According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 786.44% higher in 2026 versus 1915 (a $78,643,521,594,684,391,424 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, apparel costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $88,643,521,594,684,391,424 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.18% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 0.33%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1915-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1915. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $10,492,801,771,871,541,248.00 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $12,131,782,945,736,435,712.00 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $15,282,392,026,578,073,600.00 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $22,591,362,126,245,847,040.00 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $28,975,636,766,334,435,328.00 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $23,178,294,573,643,411,456.00 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $18,045,404,208,194,906,112.00 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $17,940,199,335,548,174,336.00 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $17,862,679,955,703,214,080.00 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $17,530,454,042,081,949,696.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $17,281,284,606,865,999,872.00 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $16,943,521,594,684,387,328.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $16,633,444,075,304,542,208.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $16,461,794,019,933,558,784.00 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $16,251,384,274,640,091,136.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $15,022,148,394,241,419,264.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $13,211,517,165,005,541,376.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $12,314,507,198,228,129,792.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $13,603,141,045,001,510,912.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $13,805,264,502,938,925,056.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $13,959,025,470,653,378,560.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $14,601,328,903,654,483,968.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $14,606,866,002,214,840,320.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $14,368,770,764,119,603,200.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $14,490,586,932,447,399,936.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $15,160,575,858,250,276,864.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $17,740,863,787,375,415,296.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $18,510,520,487,264,673,792.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $19,806,201,550,387,597,312.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $20,825,027,685,492,805,632.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $22,851,605,758,582,505,472.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $26,483,942,414,174,973,952.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $28,244,739,756,367,663,104.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $27,131,782,945,736,437,760.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $26,766,334,440,753,049,600.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $29,186,046,511,627,915,264.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $28,870,431,893,687,705,600.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $28,687,707,641,196,019,712.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $28,582,502,768,549,285,888.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $28,493,909,191,583,612,928.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $29,069,767,441,860,468,736.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $29,568,106,312,292,356,096.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $29,684,385,382,059,806,720.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $29,916,943,521,594,687,488.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $30,365,448,504,983,388,160.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $30,603,543,743,078,629,376.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $30,775,193,798,449,610,752.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $31,151,716,500,553,711,616.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $31,417,497,231,450,722,304.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $31,716,500,553,709,850,624.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $32,569,213,732,004,442,112.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $33,898,117,386,489,487,360.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $35,708,748,615,725,363,200.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $37,763,012,181,616,836,608.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $39,318,936,877,076,422,656.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $40,592,469,545,957,924,864.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $41,434,108,527,131,787,264.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $42,951,273,532,668,887,040.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $46,135,105,204,872,650,752.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $48,189,368,770,764,111,872.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $49,994,462,901,439,635,456.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $52,231,450,719,822,815,232.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $54,064,230,343,300,112,384.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $56,434,108,527,131,787,264.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $60,426,356,589,147,291,648.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $63,305,647,840,531,554,304.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $64,966,777,408,637,870,080.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $66,572,535,991,140,646,912.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $67,796,234,772,978,974,720.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $69,784,053,156,146,176,000.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $70,376,522,702,104,109,056.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $73,471,760,797,342,203,904.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $76,661,129,568,106,315,776.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $78,792,912,513,842,757,632.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $82,447,397,563,676,639,232.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $85,520,487,264,673,316,864.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $87,624,584,717,607,976,960.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $88,809,523,809,523,826,688.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $88,637,873,754,152,828,928.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $87,679,955,703,211,524,096.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $87,508,305,647,840,559,104.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $88,272,425,249,169,440,768.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $88,388,704,318,936,891,392.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $87,236,987,818,383,179,776.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $86,096,345,514,950,180,864.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $84,562,569,213,732,012,032.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $82,408,637,873,754,161,152.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $80,315,614,617,940,213,760.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $80,022,148,394,241,425,408.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $79,429,678,848,283,508,736.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $79,368,770,764,119,621,632.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $79,068,604,651,162,796,032.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $79,007,918,050,941,321,216.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $79,786,157,253,599,133,696.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $79,404,042,081,949,073,408.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $81,136,655,592,469,544,960.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $83,896,733,111,849,402,368.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $84,658,693,244,739,764,224.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $84,727,076,411,960,147,968.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $83,656,146,179,401,990,144.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $83,751,052,048,726,474,752.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $83,463,122,923,588,042,752.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $83,491,306,755,260,252,160.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $82,426,356,589,147,291,648.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $78,457,585,825,027,702,784.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $80,393,798,449,612,406,784.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $84,439,036,544,850,526,208.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $86,763,233,665,559,265,280.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $87,363,898,117,386,485,760.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $87,477,464,008,859,353,088.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $88,643,521,594,684,391,424.00 | 1.33%* |
* 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 | 131.654 | 133.409 |