New York inflation
Prices in New York since 2000
Up 99%
An average of 2.66% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices. $100 of 2000 spending here costs $198.54 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
4.3%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1915
How much prices in New York have risen
| Since | New York | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,373% | +1,290% | $1,472.88 |
| 1970 | +779% | +763% | $879.44 |
| 1980 | +341% | +307% | $441.33 |
| 1990 | +162% | +156% | $261.61 |
| 2000 | +99% | +95% | $198.54 |
| 2010 | +50% | +54% | $150.43 |
| 2020 | +28% | +29% | $128.07 |
Calculate New York inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1915
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 345.5 | 3.4% | $1.05 |
| 2024 | 334.2 | 3.8% | $1.08 |
| 2023 | 322.0 | 3.8% | $1.13 |
| 2022 | 310.1 | 6.1% | $1.17 |
| 2021 | 292.3 | 3.3% | $1.24 |
| 2020 | 282.9 | 1.7% | $1.28 |
| 2019 | 278.2 | 1.7% | $1.30 |
| 2018 | 273.6 | 1.9% | $1.32 |
| 2017 | 268.5 | 2.0% | $1.35 |
| 2016 | 263.4 | 1.1% | $1.38 |
| 2015 | 260.6 | 0.1% | $1.39 |
| 2014 | 260.2 | 1.3% | $1.39 |
| 2013 | 256.8 | 1.7% | $1.41 |
| 2012 | 252.6 | 2.0% | $1.43 |
| 2011 | 247.7 | 2.8% | $1.46 |
| 2010 | 240.9 | 1.7% | $1.50 |
| 2009 | 236.8 | 0.4% | $1.53 |
| 2008 | 235.8 | 3.9% | $1.54 |
| 2007 | 226.9 | 2.8% | $1.60 |
| 2006 | 220.7 | 3.8% | $1.64 |
| 2005 | 212.7 | 3.9% | $1.70 |
| 2004 | 204.8 | 3.5% | $1.77 |
| 2003 | 197.8 | 3.1% | $1.83 |
| 2002 | 191.9 | 2.6% | $1.89 |
| 2001 | 187.1 | 2.5% | $1.94 |
| 2000 | 182.5 | 3.1% | $1.99 |
| 1999 | 177.0 | 2.0% | $2.05 |
| 1998 | 173.6 | 1.6% | $2.09 |
| 1997 | 170.8 | 2.3% | $2.12 |
| 1996 | 166.9 | 2.9% | $2.17 |
| 1995 | 162.2 | 2.5% | $2.23 |
| 1994 | 158.2 | 2.4% | $2.29 |
| 1993 | 154.5 | 3.0% | $2.35 |
| 1992 | 150.0 | 3.6% | $2.42 |
| 1991 | 144.8 | 4.5% | $2.50 |
| 1990 | 138.5 | 6.0% | $2.62 |
| 1989 | 130.6 | 5.6% | $2.77 |
| 1988 | 123.7 | 4.8% | $2.93 |
| 1987 | 118.0 | 5.1% | $3.07 |
| 1986 | 112.3 | 3.3% | $3.23 |
| 1985 | 108.7 | 3.7% | $3.33 |
| 1984 | 104.8 | 5.0% | $3.46 |
| 1983 | 99.8 | 4.7% | $3.63 |
| 1982 | 95.3 | 5.8% | $3.80 |
| 1981 | 90.1 | 9.7% | $4.02 |
| 1980 | 82.1 | 11.4% | $4.41 |
| 1979 | 73.7 | 8.7% | $4.92 |
| 1978 | 67.8 | 5.6% | $5.34 |
| 1977 | 64.2 | 5.2% | $5.64 |
| 1976 | 61.0 | 5.9% | $5.94 |
| 1975 | 57.6 | 7.7% | $6.29 |
| 1974 | 53.5 | 10.8% | $6.77 |
| 1973 | 48.3 | 6.2% | $7.50 |
| 1972 | 45.5 | 4.4% | $7.96 |
