According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 1,824.92% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $739,094.61 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $40,500 in New York in the year 1925 would cost $779,594.61 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.94% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by 1.57%, which is below the average yearly change in New York during the 1925-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1925 (2.43%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $40,500 beginning in 1925. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1925 | $40,500.00 | 1.57% |
1926 | $41,639.77 | 2.81% |
1927 | $41,145.87 | -1.19% |
1928 | $40,746.95 | -0.97% |
1929 | $40,594.98 | -0.37% |
1930 | $40,063.09 | -1.31% |
1931 | $37,308.63 | -6.88% |
1932 | $34,079.27 | -8.66% |
1933 | $31,761.73 | -6.80% |
1934 | $32,350.61 | 1.85% |
1935 | $32,768.53 | 1.29% |
1936 | $33,167.45 | 1.22% |
1937 | $33,889.31 | 2.18% |
1938 | $33,319.42 | -1.68% |
1939 | $33,167.45 | -0.46% |
1940 | $33,509.38 | 1.03% |
1941 | $34,763.13 | 3.74% |
1942 | $38,106.47 | 9.62% |
1943 | $40,955.91 | 7.48% |
1944 | $41,943.71 | 2.41% |
1945 | $42,912.52 | 2.31% |
1946 | $47,148.69 | 9.87% |
1947 | $52,809.57 | 12.01% |
1948 | $56,399.86 | 6.80% |
1949 | $55,772.98 | -1.11% |
1950 | $56,095.92 | 0.58% |
1951 | $60,275.09 | 7.45% |
1952 | $61,319.89 | 1.73% |
1953 | $61,642.82 | 0.53% |
1954 | $62,022.75 | 0.62% |
1955 | $61,737.80 | -0.46% |
1956 | $62,649.62 | 1.48% |
1957 | $64,644.23 | 3.18% |
1958 | $66,581.85 | 3.00% |
1959 | $67,588.65 | 1.51% |
1960 | $68,823.41 | 1.83% |
1961 | $69,431.29 | 0.88% |
1962 | $70,495.08 | 1.53% |
1963 | $72,033.77 | 2.18% |
1964 | $73,154.55 | 1.56% |
1965 | $74,332.32 | 1.61% |
1966 | $76,839.82 | 3.37% |
1967 | $78,834.43 | 2.60% |
1968 | $82,234.76 | 4.31% |
1969 | $87,325.75 | 6.19% |
1970 | $93,803.47 | 7.42% |
1971 | $99,236.40 | 5.79% |
1972 | $103,605.53 | 4.40% |
1973 | $110,197.23 | 6.36% |
1974 | $122,050.89 | 10.76% |
1975 | $131,321.06 | 7.60% |
1976 | $139,033.54 | 5.87% |
1977 | $146,271.11 | 5.21% |
1978 | $154,667.45 | 5.74% |
1979 | $168,059.80 | 8.66% |
1980 | $187,037.05 | 11.29% |
1981 | $205,444.42 | 9.84% |
1982 | $217,317.07 | 5.78% |
1983 | $227,575.05 | 4.72% |
1984 | $238,972.80 | 5.01% |
1985 | $247,806.05 | 3.70% |
1986 | $255,936.44 | 3.28% |
1987 | $268,872.89 | 5.05% |
1988 | $281,942.31 | 4.86% |
1989 | $297,614.21 | 5.56% |
1990 | $315,812.62 | 6.11% |
1991 | $330,078.80 | 4.52% |
1992 | $341,989.45 | 3.61% |
1993 | $352,209.43 | 2.99% |
1994 | $360,586.77 | 2.38% |
1995 | $369,647.98 | 2.51% |
1996 | $380,513.84 | 2.94% |
1997 | $389,385.08 | 2.33% |
1998 | $395,748.83 | 1.63% |
1999 | $403,442.31 | 1.94% |
2000 | $415,979.83 | 3.11% |
2001 | $426,579.74 | 2.55% |
2002 | $437,445.59 | 2.55% |
2003 | $450,875.94 | 3.07% |
2004 | $466,775.80 | 3.53% |
2005 | $484,879.22 | 3.88% |
2006 | $503,191.60 | 3.78% |
2007 | $517,321.20 | 2.81% |
2008 | $537,477.74 | 3.90% |
2009 | $539,853.41 | 0.44% |
2010 | $549,061.84 | 1.71% |
2011 | $564,684.55 | 2.85% |
2012 | $575,787.66 | 1.97% |
2013 | $585,463.78 | 1.68% |
2014 | $593,206.27 | 1.32% |
2015 | $593,955.30 | 0.13% |
2016 | $600,353.42 | 1.08% |
2017 | $612,105.64 | 1.96% |
2018 | $623,777.12 | 1.91% |
2019 | $634,089.05 | 1.65% |
2020 | $644,929.26 | 1.71% |
2021 | $666,318.27 | 3.32% |
2022 | $706,982.59 | 6.10% |
2023 | $734,010.26 | 3.82% |
2024 | $761,844.89 | 3.79% |
2025 | $779,594.61 | 2.33%* |
* 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 | 341.995 |