According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,298.87% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $2,454,856,869.29 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $189,000,000 in New York in the year 1950 would cost $2,643,856,869.29 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.51% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 0.58%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $189,000,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $189,000,000.00 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $203,080,596.00 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $206,600,745.01 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $207,688,791.06 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $208,968,845.24 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $208,008,804.61 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $211,080,934.64 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $217,801,219.10 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $224,329,495.43 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $227,721,639.01 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $231,881,815.10 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $233,929,901.79 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $237,514,053.50 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $242,698,272.94 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $246,474,432.78 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $250,442,600.75 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $258,890,958.35 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $265,611,242.80 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $277,067,727.73 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $294,220,453.78 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $316,045,377.58 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $334,350,152.39 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $349,070,775.48 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $371,279,715.54 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $411,217,406.03 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $442,450,728.07 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $468,435,827.97 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $492,820,860.14 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $521,110,057.57 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $566,231,967.49 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $630,170,673.89 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $692,189,299.02 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $732,190,992.21 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $766,752,455.13 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $805,154,080.60 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $834,915,340.33 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $862,308,499.83 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $905,894,344.73 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $949,928,208.60 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $1,002,730,443.62 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $1,064,045,038.94 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $1,112,111,073.48 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $1,152,240,772.10 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $1,186,674,229.60 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $1,214,899,424.31 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $1,245,428,716.56 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $1,282,038,266.17 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $1,311,927,531.32 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $1,333,368,438.88 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $1,359,289,536.07 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $1,401,531,324.08 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $1,437,244,835.76 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $1,473,854,385.37 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $1,519,104,300.71 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,572,674,568.24 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $1,633,669,150.02 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $1,695,367,761.60 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $1,742,973,616.66 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $1,810,885,611.24 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $1,818,889,790.04 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $1,849,915,103.28 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $1,902,551,571.28 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $1,939,960,514.73 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $1,972,561,574.67 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $1,998,647,798.85 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $2,001,171,425.67 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $2,022,728,178.12 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $2,062,324,094.14 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $2,101,647,998.65 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $2,136,391,229.26 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $2,172,914,375.21 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $2,244,978,865.56 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $2,381,986,264.82 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $2,473,048,679.31 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $2,566,829,928.89 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $2,643,856,869.29 | 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 |