Apparel priced at $100 in 1947 $106.64 in 1948

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Prices for Apparel, 1947-1948 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel were 6.64% higher in 1948 versus 1947 (a $6.64 difference in value).

Between 1947 and 1948: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 6.64% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, apparel costing $100 in the year 1947 would cost $106.64 in 1948 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 7.72% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.

In the year 1947: Pricing changed by 15.90%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1947-1948 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1947 (14.39%), inflation for apparel was higher.

Price Inflation for Apparel since 1913

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1918 (39.39%), 1919 (27.69%), and 1921 (-26.11%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1947

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $100 beginning in 1947. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1947$100.0015.90%
1948$106.646.64%
1949$102.43-3.94%
1950$101.06-1.34%
1951$110.199.03%
1952$109.01-1.07%
1953$108.30-0.65%
1954$107.93-0.34%
1955$107.58-0.32%
1956$109.752.01%
1957$111.641.72%
1958$112.060.38%
1959$112.950.79%
1960$114.651.50%
1961$115.550.79%
1962$116.190.55%
1963$117.621.23%
1964$118.620.85%
1965$119.760.96%
1966$122.962.67%
1967$127.984.08%
1968$134.815.34%
1969$142.575.75%
1970$148.464.13%
1971$153.263.24%
1972$156.432.06%
1973$162.163.66%
1974$174.187.41%
1975$181.944.45%
1976$188.753.74%
1977$197.204.48%
1978$204.133.51%
1979$213.064.38%
1980$228.147.07%
1981$239.024.77%
1982$245.292.62%
1983$251.352.47%
1984$255.981.84%
1985$263.472.92%
1986$265.710.85%
1987$277.404.40%
1988$289.444.34%
1989$297.492.78%
1990$311.294.64%
1991$322.893.73%
1992$330.842.46%
1993$335.311.35%
1994$334.66-0.20%
1995$331.05-1.08%
1996$330.39-0.20%
1997$333.290.88%
1998$333.710.13%
1999$329.37-1.30%
2000$325.07-1.31%
2001$319.28-1.78%
2002$311.13-2.55%
2003$303.24-2.54%
2004$302.12-0.37%
2005$299.88-0.74%
2006$299.67-0.07%
2007$298.53-0.38%
2008$298.30-0.08%
2009$301.240.98%
2010$299.80-0.48%
2011$306.342.18%
2012$316.763.40%
2013$319.630.91%
2014$319.890.08%
2015$315.85-1.26%
2016$316.210.11%
2017$315.12-0.34%
2018$315.230.03%
2019$311.21-1.28%
2020$296.22-4.81%
2021$303.532.47%
2022$318.815.03%
2023$327.582.75%
2024$326.04-0.47%*

* 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:

Year1913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI14.90015.00015.45017.35021.20029.55037.73342.80031.62526.86027.10026.76026.30025.83325.26724.96724.66724.06721.60019.20019.06720.66720.80021.03322.14021.86021.62021.81422.81526.70027.85429.80831.34634.39239.86242.50840.83140.28543.92343.45443.16943.02342.88543.74644.50044.66945.02345.70046.06246.31546.88547.28547.73849.01551.01553.73856.83159.17761.09262.35464.63869.43172.52375.23878.60881.36984.93190.93895.27797.777100.192102.038105.023105.915110.577115.377118.585124.085128.708131.877133.662133.400131.962131.700132.854133.023131.292129.577127.269124.023120.877120.431119.538119.454118.998118.907120.078119.503122.111126.265127.411127.514125.903126.045125.612125.654124.052118.079120.993127.081130.579129.966

Adjust apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1948 / CPI in 1947 * 1947 USD value = 1948 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Apparel was 39.862 in the year 1947 and 42.508 in 1948:

42.508 / 39.862 * $100 = $106.64

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1947 has the same "purchasing power" as $106.64 in 1948 (in the CPI category of Apparel).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Apparel in 1913. In addition to apparel, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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