According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 786.44% higher in 2026 versus 1915 (a $786,435,215,946,843,947,008 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, apparel costing $100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $886,435,215,946,844,078,080 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 $100,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $100,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $104,928,017,718,715,400,192.00 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $121,317,829,457,364,336,640.00 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $152,823,920,265,780,756,480.00 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $225,913,621,262,458,486,784.00 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $289,756,367,663,344,386,048.00 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $231,782,945,736,434,122,752.00 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $180,454,042,081,949,089,792.00 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $179,401,993,355,481,743,360.00 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $178,626,799,557,032,148,992.00 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $175,304,540,420,819,451,904.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $172,812,846,068,660,011,008.00 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $169,435,215,946,843,881,472.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $166,334,440,753,045,405,696.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $164,617,940,199,335,559,168.00 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $162,513,842,746,400,899,072.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $150,221,483,942,414,188,544.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $132,115,171,650,055,389,184.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $123,145,071,982,281,310,208.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $136,031,410,450,015,125,504.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $138,052,645,029,389,254,656.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $139,590,254,706,533,793,792.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $146,013,289,036,544,835,584.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $146,068,660,022,148,431,872.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $143,687,707,641,196,019,712.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $144,905,869,324,473,991,168.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $151,605,758,582,502,785,024.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $177,408,637,873,754,177,536.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $185,105,204,872,646,754,304.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $198,062,015,503,875,964,928.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $208,250,276,854,927,982,592.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $228,516,057,585,824,989,184.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $264,839,424,141,749,747,712.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $282,447,397,563,676,622,848.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $271,317,829,457,364,418,560.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $267,663,344,407,530,504,192.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $291,860,465,116,279,078,912.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $288,704,318,936,877,039,616.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $286,877,076,411,960,197,120.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $285,825,027,685,492,850,688.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $284,939,091,915,836,096,512.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $290,697,674,418,604,703,744.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $295,681,063,122,923,618,304.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $296,843,853,820,598,091,776.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $299,169,435,215,946,842,112.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $303,654,485,049,833,881,600.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $306,035,437,430,786,228,224.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $307,751,937,984,496,140,288.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $311,517,165,005,537,083,392.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $314,174,972,314,507,214,848.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $317,165,005,537,098,530,816.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $325,692,137,320,044,363,776.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $338,981,173,864,894,889,984.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $357,087,486,157,253,640,192.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $377,630,121,816,168,398,848.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $393,189,368,770,764,210,176.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $405,924,695,459,579,166,720.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $414,341,085,271,317,807,104.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $429,512,735,326,688,837,632.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $461,351,052,048,726,491,136.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $481,893,687,707,641,249,792.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $499,944,629,014,396,403,712.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $522,314,507,198,228,201,472.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $540,642,303,433,001,140,224.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $564,341,085,271,317,938,176.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $604,263,565,891,472,982,016.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $633,056,478,405,315,788,800.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $649,667,774,086,378,684,416.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $665,725,359,911,406,534,656.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $677,962,347,729,789,779,968.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $697,840,531,561,461,841,920.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $703,765,227,021,041,008,640.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $734,717,607,973,421,973,504.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $766,611,295,681,063,157,760.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $787,929,125,138,427,543,552.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $824,473,975,636,766,490,624.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $855,204,872,646,733,201,408.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $876,245,847,176,079,867,904.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $888,095,238,095,238,201,344.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $886,378,737,541,528,420,352.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $876,799,557,032,115,175,424.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $875,083,056,478,405,525,504.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $882,724,252,491,694,211,072.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $883,887,043,189,368,946,688.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $872,369,878,183,831,666,688.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $860,963,455,149,501,710,336.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $845,625,692,137,320,087,552.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $824,086,378,737,541,447,680.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $803,156,146,179,401,973,760.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $800,221,483,942,414,385,152.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $794,296,788,482,835,087,360.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $793,687,707,641,195,921,408.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $790,686,046,511,628,025,856.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $790,079,180,509,413,113,856.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $797,861,572,535,991,271,424.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $794,040,420,819,490,701,312.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $811,366,555,924,695,613,440.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $838,967,331,118,493,990,912.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $846,586,932,447,397,675,008.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $847,270,764,119,601,315,840.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $836,561,461,794,019,868,672.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $837,510,520,487,264,387,072.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $834,631,229,235,880,525,824.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $834,913,067,552,602,587,136.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $824,263,565,891,472,982,016.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $784,575,858,250,276,798,464.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $803,937,984,496,124,035,072.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $844,390,365,448,505,131,008.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $867,632,336,655,592,587,264.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $873,638,981,173,864,955,904.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $874,774,640,088,593,727,488.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $886,435,215,946,844,078,080.00 | 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 |