
| 1920 | $10,142,857,142,857,142.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $9,281,512,605,042,018.00 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $8,714,285,714,285,715.00 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $8,802,521,008,403,361.00 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $8,819,327,731,092,435.00 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $8,957,983,193,277,311.00 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $9,210,084,033,613,448.00 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $9,100,840,336,134,454.00 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $9,012,605,042,016,808.00 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $8,978,991,596,638,657.00 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $8,861,344,537,815,127.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $8,252,100,840,336,134.00 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $7,537,815,126,050,420.00 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $7,025,210,084,033,613.00 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $7,155,462,184,873,951.00 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $7,247,899,159,663,866.00 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $7,336,134,453,781,513.00 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $7,495,798,319,327,731.00 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $7,369,747,899,159,665.00 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $7,336,134,453,781,513.00 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $7,411,764,705,882,353.00 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $7,689,075,630,252,101.00 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $8,428,571,428,571,429.00 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $9,058,823,529,411,764.00 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $9,277,310,924,369,750.00 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $9,491,596,638,655,462.00 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $10,428,571,428,571,430.00 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $11,680,672,268,907,564.00 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $12,474,789,915,966,388.00 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $12,336,134,453,781,514.00 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $12,407,563,025,210,086.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $13,331,932,773,109,242.00 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $13,563,025,210,084,038.00 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $13,634,453,781,512,606.00 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $13,718,487,394,957,982.00 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $13,655,462,184,873,950.00 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $13,857,142,857,142,858.00 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $14,298,319,327,731,096.00 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $14,726,890,756,302,520.00 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $14,949,579,831,932,774.00 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $15,222,689,075,630,254.00 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $15,357,142,857,142,856.00 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $15,592,436,974,789,916.00 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $15,932,773,109,243,700.00 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $16,180,672,268,907,566.00 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $16,441,176,470,588,236.00 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $16,995,798,319,327,734.00 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $17,436,974,789,915,970.00 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $18,189,075,630,252,100.00 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $19,315,126,050,420,172.00 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $20,747,899,159,663,868.00 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $21,949,579,831,932,772.00 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $22,915,966,386,554,620.00 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $24,373,949,579,831,936.00 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $26,995,798,319,327,732.00 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $29,046,218,487,394,956.00 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $30,752,100,840,336,140.00 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $32,352,941,176,470,596.00 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $34,210,084,033,613,452.00 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $37,172,268,907,563,032.00 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $41,369,747,899,159,656.00 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $45,441,176,470,588,240.00 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $48,067,226,890,756,304.00 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $50,336,134,453,781,512.00 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $52,857,142,857,142,856.00 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $54,810,924,369,747,896.00 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $56,609,243,697,478,992.00 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $59,470,588,235,294,112.00 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $62,361,344,537,815,136.00 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $65,827,731,092,436,984.00 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $69,852,941,176,470,576.00 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $73,008,403,361,344,528.00 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $75,642,857,142,857,152.00 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $77,903,361,344,537,808.00 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $79,756,302,521,008,400.00 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $81,760,504,201,680,672.00 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $84,163,865,546,218,480.00 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $86,126,050,420,168,096.00 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $87,533,613,445,378,160.00 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $89,235,294,117,647,072.00 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $92,008,403,361,344,544.00 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $94,352,941,176,470,608.00 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $96,756,302,521,008,416.00 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $99,726,890,756,302,496.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $103,243,697,478,991,600.00 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $107,247,899,159,663,888.00 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $111,298,319,327,731,104.00 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $114,423,571,428,571,424.00 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $118,881,890,756,302,544.00 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $119,407,352,941,176,464.00 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $121,444,117,647,058,816.00 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $124,899,621,848,739,488.00 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $127,355,462,184,873,968.00 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $129,495,672,268,907,536.00 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $131,208,193,277,310,912.00 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $131,373,865,546,218,480.00 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $132,789,033,613,445,392.00 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $135,388,445,378,151,280.00 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $137,970,000,000,000,016.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $140,250,840,336,134,448.00 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $142,648,529,411,764,688.00 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $147,379,453,781,512,608.00 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $156,373,781,512,605,024.00 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $162,351,890,756,302,528.00 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $168,508,487,394,957,984.00 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $173,565,189,075,630,272.00 | 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 |