According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 3,340.11% higher in 2025 versus 1915 (a $41,751.34 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.27% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $1,250 in New York in the year 1915 would cost $43,001.34 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.18% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 0.17%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in New York during the 1915-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation in New York was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $1,250 beginning in 1915. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1915 | $1,250.00 | 0.17% |
1916 | $1,285.71 | 2.86% |
1917 | $1,450.63 | 12.83% |
1918 | $1,771.01 | 22.09% |
1919 | $2,162.82 | 22.12% |
1920 | $2,535.71 | 17.24% |
1921 | $2,320.38 | -8.49% |
1922 | $2,178.57 | -6.11% |
1923 | $2,200.63 | 1.01% |
1924 | $2,204.83 | 0.19% |
1925 | $2,239.50 | 1.57% |
1926 | $2,302.52 | 2.81% |
1927 | $2,275.21 | -1.19% |
1928 | $2,253.15 | -0.97% |
1929 | $2,244.75 | -0.37% |
1930 | $2,215.34 | -1.31% |
1931 | $2,063.03 | -6.88% |
1932 | $1,884.45 | -8.66% |
1933 | $1,756.30 | -6.80% |
1934 | $1,788.87 | 1.85% |
1935 | $1,811.97 | 1.29% |
1936 | $1,834.03 | 1.22% |
1937 | $1,873.95 | 2.18% |
1938 | $1,842.44 | -1.68% |
1939 | $1,834.03 | -0.46% |
1940 | $1,852.94 | 1.03% |
1941 | $1,922.27 | 3.74% |
1942 | $2,107.14 | 9.62% |
1943 | $2,264.71 | 7.48% |
1944 | $2,319.33 | 2.41% |
1945 | $2,372.90 | 2.31% |
1946 | $2,607.14 | 9.87% |
1947 | $2,920.17 | 12.01% |
1948 | $3,118.70 | 6.80% |
1949 | $3,084.03 | -1.11% |
1950 | $3,101.89 | 0.58% |
1951 | $3,332.98 | 7.45% |
1952 | $3,390.76 | 1.73% |
1953 | $3,408.61 | 0.53% |
1954 | $3,429.62 | 0.62% |
1955 | $3,413.87 | -0.46% |
1956 | $3,464.29 | 1.48% |
1957 | $3,574.58 | 3.18% |
1958 | $3,681.72 | 3.00% |
1959 | $3,737.39 | 1.51% |
1960 | $3,805.67 | 1.83% |
1961 | $3,839.29 | 0.88% |
1962 | $3,898.11 | 1.53% |
1963 | $3,983.19 | 2.18% |
1964 | $4,045.17 | 1.56% |
1965 | $4,110.29 | 1.61% |
1966 | $4,248.95 | 3.37% |
1967 | $4,359.24 | 2.60% |
1968 | $4,547.27 | 4.31% |
1969 | $4,828.78 | 6.19% |
1970 | $5,186.97 | 7.42% |
1971 | $5,487.39 | 5.79% |
1972 | $5,728.99 | 4.40% |
1973 | $6,093.49 | 6.36% |
1974 | $6,748.95 | 10.76% |
1975 | $7,261.55 | 7.60% |
1976 | $7,688.03 | 5.87% |
1977 | $8,088.24 | 5.21% |
1978 | $8,552.52 | 5.74% |
1979 | $9,293.07 | 8.66% |
1980 | $10,342.44 | 11.29% |
1981 | $11,360.29 | 9.84% |
1982 | $12,016.81 | 5.78% |
1983 | $12,584.03 | 4.72% |
1984 | $13,214.29 | 5.01% |
1985 | $13,702.73 | 3.70% |
1986 | $14,152.31 | 3.28% |
1987 | $14,867.65 | 5.05% |
1988 | $15,590.34 | 4.86% |
1989 | $16,456.93 | 5.56% |
1990 | $17,463.24 | 6.11% |
1991 | $18,252.10 | 4.52% |
1992 | $18,910.71 | 3.61% |
1993 | $19,475.84 | 2.99% |
1994 | $19,939.08 | 2.38% |
1995 | $20,440.13 | 2.51% |
1996 | $21,040.97 | 2.94% |
1997 | $21,531.51 | 2.33% |
1998 | $21,883.40 | 1.63% |
1999 | $22,308.82 | 1.94% |
2000 | $23,002.10 | 3.11% |
2001 | $23,588.24 | 2.55% |
2002 | $24,189.08 | 2.55% |
2003 | $24,931.72 | 3.07% |
2004 | $25,810.92 | 3.53% |
2005 | $26,811.97 | 3.88% |
2006 | $27,824.58 | 3.78% |
2007 | $28,605.89 | 2.81% |
2008 | $29,720.47 | 3.90% |
2009 | $29,851.84 | 0.44% |
2010 | $30,361.03 | 1.71% |
2011 | $31,224.91 | 2.85% |
2012 | $31,838.87 | 1.97% |
2013 | $32,373.92 | 1.68% |
2014 | $32,802.05 | 1.32% |
2015 | $32,843.47 | 0.13% |
2016 | $33,197.26 | 1.08% |
2017 | $33,847.11 | 1.96% |
2018 | $34,492.50 | 1.91% |
2019 | $35,062.71 | 1.65% |
2020 | $35,662.13 | 1.71% |
2021 | $36,844.86 | 3.32% |
2022 | $39,093.45 | 6.10% |
2023 | $40,587.97 | 3.82% |
2024 | $42,127.12 | 3.79% |
2025 | $43,001.34 | 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 |