According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 749.13% higher in 2024 versus 1915 (a $82,404,120,819.85 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.98% per year. In other words, apparel costing $11,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $93,404,120,819.85 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.19% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 3%, which is above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1915-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $11,000,000,000 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 | $11,000,000,000.00 | 3.00% |
1916 | $12,352,750,809.06 | 12.30% |
1917 | $15,093,851,132.69 | 22.19% |
1918 | $21,038,834,951.46 | 39.39% |
1919 | $26,865,156,418.55 | 27.69% |
1920 | $30,472,491,909.39 | 13.43% |
1921 | $22,516,181,229.77 | -26.11% |
1922 | $19,123,624,595.47 | -15.07% |
1923 | $19,294,498,381.88 | 0.89% |
1924 | $19,052,427,184.47 | -1.25% |
1925 | $18,724,919,093.85 | -1.72% |
1926 | $18,392,664,509.17 | -1.77% |
1927 | $17,989,212,513.48 | -2.19% |
1928 | $17,775,620,280.47 | -1.19% |
1929 | $17,562,028,047.46 | -1.20% |
1930 | $17,134,843,581.45 | -2.43% |
1931 | $15,378,640,776.70 | -10.25% |
1932 | $13,669,902,912.62 | -11.11% |
1933 | $13,574,973,031.28 | -0.69% |
1934 | $14,714,131,607.34 | 8.39% |
1935 | $14,809,061,488.67 | 0.65% |
1936 | $14,975,188,781.01 | 1.12% |
1937 | $15,763,106,796.12 | 5.26% |
1938 | $15,563,754,045.31 | -1.26% |
1939 | $15,392,880,258.90 | -1.10% |
1940 | $15,531,206,657.42 | 0.90% |
1941 | $16,243,963,156.58 | 4.59% |
1942 | $19,009,708,737.86 | 17.03% |
1943 | $19,831,217,326.36 | 4.32% |
1944 | $21,222,305,202.89 | 7.01% |
1945 | $22,317,649,987.55 | 5.16% |
1946 | $24,486,432,661.19 | 9.72% |
1947 | $28,380,383,370.67 | 15.90% |
1948 | $30,264,376,400.30 | 6.64% |
1949 | $29,070,450,585.01 | -3.94% |
1950 | $28,681,603,186.46 | -1.34% |
1951 | $31,272,093,602.19 | 9.03% |
1952 | $30,938,013,442.87 | -1.07% |
1953 | $30,735,374,657.70 | -0.65% |
1954 | $30,631,316,903.16 | -0.34% |
1955 | $30,532,735,872.54 | -0.32% |
1956 | $31,146,128,951.95 | 2.01% |
1957 | $31,682,847,896.44 | 1.72% |
1958 | $31,803,335,822.75 | 0.38% |
1959 | $32,055,265,123.23 | 0.79% |
1960 | $32,537,216,828.48 | 1.50% |
1961 | $32,794,622,852.88 | 0.79% |
1962 | $32,975,354,742.35 | 0.55% |
1963 | $33,380,632,312.67 | 1.23% |
1964 | $33,665,421,956.68 | 0.85% |
1965 | $33,988,548,668.16 | 0.96% |
1966 | $34,897,684,839.43 | 2.67% |
1967 | $36,321,633,059.50 | 4.08% |
1968 | $38,260,393,328.35 | 5.34% |
1969 | $40,462,036,345.53 | 5.75% |
1970 | $42,132,437,142.15 | 4.13% |
1971 | $43,496,141,399.05 | 3.24% |
1972 | $44,394,324,122.48 | 2.06% |
1973 | $46,020,911,127.71 | 3.66% |
1974 | $49,432,910,131.94 | 7.41% |
1975 | $51,634,553,149.12 | 4.45% |
1976 | $53,567,836,694.05 | 3.74% |
1977 | $55,966,641,772.47 | 4.48% |
1978 | $57,932,785,660.94 | 3.51% |
1979 | $60,468,508,837.44 | 4.38% |
1980 | $64,745,830,221.56 | 7.07% |
1981 | $67,834,702,514.31 | 4.77% |
1982 | $69,614,637,789.40 | 2.62% |
1983 | $71,334,329,101.32 | 2.47% |
1984 | $72,648,742,842.92 | 1.84% |
1985 | $74,773,711,725.17 | 2.92% |
1986 | $75,409,011,700.27 | 0.85% |
1987 | $78,727,906,397.81 | 4.40% |
1988 | $82,145,382,125.96 | 4.34% |
1989 | $84,429,176,001.99 | 2.78% |
1990 | $88,345,033,607.17 | 4.64% |
1991 | $91,636,544,685.09 | 3.73% |
1992 | $93,892,954,941.50 | 2.46% |
1993 | $95,163,554,891.71 | 1.35% |
1994 | $94,977,346,278.32 | -0.20% |
1995 | $93,953,198,904.66 | -1.08% |
1996 | $93,766,990,291.26 | -0.20% |
1997 | $94,588,498,879.76 | 0.88% |
1998 | $94,708,986,806.07 | 0.13% |
1999 | $93,476,723,923.33 | -1.30% |
2000 | $92,255,414,488.42 | -1.31% |
2001 | $90,612,397,311.43 | -1.78% |
2002 | $88,301,219,815.78 | -2.55% |
2003 | $86,061,239,731.14 | -2.54% |
2004 | $85,743,589,743.59 | -0.37% |
2005 | $85,108,289,768.48 | -0.74% |
2006 | $85,048,045,805.33 | -0.07% |
2007 | $84,723,659,447.35 | -0.38% |
2008 | $84,658,650,734.38 | -0.08% |
2009 | $85,492,536,718.94 | 0.98% |
2010 | $85,083,096,838.44 | -0.48% |
2011 | $86,939,651,481.20 | 2.18% |
2012 | $89,897,137,167.04 | 3.40% |
2013 | $90,713,552,402.29 | 0.91% |
2014 | $90,786,830,968.38 | 0.08% |
2015 | $89,639,347,771.97 | -1.26% |
2016 | $89,740,995,767.99 | 0.11% |
2017 | $89,432,491,909.39 | -0.34% |
2018 | $89,462,668,658.20 | 0.03% |
2019 | $88,321,593,228.78 | -1.28% |
2020 | $84,068,971,869.55 | -4.81% |
2021 | $86,143,664,426.19 | 2.47% |
2022 | $90,478,217,575.30 | 5.03% |
2023 | $92,968,648,244.96 | 2.75% |
2024 | $93,404,120,819.85 | 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 |