According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 780.47% higher in 2024 versus 1913 (a $64,699,638,778.97 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.98% per year. In other words, apparel costing $8,289,808,707 in the year 1913 would cost $72,989,447,485.97 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $8,289,808,707 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 | $8,289,808,707.00 | - |
1914 | $8,345,445,007.05 | 0.67% |
1915 | $8,595,808,357.26 | 3.00% |
1916 | $9,652,898,058.15 | 12.30% |
1917 | $11,794,895,609.96 | 22.19% |
1918 | $16,440,526,663.88 | 39.39% |
1919 | $20,993,430,551.06 | 27.69% |
1920 | $23,812,336,420.11 | 13.43% |
1921 | $17,594,979,889.86 | -26.11% |
1922 | $14,943,910,192.62 | -15.07% |
1923 | $15,077,437,312.73 | 0.89% |
1924 | $14,888,273,892.57 | -1.25% |
1925 | $14,632,346,912.36 | -1.72% |
1926 | $14,372,710,845.47 | -1.77% |
1927 | $14,057,438,478.54 | -2.19% |
1928 | $13,890,529,578.40 | -1.19% |
1929 | $13,723,620,678.26 | -1.20% |
1930 | $13,389,802,877.97 | -2.43% |
1931 | $12,017,440,810.15 | -10.25% |
1932 | $10,682,169,609.02 | -11.11% |
1933 | $10,607,987,875.62 | -0.69% |
1934 | $11,498,168,676.38 | 8.39% |
1935 | $11,572,350,409.77 | 0.65% |
1936 | $11,702,168,443.21 | 1.12% |
1937 | $12,317,876,830.40 | 5.26% |
1938 | $12,162,095,190.27 | -1.26% |
1939 | $12,028,568,070.16 | -1.10% |
1940 | $12,136,661,453.11 | 0.90% |
1941 | $12,693,635,841.49 | 4.59% |
1942 | $14,854,892,112.54 | 17.03% |
1943 | $15,496,849,420.78 | 4.32% |
1944 | $16,583,897,129.39 | 7.01% |
1945 | $17,439,840,207.03 | 5.16% |
1946 | $19,134,607,500.77 | 9.72% |
1947 | $22,177,485,141.80 | 15.90% |
1948 | $23,649,707,235.35 | 6.64% |
1949 | $22,716,729,280.72 | -3.94% |
1950 | $22,412,869,488.16 | -1.34% |
1951 | $24,437,174,866.79 | 9.03% |
1952 | $24,176,112,228.11 | -1.07% |
1953 | $24,017,762,758.74 | -0.65% |
1954 | $23,936,448,166.37 | -0.34% |
1955 | $23,859,413,289.38 | -0.32% |
1956 | $24,338,741,412.86 | 2.01% |
1957 | $24,758,153,520.91 | 1.72% |
1958 | $24,852,307,259.45 | 0.38% |
1959 | $25,049,174,167.31 | 0.79% |
1960 | $25,425,789,121.47 | 1.50% |
1961 | $25,626,935,744.72 | 0.79% |
1962 | $25,768,166,352.53 | 0.55% |
1963 | $26,084,865,291.26 | 1.23% |
1964 | $26,307,410,491.45 | 0.85% |
1965 | $26,559,913,699.35 | 0.96% |
1966 | $27,270,346,453.80 | 2.67% |
1967 | $28,383,072,454.74 | 4.08% |
1968 | $29,898,091,702.17 | 5.34% |
1969 | $31,618,537,288.24 | 5.75% |
1970 | $32,923,850,481.65 | 4.13% |
1971 | $33,989,499,613.32 | 3.24% |
1972 | $34,691,372,936.99 | 2.06% |
1973 | $35,962,448,407.29 | 3.66% |
1974 | $38,628,711,094.16 | 7.41% |
1975 | $40,349,156,680.23 | 4.45% |
1976 | $41,859,896,212.27 | 3.74% |
1977 | $43,734,411,552.31 | 4.48% |
1978 | $45,270,829,376.69 | 3.51% |
1979 | $47,252,337,601.44 | 4.38% |
1980 | $50,594,795,319.65 | 7.07% |
1981 | $53,008,554,798.61 | 4.77% |
1982 | $54,399,462,299.78 | 2.62% |
1983 | $55,743,292,931.69 | 2.47% |
1984 | $56,770,424,624.86 | 1.84% |
1985 | $58,430,954,195.49 | 2.92% |
1986 | $58,927,401,180.53 | 0.85% |
1987 | $61,520,908,705.80 | 4.40% |
1988 | $64,191,451,108.05 | 4.34% |
1989 | $65,976,092,424.94 | 2.78% |
1990 | $69,036,088,927.53 | 4.64% |
1991 | $71,608,197,875.85 | 3.73% |
1992 | $73,371,440,615.80 | 2.46% |
1993 | $74,364,334,585.87 | 1.35% |
1994 | $74,218,824,262.67 | -0.20% |
1995 | $73,418,517,485.07 | -1.08% |
1996 | $73,273,007,161.87 | -0.20% |
1997 | $73,914,964,470.11 | 0.88% |
1998 | $74,009,118,208.65 | 0.13% |
1999 | $73,046,182,246.30 | -1.30% |
2000 | $72,091,805,714.72 | -1.31% |
2001 | $70,807,891,098.25 | -1.78% |
2002 | $69,001,851,204.42 | -2.55% |
2003 | $67,251,447,610.63 | -2.54% |
2004 | $67,003,224,118.12 | -0.37% |
2005 | $66,506,777,133.08 | -0.74% |
2006 | $66,459,700,263.81 | -0.07% |
2007 | $66,206,212,721.37 | -0.38% |
2008 | $66,155,412,499.71 | -0.08% |
2009 | $66,807,041,964.72 | 0.98% |
2010 | $66,487,090,442.30 | -0.48% |
2011 | $67,937,871,161.75 | 2.18% |
2012 | $70,248,960,268.55 | 3.40% |
2013 | $70,886,937,441.47 | 0.91% |
2014 | $70,944,200,033.37 | 0.08% |
2015 | $70,047,514,065.23 | -1.26% |
2016 | $70,126,945,582.83 | 0.11% |
2017 | $69,885,869,215.01 | -0.34% |
2018 | $69,909,450,446.80 | 0.03% |
2019 | $69,017,771,745.66 | -1.28% |
2020 | $65,694,615,543.86 | -4.81% |
2021 | $67,315,857,327.23 | 2.47% |
2022 | $70,703,038,071.24 | 5.03% |
2023 | $72,649,153,049.73 | 2.75% |
2024 | $72,989,447,485.97 | 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:
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 | 131.190 |