According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 2,220.71% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $44,414,149.66 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: New York experienced an average inflation rate of 3.77% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $2,000,000 in New York in the year 1940 would cost $46,414,149.66 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation in New York was higher.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by 1.03%, which is below the average yearly change in New York during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation in New York was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in New York, over time, for $2,000,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $2,000,000.00 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $2,074,829.93 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $2,274,376.42 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $2,444,444.44 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $2,503,401.36 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $2,561,224.49 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $2,814,058.96 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $3,151,927.44 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $3,366,213.15 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $3,328,798.19 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $3,348,072.56 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $3,597,505.67 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $3,659,863.95 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $3,679,138.32 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $3,701,814.06 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $3,684,807.26 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $3,739,229.02 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $3,858,276.64 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $3,973,922.90 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $4,034,013.61 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $4,107,709.75 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $4,143,990.93 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $4,207,482.99 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $4,299,319.73 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $4,366,213.15 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $4,436,507.94 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $4,586,167.80 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $4,705,215.42 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $4,908,163.27 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $5,212,018.14 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $5,598,639.46 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $5,922,902.49 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $6,183,673.47 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $6,577,097.51 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $7,284,580.50 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $7,837,868.48 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $8,298,185.94 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $8,730,158.73 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $9,231,292.52 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $10,030,612.24 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $11,163,265.31 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $12,261,904.76 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $12,970,521.54 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $13,582,766.44 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $14,263,038.55 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $14,790,249.43 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $15,275,510.20 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $16,047,619.05 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $16,827,664.40 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $17,763,038.55 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $18,849,206.35 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $19,700,680.27 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $20,411,564.63 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $21,021,541.95 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $21,521,541.95 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $22,062,358.28 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $22,710,884.35 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $23,240,362.81 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $23,620,181.41 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $24,079,365.08 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $24,827,664.40 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $25,460,317.46 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $26,108,843.54 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $26,910,430.84 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $27,859,410.43 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $28,939,909.30 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $30,032,879.82 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $30,876,201.81 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $32,079,240.36 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $32,221,031.75 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $32,770,634.92 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $33,703,072.56 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $34,365,759.64 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $34,943,276.64 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $35,405,385.49 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $35,450,090.70 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $35,831,961.45 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $36,533,390.02 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $37,230,000.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $37,845,464.85 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $38,492,460.32 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $39,769,058.96 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $42,196,099.77 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $43,809,240.36 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $45,470,544.22 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $46,414,149.66 | 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 |