According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,611.21% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $152,922,470.61 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, $9,491,180.03 in New York in the year 1920 would cost $162,413,650.64 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 $9,491,180.03 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 | $9,491,180.03 | 17.24% |
| 1921 | $8,685,176.75 | -8.49% |
| 1922 | $8,154,394.11 | -6.11% |
| 1923 | $8,236,960.30 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | $8,252,687.19 | 0.19% |
| 1925 | $8,382,434.06 | 1.57% |
| 1926 | $8,618,337.46 | 2.81% |
| 1927 | $8,516,112.65 | -1.19% |
| 1928 | $8,433,546.46 | -0.97% |
| 1929 | $8,402,092.68 | -0.37% |
| 1930 | $8,292,004.43 | -1.31% |
| 1931 | $7,721,904.55 | -6.88% |
| 1932 | $7,053,511.59 | -8.66% |
| 1933 | $6,573,841.35 | -6.80% |
| 1934 | $6,695,724.77 | 1.85% |
| 1935 | $6,782,222.68 | 1.29% |
| 1936 | $6,864,788.87 | 1.22% |
| 1937 | $7,014,194.36 | 2.18% |
| 1938 | $6,896,242.66 | -1.68% |
| 1939 | $6,864,788.87 | -0.46% |
| 1940 | $6,935,559.89 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $7,195,053.63 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $7,887,036.93 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $8,476,795.42 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $8,681,245.03 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $8,881,762.92 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $9,758,537.21 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $10,930,190.76 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $11,673,286.46 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $11,543,539.59 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $11,610,378.89 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $12,475,358.01 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $12,691,602.79 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $12,758,442.09 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $12,837,076.55 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $12,778,100.70 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $12,966,823.42 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $13,379,654.37 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $13,780,690.14 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $13,989,071.48 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $14,244,633.49 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $14,370,448.64 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $14,590,625.14 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $14,909,094.73 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $15,141,066.40 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $15,384,833.25 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $15,903,820.72 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $16,316,651.67 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $17,020,430.14 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $18,074,131.98 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $19,414,849.62 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $20,539,322.48 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $21,443,618.84 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $22,807,926.82 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $25,261,322.16 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $27,180,003.13 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $28,776,282.78 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $30,274,269.36 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $32,012,091.05 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $34,783,955.98 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $38,711,747.55 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $42,521,587.42 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $44,978,914.48 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $47,102,045.05 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $49,461,079.03 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $51,289,330.36 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $52,972,107.93 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $55,649,611.49 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $58,354,637.12 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $61,598,308.84 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $65,364,899.75 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $68,317,623.94 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $70,782,814.45 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $72,898,081.58 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $74,631,971.55 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $76,507,403.56 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $78,756,349.29 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $80,592,464.07 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $81,909,591.37 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $83,501,939.30 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $86,096,876.68 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $88,290,778.27 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $90,539,724.00 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $93,319,452.37 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $96,610,304.76 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $100,357,237.06 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $104,147,418.32 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $107,071,873.42 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $111,243,746.37 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $111,735,447.69 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $113,641,350.55 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $116,874,839.11 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $119,172,892.05 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $121,175,593.95 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $122,778,085.73 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $122,933,113.58 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $124,257,357.30 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $126,689,757.23 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $129,105,447.34 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $131,239,744.01 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $133,483,381.91 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $137,910,345.07 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $146,326,788.54 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $151,920,805.12 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $157,681,841.31 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $162,413,650.64 | 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 |