According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 780.47% higher in 2024 versus 1913 (a $483,892.66 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.98% per year. In other words, apparel costing $62,000 in the year 1913 would cost $545,892.66 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $62,000 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 | $62,000.00 | - |
1914 | $62,416.11 | 0.67% |
1915 | $64,288.59 | 3.00% |
1916 | $72,194.63 | 12.30% |
1917 | $88,214.77 | 22.19% |
1918 | $122,959.73 | 39.39% |
1919 | $157,011.19 | 27.69% |
1920 | $178,093.96 | 13.43% |
1921 | $131,593.96 | -26.11% |
1922 | $111,766.44 | -15.07% |
1923 | $112,765.10 | 0.89% |
1924 | $111,350.34 | -1.25% |
1925 | $109,436.24 | -1.72% |
1926 | $107,494.41 | -1.77% |
1927 | $105,136.47 | -2.19% |
1928 | $103,888.14 | -1.19% |
1929 | $102,639.82 | -1.20% |
1930 | $100,143.18 | -2.43% |
1931 | $89,879.19 | -10.25% |
1932 | $79,892.62 | -11.11% |
1933 | $79,337.81 | -0.69% |
1934 | $85,995.53 | 8.39% |
1935 | $86,550.34 | 0.65% |
1936 | $87,521.25 | 1.12% |
1937 | $92,126.17 | 5.26% |
1938 | $90,961.07 | -1.26% |
1939 | $89,962.42 | -1.10% |
1940 | $90,770.85 | 0.90% |
1941 | $94,936.50 | 4.59% |
1942 | $111,100.67 | 17.03% |
1943 | $115,901.91 | 4.32% |
1944 | $124,032.01 | 7.01% |
1945 | $130,433.66 | 5.16% |
1946 | $143,108.93 | 9.72% |
1947 | $165,866.80 | 15.90% |
1948 | $176,877.65 | 6.64% |
1949 | $169,899.85 | -3.94% |
1950 | $167,627.26 | -1.34% |
1951 | $182,767.17 | 9.03% |
1952 | $180,814.66 | -1.07% |
1953 | $179,630.36 | -0.65% |
1954 | $179,022.20 | -0.34% |
1955 | $178,446.05 | -0.32% |
1956 | $182,030.98 | 2.01% |
1957 | $185,167.79 | 1.72% |
1958 | $185,871.97 | 0.38% |
1959 | $187,344.35 | 0.79% |
1960 | $190,161.07 | 1.50% |
1961 | $191,665.46 | 0.79% |
1962 | $192,721.73 | 0.55% |
1963 | $195,090.35 | 1.23% |
1964 | $196,754.78 | 0.85% |
1965 | $198,643.26 | 0.96% |
1966 | $203,956.63 | 2.67% |
1967 | $212,278.78 | 4.08% |
1968 | $223,609.71 | 5.34% |
1969 | $236,477.03 | 5.75% |
1970 | $246,239.55 | 4.13% |
1971 | $254,209.60 | 3.24% |
1972 | $259,458.96 | 2.06% |
1973 | $268,965.41 | 3.66% |
1974 | $288,906.56 | 7.41% |
1975 | $301,773.88 | 4.45% |
1976 | $313,072.79 | 3.74% |
1977 | $327,092.41 | 4.48% |
1978 | $338,583.38 | 3.51% |
1979 | $353,403.20 | 4.38% |
1980 | $378,401.65 | 7.07% |
1981 | $396,454.31 | 4.77% |
1982 | $406,857.00 | 2.62% |
1983 | $416,907.59 | 2.47% |
1984 | $424,589.57 | 1.84% |
1985 | $437,008.78 | 2.92% |
1986 | $440,721.73 | 0.85% |
1987 | $460,118.74 | 4.40% |
1988 | $480,091.89 | 4.34% |
1989 | $493,439.34 | 2.78% |
1990 | $516,325.25 | 4.64% |
1991 | $535,562.21 | 3.73% |
1992 | $548,749.61 | 2.46% |
1993 | $556,175.53 | 1.35% |
1994 | $555,087.25 | -0.20% |
1995 | $549,101.70 | -1.08% |
1996 | $548,013.42 | -0.20% |
1997 | $552,814.66 | 0.88% |
1998 | $553,518.84 | 0.13% |
1999 | $546,316.99 | -1.30% |
2000 | $539,179.14 | -1.31% |
2001 | $529,576.66 | -1.78% |
2002 | $516,069.18 | -2.55% |
2003 | $502,977.80 | -2.54% |
2004 | $501,121.32 | -0.37% |
2005 | $497,408.36 | -0.74% |
2006 | $497,056.27 | -0.07% |
2007 | $495,160.42 | -0.38% |
2008 | $494,780.49 | -0.08% |
2009 | $499,654.06 | 0.98% |
2010 | $497,261.13 | -0.48% |
2011 | $508,111.61 | 2.18% |
2012 | $525,396.39 | 3.40% |
2013 | $530,167.86 | 0.91% |
2014 | $530,596.13 | 0.08% |
2015 | $523,889.76 | -1.26% |
2016 | $524,483.83 | 0.11% |
2017 | $522,680.81 | -0.34% |
2018 | $522,857.17 | 0.03% |
2019 | $516,188.25 | -1.28% |
2020 | $491,334.16 | -4.81% |
2021 | $503,459.53 | 2.47% |
2022 | $528,792.46 | 5.03% |
2023 | $543,347.58 | 2.75% |
2024 | $545,892.66 | 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 |