According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in New York are 2,220.71% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $7,550,405.44 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, $340,000 in New York in the year 1940 would cost $7,890,405.44 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 $340,000 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 | $340,000.00 | 1.03% |
| 1941 | $352,721.09 | 3.74% |
| 1942 | $386,643.99 | 9.62% |
| 1943 | $415,555.56 | 7.48% |
| 1944 | $425,578.23 | 2.41% |
| 1945 | $435,408.16 | 2.31% |
| 1946 | $478,390.02 | 9.87% |
| 1947 | $535,827.66 | 12.01% |
| 1948 | $572,256.24 | 6.80% |
| 1949 | $565,895.69 | -1.11% |
| 1950 | $569,172.34 | 0.58% |
| 1951 | $611,575.96 | 7.45% |
| 1952 | $622,176.87 | 1.73% |
| 1953 | $625,453.51 | 0.53% |
| 1954 | $629,308.39 | 0.62% |
| 1955 | $626,417.23 | -0.46% |
| 1956 | $635,668.93 | 1.48% |
| 1957 | $655,907.03 | 3.18% |
| 1958 | $675,566.89 | 3.00% |
| 1959 | $685,782.31 | 1.51% |
| 1960 | $698,310.66 | 1.83% |
| 1961 | $704,478.46 | 0.88% |
| 1962 | $715,272.11 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $730,884.35 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | $742,256.24 | 1.56% |
| 1965 | $754,206.35 | 1.61% |
| 1966 | $779,648.53 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | $799,886.62 | 2.60% |
| 1968 | $834,387.76 | 4.31% |
| 1969 | $886,043.08 | 6.19% |
| 1970 | $951,768.71 | 7.42% |
| 1971 | $1,006,893.42 | 5.79% |
| 1972 | $1,051,224.49 | 4.40% |
| 1973 | $1,118,106.58 | 6.36% |
| 1974 | $1,238,378.68 | 10.76% |
| 1975 | $1,332,437.64 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | $1,410,691.61 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $1,484,126.98 | 5.21% |
| 1978 | $1,569,319.73 | 5.74% |
| 1979 | $1,705,204.08 | 8.66% |
| 1980 | $1,897,755.10 | 11.29% |
| 1981 | $2,084,523.81 | 9.84% |
| 1982 | $2,204,988.66 | 5.78% |
| 1983 | $2,309,070.29 | 4.72% |
| 1984 | $2,424,716.55 | 5.01% |
| 1985 | $2,514,342.40 | 3.70% |
| 1986 | $2,596,836.73 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | $2,728,095.24 | 5.05% |
| 1988 | $2,860,702.95 | 4.86% |
| 1989 | $3,019,716.55 | 5.56% |
| 1990 | $3,204,365.08 | 6.11% |
| 1991 | $3,349,115.65 | 4.52% |
| 1992 | $3,469,965.99 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $3,573,662.13 | 2.99% |
| 1994 | $3,658,662.13 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | $3,750,600.91 | 2.51% |
| 1996 | $3,860,850.34 | 2.94% |
| 1997 | $3,950,861.68 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $4,015,430.84 | 1.63% |
| 1999 | $4,093,492.06 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | $4,220,702.95 | 3.11% |
| 2001 | $4,328,253.97 | 2.55% |
| 2002 | $4,438,503.40 | 2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,574,773.24 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,736,099.77 | 3.53% |
| 2005 | $4,919,784.58 | 3.88% |
| 2006 | $5,105,589.57 | 3.78% |
| 2007 | $5,248,954.31 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | $5,453,470.86 | 3.90% |
| 2009 | $5,477,575.40 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $5,571,007.94 | 1.71% |
| 2011 | $5,729,522.34 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | $5,842,179.14 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | $5,940,357.03 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $6,018,915.53 | 1.32% |
| 2015 | $6,026,515.42 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | $6,091,433.45 | 1.08% |
| 2017 | $6,210,676.30 | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $6,329,100.00 | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $6,433,729.02 | 1.65% |
| 2020 | $6,543,718.25 | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $6,760,740.02 | 3.32% |
| 2022 | $7,173,336.96 | 6.10% |
| 2023 | $7,447,570.86 | 3.82% |
| 2024 | $7,729,992.52 | 3.79% |
| 2025 | $7,890,405.44 | 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 |