According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 2,273.18% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,880,300,500,692.28 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $258,682,187,409 in New York in the year 1935 would cost $6,138,982,688,101.28 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.55% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1935: Pricing changed by 1.29%, which is below the average yearly change in New York during the 1935-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1935 (2.53%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $258,682,187,409 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $258,682,187,409.00 | 1.29% |
1936 | $261,831,361,864.41 | 1.22% |
1937 | $267,529,868,021.83 | 2.18% |
1938 | $263,031,047,371.24 | -1.68% |
1939 | $261,831,361,864.41 | -0.46% |
1940 | $264,530,654,254.77 | 1.03% |
1941 | $274,428,059,686.07 | 3.74% |
1942 | $300,821,140,836.21 | 9.62% |
1943 | $323,315,244,089.16 | 7.48% |
1944 | $331,113,199,883.52 | 2.41% |
1945 | $338,761,194,989.53 | 2.31% |
1946 | $372,202,428,492.25 | 9.87% |
1947 | $416,890,713,621.46 | 12.01% |
1948 | $445,233,283,720.19 | 6.80% |
1949 | $440,284,581,004.54 | -1.11% |
1950 | $442,833,912,706.54 | 0.58% |
1951 | $475,825,264,144.21 | 7.45% |
1952 | $484,073,102,003.62 | 1.73% |
1953 | $486,622,433,705.63 | 0.53% |
1954 | $489,621,647,472.69 | 0.62% |
1955 | $487,372,237,147.39 | -0.46% |
1956 | $494,570,350,188.34 | 1.48% |
1957 | $510,316,222,465.41 | 3.18% |
1958 | $525,612,212,677.42 | 3.00% |
1959 | $533,560,129,160.13 | 1.51% |
1960 | $543,307,573,903.08 | 1.83% |
1961 | $548,106,315,930.37 | 0.88% |
1962 | $556,504,114,478.14 | 1.53% |
1963 | $568,650,930,234.74 | 2.18% |
1964 | $577,498,610,847.57 | 1.56% |
1965 | $586,796,173,525.46 | 1.61% |
1966 | $606,590,984,388.06 | 3.37% |
1967 | $622,336,856,665.13 | 2.60% |
1968 | $649,179,819,880.33 | 4.31% |
1969 | $689,369,284,358.94 | 6.19% |
1970 | $740,505,879,087.33 | 7.42% |
1971 | $783,394,635,956.30 | 5.79% |
1972 | $817,885,594,277.50 | 4.40% |
1973 | $869,921,953,136.01 | 6.36% |
1974 | $963,497,422,668.30 | 10.76% |
1975 | $1,036,678,238,584.59 | 7.60% |
1976 | $1,097,562,278,055.93 | 5.87% |
1977 | $1,154,697,300,318.43 | 5.21% |
1978 | $1,220,979,924,570.48 | 5.74% |
1979 | $1,326,702,209,859.38 | 8.66% |
1980 | $1,476,512,937,524.07 | 11.29% |
1981 | $1,621,824,844,538.17 | 9.84% |
1982 | $1,715,550,274,758.82 | 5.78% |
1983 | $1,796,529,046,469.46 | 4.72% |
1984 | $1,886,505,459,481.29 | 5.01% |
1985 | $1,956,237,179,565.45 | 3.70% |
1986 | $2,020,420,354,180.55 | 3.28% |
1987 | $2,122,543,582,948.98 | 5.05% |
1988 | $2,225,716,536,535.87 | 4.86% |
1989 | $2,349,434,104,427.13 | 5.56% |
1990 | $2,493,096,443,869.35 | 6.11% |
1991 | $2,605,716,920,822.48 | 4.52% |
1992 | $2,699,742,272,419.84 | 3.61% |
1993 | $2,780,421,122,753.78 | 2.99% |
1994 | $2,846,553,786,317.47 | 2.38% |
1995 | $2,918,085,034,661.87 | 2.51% |
1996 | $3,003,862,548,399.81 | 2.94% |
1997 | $3,073,894,189,860.69 | 2.33% |
1998 | $3,124,131,020,458.96 | 1.63% |
1999 | $3,184,865,099,241.94 | 1.94% |
2000 | $3,283,839,153,554.95 | 3.11% |
2001 | $3,367,517,217,655.94 | 2.55% |
2002 | $3,453,294,731,393.89 | 2.55% |
2003 | $3,559,316,938,059.49 | 3.07% |
2004 | $3,684,834,034,210.98 | 3.53% |
2005 | $3,827,746,570,211.43 | 3.88% |
2006 | $3,972,308,673,783.77 | 3.78% |
2007 | $4,083,850,933,387.65 | 2.81% |
2008 | $4,242,971,220,585.29 | 3.90% |
2009 | $4,261,725,304,270.73 | 0.44% |
2010 | $4,334,418,747,949.86 | 1.71% |
2011 | $4,457,747,917,658.29 | 2.85% |
2012 | $4,545,398,440,393.76 | 1.97% |
2013 | $4,621,783,916,220.15 | 1.68% |
2014 | $4,682,904,893,579.08 | 1.32% |
2015 | $4,688,817,843,520.84 | 0.13% |
2016 | $4,739,326,102,965.03 | 1.08% |
2017 | $4,832,100,782,421.53 | 1.96% |
2018 | $4,924,238,128,952.52 | 1.91% |
2019 | $5,005,642,789,018.09 | 1.65% |
2020 | $5,091,217,855,826.75 | 1.71% |
2021 | $5,260,067,592,484.74 | 3.32% |
2022 | $5,581,080,940,007.69 | 6.10% |
2023 | $5,794,443,507,789.51 | 3.82% |
2024 | $6,014,176,405,612.58 | 3.79% |
2025 | $6,138,982,688,101.28 | 2.08%* |
* 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 | 341.144 |