According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 781.80% higher in 2025 versus 1913 (a $70,362,332,214,765,120 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.96% per year. In other words, apparel costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1913 would cost $79,362,332,214,765,120 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $9,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1913. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1914 | $9,060,402,684,563,758.00 | 0.67% |
| 1915 | $9,332,214,765,100,670.00 | 3.00% |
| 1916 | $10,479,865,771,812,080.00 | 12.30% |
| 1917 | $12,805,369,127,516,776.00 | 22.19% |
| 1918 | $17,848,993,288,590,604.00 | 39.39% |
| 1919 | $22,791,946,308,724,832.00 | 27.69% |
| 1920 | $25,852,348,993,288,596.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $19,102,348,993,288,588.00 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $16,224,161,073,825,506.00 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $16,369,127,516,778,524.00 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $16,163,758,389,261,744.00 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $15,885,906,040,268,456.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $15,604,026,845,637,584.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $15,261,744,966,442,952.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $15,080,536,912,751,680.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $14,899,328,859,060,404.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $14,536,912,751,677,852.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $13,046,979,865,771,810.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $11,597,315,436,241,610.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $11,516,778,523,489,932.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $12,483,221,476,510,068.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $12,563,758,389,261,744.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $12,704,697,986,577,180.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $13,373,154,362,416,108.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $13,204,026,845,637,584.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $13,059,060,402,684,564.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $13,176,414,189,837,008.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $13,781,104,801,239,028.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $16,127,516,778,523,492.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $16,824,470,831,182,238.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $18,004,646,360,351,056.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $18,933,918,430,562,724.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $20,773,877,129,581,828.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $24,077,439,339,184,308.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $25,675,787,299,948,376.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $24,662,880,743,417,656.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $24,332,989,158,492,520.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $26,530,717,604,543,104.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $26,247,289,623,128,552.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $26,075,374,290,139,392.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $25,987,093,443,469,280.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $25,903,458,957,150,232.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $26,423,851,316,468,772.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $26,879,194,630,872,484.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $26,981,414,558,595,768.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $27,195,147,134,744,448.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $27,604,026,845,637,584.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $27,822,405,782,137,324.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $27,975,735,673,722,252.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $28,319,566,339,700,572.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $28,561,177,077,955,604.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $28,835,312,338,668,044.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $29,606,608,156,943,728.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $30,814,661,848,218,896.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $32,459,473,412,493,548.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $34,327,310,273,618,996.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $35,744,450,180,691,788.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $36,901,393,908,105,320.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $37,663,397,005,678,888.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $39,043,366,029,943,208.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $41,938,048,528,652,552.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $43,805,885,389,778,016.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $45,446,050,593,701,600.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $47,481,156,427,465,144.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $49,149,199,793,495,088.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $51,300,464,636,035,096.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $54,929,272,070,211,656.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $57,549,819,308,208,560.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $59,059,886,422,302,512.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $60,518,843,572,534,848.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $61,633,970,056,788,848.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $63,436,757,872,999,472.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $63,975,735,673,722,248.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $66,791,430,046,463,600.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $69,690,758,905,524,008.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $71,628,291,171,915,328.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $74,950,438,822,922,048.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $77,742,901,393,908,096.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $79,657,201,858,544,144.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $80,735,157,459,989,664.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $80,577,181,208,053,696.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $79,708,311,822,405,776.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $79,550,335,570,469,792.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $80,247,289,623,128,528.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $80,349,509,550,851,824.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $79,304,078,471,863,712.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $78,267,940,113,577,696.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $76,874,032,008,260,192.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $74,913,267,940,113,568.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $73,012,906,556,530,720.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $72,743,417,656,169,328.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $72,204,439,855,446,560.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $72,153,329,891,584,928.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $71,878,125,967,991,736.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $71,822,973,670,624,672.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $72,530,428,497,676,832.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $72,183,066,597,831,696.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $73,758,136,293,236,960.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $76,267,217,346,411,968.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $76,959,850,283,944,240.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $77,022,018,585,441,392.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $76,048,513,164,687,664.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $76,134,749,612,803,296.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $75,873,020,134,228,208.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $75,898,621,579,762,512.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $74,930,552,400,619,504.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $71,322,700,051,626,216.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $73,082,834,279,814,144.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $76,760,196,179,659,264.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $78,873,035,622,096,032.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $79,419,075,890,552,400.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $79,362,332,214,765,120.00 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 131.483 | 131.389 |