According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,611.21% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $145,008,548,053,024,032 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 2.74% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $9,000,000,000,000,000 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $154,008,548,053,024,032 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.68% 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 1920-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1920 (15.62%), inflation in New York was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $8,235,708,367,854,184.00 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $7,732,394,366,197,183.00 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $7,810,687,655,343,827.00 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $7,825,600,662,800,330.00 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $7,948,632,974,316,486.00 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $8,172,328,086,164,044.00 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $8,075,393,537,696,769.00 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $7,997,100,248,550,124.00 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $7,967,274,233,637,117.00 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $7,862,883,181,441,591.00 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $7,322,286,661,143,331.00 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $6,688,483,844,241,923.00 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $6,233,637,116,818,557.00 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $6,349,212,924,606,463.00 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $6,431,234,465,617,233.00 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $6,509,527,754,763,876.00 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $6,651,201,325,600,663.00 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $6,539,353,769,676,884.00 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $6,509,527,754,763,876.00 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $6,576,636,288,318,145.00 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $6,822,700,911,350,456.00 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $7,478,873,239,436,620.00 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $8,038,111,019,055,508.00 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $8,231,980,115,990,060.00 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $8,422,120,961,060,480.00 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $9,253,521,126,760,564.00 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $10,364,540,182,270,090.00 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $11,069,179,784,589,890.00 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $10,946,147,473,073,738.00 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $11,009,527,754,763,878.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $11,829,743,164,871,582.00 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $12,034,797,017,398,510.00 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $12,098,177,299,088,650.00 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $12,172,742,336,371,170.00 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $12,116,818,558,409,278.00 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $12,295,774,647,887,324.00 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $12,687,241,093,620,546.00 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $13,067,522,783,761,392.00 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $13,265,120,132,560,070.00 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $13,507,456,503,728,250.00 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $13,626,760,563,380,282.00 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $13,835,542,667,771,334.00 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $14,137,531,068,765,532.00 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $14,357,497,928,748,964.00 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $14,588,649,544,324,772.00 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $15,080,778,790,389,394.00 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $15,472,245,236,122,618.00 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $16,139,602,319,801,158.00 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $17,138,773,819,386,910.00 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $18,410,107,705,053,852.00 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $19,476,387,738,193,868.00 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $20,333,885,666,942,828.00 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $21,627,589,063,794,532.00 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $23,954,018,227,009,112.00 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $25,773,405,136,702,568.00 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $27,287,075,393,537,696.00 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $28,707,539,353,769,676.00 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $30,355,426,677,713,348.00 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $32,983,844,241,922,128.00 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $36,708,367,854,183,928.00 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $40,321,043,910,521,952.00 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $42,651,201,325,600,664.00 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $44,664,457,332,228,664.00 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $46,901,408,450,704,224.00 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $48,635,045,567,522,776.00 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $50,230,737,365,368,672.00 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $52,769,676,884,838,440.00 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $55,334,714,167,357,080.00 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $58,410,521,955,260,976.00 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $61,982,187,241,093,624.00 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $64,782,104,391,052,184.00 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $67,119,718,309,859,152.00 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $69,125,517,812,758,904.00 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $70,769,676,884,838,440.00 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $72,548,053,024,026,512.00 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $74,680,613,090,306,528.00 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $76,421,706,710,853,360.00 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $77,670,671,085,335,552.00 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $79,180,613,090,306,560.00 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $81,641,259,320,629,664.00 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $83,721,623,860,811,936.00 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $85,854,183,927,091,968.00 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $88,490,057,995,029,008.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $91,610,604,805,302,384.00 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $95,163,628,831,814,416.00 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $98,757,663,628,831,808.00 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $101,530,774,647,887,344.00 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $105,486,748,135,874,064.00 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $105,953,003,314,001,648.00 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $107,760,273,405,136,688.00 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $110,826,425,020,712,512.00 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $113,005,550,952,775,472.00 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $114,904,610,604,805,312.00 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $116,424,171,499,585,744.00 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $116,571,176,470,588,208.00 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $117,826,888,980,944,480.00 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $120,133,409,279,204,640.00 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $122,424,084,507,042,256.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $124,447,928,748,964,352.00 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $126,575,455,675,227,840.00 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $130,773,318,144,159,040.00 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $138,754,200,497,100,240.00 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $144,058,719,966,859,984.00 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $149,521,615,575,807,776.00 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $154,008,548,053,024,032.00 | 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 |