| 1971 | 43.6 | 5.8% | $8.31 |
| 1970 | 41.2 | 7.6% | $8.79 |
| 1969 | 38.3 | 6.1% | $9.46 |
| 1968 | 36.1 | 4.3% | $10.04 |
| 1967 | 34.6 | 2.7% | $10.47 |
| 1966 | 33.7 | 3.4% | $10.75 |
| 1965 | 32.6 | 1.6% | $11.11 |
| 1964 | 32.1 | 1.6% | $11.29 |
| 1963 | 31.6 | 2.3% | $11.47 |
| 1962 | 30.9 | 1.3% | $11.73 |
| 1961 | 30.5 | 1.0% | $11.88 |
| 1960 | 30.2 | 2.0% | $12.00 |
| 1959 | 29.6 | 1.4% | $12.24 |
| 1958 | 29.2 | 2.8% | $12.41 |
| 1957 | 28.4 | 3.3% | $12.76 |
| 1956 | 27.5 | 1.5% | $13.18 |
| 1955 | 27.1 | -0.4% | $13.37 |
| 1954 | 27.2 | 0.4% | $13.32 |
| 1953 | 27.1 | 0.7% | $13.37 |
| 1952 | 26.9 | 1.5% | $13.47 |
| 1951 | 26.5 | 7.7% | $13.67 |
| 1950 | 24.6 | 0.4% | $14.73 |
| 1949 | 24.5 | -0.8% | $14.79 |
| 1948 | 24.7 | 6.5% | $14.67 |
| 1947 | 23.2 | 12.1% | $15.62 |
| 1946 | 20.7 | 9.5% | $17.50 |
| 1945 | 18.9 | 2.7% | $19.17 |
| 1944 | 18.4 | 2.8% | $19.69 |
| 1943 | 17.9 | 7.2% | $20.24 |
| 1942 | 16.7 | 9.2% | $21.70 |
| 1941 | 15.3 | 4.1% | $23.68 |
| 1940 | 14.7 | 1.4% | $24.65 |
| 1939 | 14.5 | -0.7% | $24.99 |
| 1938 | 14.6 | -1.4% | $24.82 |
| 1937 | 14.8 | 2.1% | $24.48 |
| 1936 | 14.5 | 0.0% | $24.99 |
| 1935 | 14.5 | 1.4% | $24.99 |
| 1934 | 14.3 | 2.9% | $25.34 |
| 1933 | 13.9 | -5.4% | $26.07 |
| 1932 | 14.7 | -8.7% | $24.65 |
| 1931 | 16.1 | -7.5% | $22.50 |
| 1930 | 17.4 | -2.8% | $20.82 |
| 1929 | 17.9 | 0.6% | $20.24 |
| 1928 | 17.8 | -0.6% | $20.36 |
| 1927 | 17.9 | -1.1% | $20.24 |
| 1926 | 18.1 | 1.1% | $20.02 |
| 1925 | 17.9 | 2.3% | $20.24 |
| 1924 | 17.5 | 0.0% | $20.70 |
| 1923 | 17.5 | 1.7% | $20.70 |
| 1922 | 17.2 | -5.0% | $21.07 |
| 1921 | 18.1 | -10.4% | $20.02 |
| 1920 | 20.2 | 14.1% | $17.94 |
| 1919 | 17.7 | 17.2% | $20.47 |
| 1918 | 15.1 | 18.0% | $24.00 |
| 1917 | 12.8 | 20.8% | $28.31 |
| 1916 | 10.6 | 7.1% | $34.18 |
| 1915 | 9.9 | $36.60 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUURS12ASA0, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- What is the inflation rate in New York?
- Prices in New York were 4.3% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- How much have prices risen in New York since 2000?
- 99%, compared with 95% for the U.S. as a whole. $100 of 2000 spending costs $198.54 now.
- What area does this cover?
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U series CUURS12ASA0).
- How often is New York CPI updated?
- BLS prices the largest metro areas every month and the others every other month, so the latest figure can be a month older than the national one.