According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 765.09% higher in 2026 versus 1914 (a $115,550,274,180 difference in value).
Between 1914 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.95% per year. In other words, apparel costing $15,102,900,000 in the year 1914 would cost $130,653,174,180 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.15% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $15,102,900,000 beginning in 1914. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | $15,102,900,000.00 | - |
| 1915 | $15,153,243,000.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $15,899,997,500.00 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $18,383,585,500.00 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $23,157,780,000.00 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $34,233,240,000.00 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $43,907,486,500.00 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $35,122,633,000.00 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $27,344,639,500.00 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $27,185,220,000.00 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $27,067,753,000.00 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $26,564,323,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $26,186,750,500.00 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $25,674,930,000.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $25,205,062,000.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $24,944,956,500.00 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $24,626,117,500.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $22,763,426,500.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $20,019,733,000.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $18,660,472,000.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $20,613,170,181.82 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $20,919,452,769.23 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $21,152,450,500.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $22,125,748,500.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $22,134,139,000.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $21,773,347,500.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $21,957,938,500.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $22,973,189,000.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $26,883,162,000.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $28,049,441,500.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $30,012,818,500.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $31,556,670,500.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $34,627,593,500.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $40,131,761,500.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $42,799,940,500.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $41,113,450,000.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $40,559,677,000.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $44,226,325,500.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $43,748,067,000.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $43,471,180,500.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $43,311,761,000.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $43,177,513,000.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $44,050,125,000.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $44,805,270,000.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $44,981,470,500.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $45,333,871,500.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $46,013,502,000.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $46,374,293,500.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $46,634,399,000.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $47,204,953,000.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $47,607,697,000.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $48,060,784,000.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $49,352,921,000.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $51,366,641,000.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $54,110,334,500.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $57,223,210,000.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $59,580,940,500.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $61,510,755,500.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $62,786,111,500.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $65,085,108,500.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $69,909,646,000.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $73,022,521,500.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $75,757,824,500.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $79,147,586,500.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $81,924,842,000.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $85,515,976,000.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $91,565,526,500.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $95,928,586,500.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $98,445,736,500.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $100,878,981,500.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $102,733,282,000.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $105,745,471,500.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $106,643,255,000.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $111,333,544,500.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $116,166,472,500.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $119,396,815,000.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $124,934,545,000.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $129,591,272,500.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $132,779,662,500.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $134,575,229,500.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $134,315,124,000.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $132,863,567,500.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $132,603,462,000.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $133,761,351,000.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $133,937,551,500.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $132,192,327,500.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $130,463,884,500.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $128,139,716,000.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $124,875,811,500.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $121,704,202,500.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $121,259,506,000.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $120,361,722,500.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $120,269,427,000.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $119,814,577,995.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $119,722,618,115.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $120,901,902,890.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $120,322,874,485.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $122,948,345,840.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $127,130,758,375.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $128,285,375,080.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $128,388,997,755.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $126,766,191,150.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $126,910,004,320.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $126,473,698,320.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $126,516,405,965.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $124,902,661,100.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $118,888,686,320.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $121,822,676,360.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $127,952,523,945.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $131,474,436,320.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $132,384,637,760.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $132,879,982,369.09 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $130,653,174,180.00 | -1.68%* |
* 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 | 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 15.000 | 15.050 | 15.792 | 18.258 | 23.000 | 34.000 | 43.608 | 34.883 | 27.158 | 27.000 | 26.883 | 26.383 | 26.008 | 25.500 | 25.033 | 24.775 | 24.458 | 22.608 | 19.883 | 18.533 | 20.473 | 20.777 | 21.008 | 21.975 | 21.983 | 21.625 | 21.808 | 22.817 | 26.700 | 27.858 | 29.808 | 31.342 | 34.392 | 39.858 | 42.508 | 40.833 | 40.283 | 43.925 | 43.450 | 43.175 | 43.017 | 42.883 | 43.750 | 44.500 | 44.675 | 45.025 | 45.700 | 46.058 | 46.317 | 46.883 | 47.283 | 47.733 | 49.017 | 51.017 | 53.742 | 56.833 | 59.175 | 61.092 | 62.358 | 64.642 | 69.433 | 72.525 | 75.242 | 78.608 | 81.367 | 84.933 | 90.942 | 95.275 | 97.775 | 100.192 | 102.033 | 105.025 | 105.917 | 110.575 | 115.375 | 118.583 | 124.083 | 128.708 | 131.875 | 133.658 | 133.400 | 131.958 | 131.700 | 132.850 | 133.025 | 131.292 | 129.575 | 127.267 | 124.025 | 120.875 | 120.433 | 119.542 | 119.450 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.902 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.975 | 129.763 |