According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 752.87% higher in 2024 versus 1915 (a $62,360,133.64 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, apparel costing $8,283,000 in the year 1915 would cost $70,643,133.64 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.19% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 3%, which is above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1915-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $8,283,000 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 | $8,283,000.00 | 3.00% |
1916 | $9,301,621.36 | 12.30% |
1917 | $11,365,669.90 | 22.19% |
1918 | $15,842,242.72 | 39.39% |
1919 | $20,229,462.78 | 27.69% |
1920 | $22,945,786.41 | 13.43% |
1921 | $16,954,684.47 | -26.11% |
1922 | $14,400,089.32 | -15.07% |
1923 | $14,528,757.28 | 0.89% |
1924 | $14,346,477.67 | -1.25% |
1925 | $14,099,864.08 | -1.72% |
1926 | $13,849,676.38 | -1.77% |
1927 | $13,545,877.02 | -2.19% |
1928 | $13,385,042.07 | -1.19% |
1929 | $13,224,207.12 | -1.20% |
1930 | $12,902,537.22 | -2.43% |
1931 | $11,580,116.50 | -10.25% |
1932 | $10,293,436.89 | -11.11% |
1933 | $10,221,954.69 | -0.69% |
1934 | $11,079,741.10 | 8.39% |
1935 | $11,151,223.30 | 0.65% |
1936 | $11,276,317.15 | 1.12% |
1937 | $11,869,619.42 | 5.26% |
1938 | $11,719,506.80 | -1.26% |
1939 | $11,590,838.83 | -1.10% |
1940 | $11,694,998.61 | 0.90% |
1941 | $12,231,704.26 | 4.59% |
1942 | $14,314,310.68 | 17.03% |
1943 | $14,932,906.65 | 4.32% |
1944 | $15,980,395.82 | 7.01% |
1945 | $16,805,190.44 | 5.16% |
1946 | $18,438,283.79 | 9.72% |
1947 | $21,370,428.68 | 15.90% |
1948 | $22,789,075.43 | 6.64% |
1949 | $21,890,049.29 | -3.94% |
1950 | $21,597,247.20 | -1.34% |
1951 | $23,547,886.48 | 9.03% |
1952 | $23,296,324.12 | -1.07% |
1953 | $23,143,737.12 | -0.65% |
1954 | $23,065,381.63 | -0.34% |
1955 | $22,991,150.11 | -0.32% |
1956 | $23,453,035.10 | 2.01% |
1957 | $23,857,184.47 | 1.72% |
1958 | $23,947,911.87 | 0.38% |
1959 | $24,137,614.64 | 0.79% |
1960 | $24,500,524.27 | 1.50% |
1961 | $24,694,351.01 | 0.79% |
1962 | $24,830,442.12 | 0.55% |
1963 | $25,135,616.13 | 1.23% |
1964 | $25,350,062.73 | 0.85% |
1965 | $25,593,377.15 | 0.96% |
1966 | $26,277,956.68 | 2.67% |
1967 | $27,350,189.69 | 4.08% |
1968 | $28,810,076.18 | 5.34% |
1969 | $30,467,913.37 | 5.75% |
1970 | $31,725,725.17 | 4.13% |
1971 | $32,752,594.47 | 3.24% |
1972 | $33,428,926.06 | 2.06% |
1973 | $34,653,746.08 | 3.66% |
1974 | $37,222,981.33 | 7.41% |
1975 | $38,880,818.52 | 4.45% |
1976 | $40,336,581.03 | 3.74% |
1977 | $42,142,881.25 | 4.48% |
1978 | $43,623,387.60 | 3.51% |
1979 | $45,532,787.15 | 4.38% |
1980 | $48,753,610.16 | 7.07% |
1981 | $51,079,530.99 | 4.77% |
1982 | $52,419,822.26 | 2.62% |
1983 | $53,714,749.81 | 2.47% |
1984 | $54,704,503.36 | 1.84% |
1985 | $56,304,604.93 | 2.92% |
1986 | $56,782,985.81 | 0.85% |
1987 | $59,282,113.52 | 4.40% |
1988 | $61,855,472.74 | 4.34% |
1989 | $63,575,169.53 | 2.78% |
1990 | $66,523,810.31 | 4.64% |
1991 | $69,002,318.15 | 3.73% |
1992 | $70,701,395.07 | 2.46% |
1993 | $71,658,156.83 | 1.35% |
1994 | $71,517,941.75 | -0.20% |
1995 | $70,746,758.78 | -1.08% |
1996 | $70,606,543.69 | -0.20% |
1997 | $71,225,139.66 | 0.88% |
1998 | $71,315,867.06 | 0.13% |
1999 | $70,387,973.11 | -1.30% |
2000 | $69,468,327.11 | -1.31% |
2001 | $68,231,135.18 | -1.78% |
2002 | $66,490,818.52 | -2.55% |
2003 | $64,804,113.52 | -2.54% |
2004 | $64,564,923.08 | -0.37% |
2005 | $64,086,542.20 | -0.74% |
2006 | $64,041,178.49 | -0.07% |
2007 | $63,796,915.56 | -0.38% |
2008 | $63,747,964.00 | -0.08% |
2009 | $64,375,880.15 | 0.98% |
2010 | $64,067,571.92 | -0.48% |
2011 | $65,465,557.57 | 2.18% |
2012 | $67,692,544.29 | 3.40% |
2013 | $68,307,304.96 | 0.91% |
2014 | $68,362,483.72 | 0.08% |
2015 | $67,498,428.87 | -1.26% |
2016 | $67,574,969.81 | 0.11% |
2017 | $67,342,666.41 | -0.34% |
2018 | $67,365,389.50 | 0.03% |
2019 | $66,506,159.70 | -1.28% |
2020 | $63,303,935.82 | -4.81% |
2021 | $64,866,179.31 | 2.47% |
2022 | $68,130,097.83 | 5.03% |
2023 | $70,005,392.13 | 2.75% |
2024 | $70,643,133.64 | 0.91%* |
* 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 Apparel:
Year | 1913 | 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 |
CPI | 14.900 | 15.000 | 15.450 | 17.350 | 21.200 | 29.550 | 37.733 | 42.800 | 31.625 | 26.860 | 27.100 | 26.760 | 26.300 | 25.833 | 25.267 | 24.967 | 24.667 | 24.067 | 21.600 | 19.200 | 19.067 | 20.667 | 20.800 | 21.033 | 22.140 | 21.860 | 21.620 | 21.814 | 22.815 | 26.700 | 27.854 | 29.808 | 31.346 | 34.392 | 39.862 | 42.508 | 40.831 | 40.285 | 43.923 | 43.454 | 43.169 | 43.023 | 42.885 | 43.746 | 44.500 | 44.669 | 45.023 | 45.700 | 46.062 | 46.315 | 46.885 | 47.285 | 47.738 | 49.015 | 51.015 | 53.738 | 56.831 | 59.177 | 61.092 | 62.354 | 64.638 | 69.431 | 72.523 | 75.238 | 78.608 | 81.369 | 84.931 | 90.938 | 95.277 | 97.777 | 100.192 | 102.038 | 105.023 | 105.915 | 110.577 | 115.377 | 118.585 | 124.085 | 128.708 | 131.877 | 133.662 | 133.400 | 131.962 | 131.700 | 132.854 | 133.023 | 131.292 | 129.577 | 127.269 | 124.023 | 120.877 | 120.431 | 119.538 | 119.454 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.903 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.768 |