According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,650.57% higher in 2026 versus 1920 (a $1,980,685,004,142,502 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2026:New York experienced an average inflation rate of 2.74% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $120,000,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $2,100,685,004,142,502 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.67% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1920: Pricing changed by 17.24%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in New York during the 1920-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1920 (15.63%), inflation in New York was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $120,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1920. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | $120,000,000,000,000.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $109,809,444,904,722.48 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $103,098,591,549,295.78 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $104,142,502,071,251.02 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $104,341,342,170,671.08 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $105,981,772,990,886.50 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $108,964,374,482,187.23 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $107,671,913,835,956.92 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $106,628,003,314,001.66 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $106,230,323,115,161.56 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $104,838,442,419,221.20 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $97,630,488,815,244.41 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $89,179,784,589,892.31 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $83,115,161,557,580.77 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $84,656,172,328,086.17 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $85,749,792,874,896.44 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $86,793,703,396,851.69 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $88,682,684,341,342.17 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $87,191,383,595,691.80 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $86,793,703,396,851.69 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $87,688,483,844,241.94 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $90,969,345,484,672.72 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $99,718,309,859,154.92 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $107,174,813,587,406.78 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $109,759,734,879,867.44 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $112,294,946,147,473.08 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $123,380,281,690,140.84 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $138,193,869,096,934.56 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $147,589,063,794,531.88 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $145,948,632,974,316.47 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $146,793,703,396,851.69 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $157,729,908,864,954.44 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $160,463,960,231,980.13 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $161,309,030,654,515.31 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $162,303,231,151,615.56 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $161,557,580,778,790.38 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $163,943,661,971,830.97 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $169,163,214,581,607.28 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $174,233,637,116,818.56 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $176,868,268,434,134.25 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $180,099,420,049,710.03 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $181,690,140,845,070.41 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $184,473,902,236,951.13 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $188,500,414,250,207.13 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $191,433,305,716,652.84 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $194,515,327,257,663.59 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $201,077,050,538,525.28 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $206,296,603,148,301.59 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $215,194,697,597,348.81 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $228,516,984,258,492.13 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $245,468,102,734,051.38 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $259,685,169,842,584.88 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $271,118,475,559,237.72 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $288,367,854,183,927.06 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $319,386,909,693,454.81 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $343,645,401,822,700.88 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $363,827,671,913,835.94 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $382,767,191,383,595.75 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $404,739,022,369,511.25 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $439,784,589,892,295.06 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $489,444,904,722,452.38 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $537,613,918,806,959.38 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $568,682,684,341,342.13 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $595,526,097,763,048.88 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $625,352,112,676,056.38 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $648,467,274,233,637.13 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $669,743,164,871,582.38 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $703,595,691,797,845.88 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $737,796,188,898,094.38 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $778,806,959,403,479.63 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $826,429,163,214,581.50 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $863,761,391,880,695.88 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $894,929,577,464,788.75 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $921,673,570,836,785.50 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $943,595,691,797,845.88 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $967,307,373,653,686.75 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $995,741,507,870,753.75 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $1,018,956,089,478,045.00 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $1,035,608,947,804,473.88 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $1,055,741,507,870,753.88 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $1,088,550,124,275,062.13 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $1,116,288,318,144,159.00 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $1,144,722,452,361,226.25 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $1,179,867,439,933,720.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,221,474,730,737,365.00 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $1,268,848,384,424,192.25 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $1,316,768,848,384,424.25 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $1,353,743,661,971,831.00 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $1,406,489,975,144,987.50 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $1,412,706,710,853,355.50 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $1,436,803,645,401,822.50 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $1,477,685,666,942,833.50 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $1,506,740,679,370,339.75 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $1,532,061,474,730,737.25 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $1,552,322,286,661,143.00 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $1,554,282,352,941,176.25 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $1,571,025,186,412,593.25 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $1,601,778,790,389,395.25 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $1,632,321,126,760,563.50 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $1,659,305,716,652,858.00 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $1,687,672,742,336,371.25 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $1,743,644,241,922,121.00 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $1,850,056,006,628,003.25 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $1,920,782,932,891,466.50 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $1,993,621,541,010,770.50 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $2,062,327,754,763,877.00 | 3.45% |
| 2026 | $2,100,685,004,142,502.00 | 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 |