According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 749.13% higher in 2024 versus 1915 (a $2,621,949,298.81 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.98% per year. In other words, apparel costing $350,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $2,971,949,298.81 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 $350,000,000 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 | $350,000,000.00 | 3.00% |
1916 | $393,042,071.20 | 12.30% |
1917 | $480,258,899.68 | 22.19% |
1918 | $669,417,475.73 | 39.39% |
1919 | $854,800,431.50 | 27.69% |
1920 | $969,579,288.03 | 13.43% |
1921 | $716,423,948.22 | -26.11% |
1922 | $608,478,964.40 | -15.07% |
1923 | $613,915,857.61 | 0.89% |
1924 | $606,213,592.23 | -1.25% |
1925 | $595,792,880.26 | -1.72% |
1926 | $585,221,143.47 | -1.77% |
1927 | $572,384,034.52 | -2.19% |
1928 | $565,587,918.02 | -1.19% |
1929 | $558,791,801.51 | -1.20% |
1930 | $545,199,568.50 | -2.43% |
1931 | $489,320,388.35 | -10.25% |
1932 | $434,951,456.31 | -11.11% |
1933 | $431,930,960.09 | -0.69% |
1934 | $468,176,914.78 | 8.39% |
1935 | $471,197,411.00 | 0.65% |
1936 | $476,483,279.40 | 1.12% |
1937 | $501,553,398.06 | 5.26% |
1938 | $495,210,355.99 | -1.26% |
1939 | $489,773,462.78 | -1.10% |
1940 | $494,174,757.28 | 0.90% |
1941 | $516,853,373.16 | 4.59% |
1942 | $604,854,368.93 | 17.03% |
1943 | $630,993,278.57 | 4.32% |
1944 | $675,255,165.55 | 7.01% |
1945 | $710,107,045.06 | 5.16% |
1946 | $779,113,766.49 | 9.72% |
1947 | $903,012,198.16 | 15.90% |
1948 | $962,957,430.92 | 6.64% |
1949 | $924,968,882.25 | -3.94% |
1950 | $912,596,465.02 | -1.34% |
1951 | $995,021,160.07 | 9.03% |
1952 | $984,391,336.82 | -1.07% |
1953 | $977,943,739.11 | -0.65% |
1954 | $974,632,810.56 | -0.34% |
1955 | $971,496,141.40 | -0.32% |
1956 | $991,013,193.93 | 2.01% |
1957 | $1,008,090,614.89 | 1.72% |
1958 | $1,011,924,321.63 | 0.38% |
1959 | $1,019,940,253.92 | 0.79% |
1960 | $1,035,275,080.91 | 1.50% |
1961 | $1,043,465,272.59 | 0.79% |
1962 | $1,049,215,832.71 | 0.55% |
1963 | $1,062,111,028.13 | 1.23% |
1964 | $1,071,172,516.80 | 0.85% |
1965 | $1,081,453,821.26 | 0.96% |
1966 | $1,110,380,881.25 | 2.67% |
1967 | $1,155,688,324.62 | 4.08% |
1968 | $1,217,376,151.36 | 5.34% |
1969 | $1,287,428,429.18 | 5.75% |
1970 | $1,340,577,545.43 | 4.13% |
1971 | $1,383,968,135.42 | 3.24% |
1972 | $1,412,546,676.62 | 2.06% |
1973 | $1,464,301,717.70 | 3.66% |
1974 | $1,572,865,322.38 | 7.41% |
1975 | $1,642,917,600.20 | 4.45% |
1976 | $1,704,431,167.54 | 3.74% |
1977 | $1,780,756,783.67 | 4.48% |
1978 | $1,843,315,907.39 | 3.51% |
1979 | $1,923,998,008.46 | 4.38% |
1980 | $2,060,094,597.96 | 7.07% |
1981 | $2,158,376,898.18 | 4.77% |
1982 | $2,215,011,202.39 | 2.62% |
1983 | $2,269,728,653.22 | 2.47% |
1984 | $2,311,550,908.64 | 1.84% |
1985 | $2,379,163,554.89 | 2.92% |
1986 | $2,399,377,645.01 | 0.85% |
1987 | $2,504,978,839.93 | 4.40% |
1988 | $2,613,716,704.01 | 4.34% |
1989 | $2,686,382,872.79 | 2.78% |
1990 | $2,810,978,342.05 | 4.64% |
1991 | $2,915,708,239.98 | 3.73% |
1992 | $2,987,503,111.77 | 2.46% |
1993 | $3,027,931,292.01 | 1.35% |
1994 | $3,022,006,472.49 | -0.20% |
1995 | $2,989,419,965.15 | -1.08% |
1996 | $2,983,495,145.63 | -0.20% |
1997 | $3,009,634,055.27 | 0.88% |
1998 | $3,013,467,762.01 | 0.13% |
1999 | $2,974,259,397.56 | -1.30% |
2000 | $2,935,399,551.90 | -1.31% |
2001 | $2,883,121,732.64 | -1.78% |
2002 | $2,809,584,266.87 | -2.55% |
2003 | $2,738,312,173.26 | -2.54% |
2004 | $2,728,205,128.21 | -0.37% |
2005 | $2,707,991,038.09 | -0.74% |
2006 | $2,706,074,184.71 | -0.07% |
2007 | $2,695,752,800.60 | -0.38% |
2008 | $2,693,684,341.55 | -0.08% |
2009 | $2,720,217,077.42 | 0.98% |
2010 | $2,707,189,444.86 | -0.48% |
2011 | $2,766,261,638.04 | 2.18% |
2012 | $2,860,363,455.31 | 3.40% |
2013 | $2,886,340,303.71 | 0.91% |
2014 | $2,888,671,894.45 | 0.08% |
2015 | $2,852,161,065.47 | -1.26% |
2016 | $2,855,395,319.89 | 0.11% |
2017 | $2,845,579,288.03 | -0.34% |
2018 | $2,846,539,457.31 | 0.03% |
2019 | $2,810,232,511.82 | -1.28% |
2020 | $2,674,921,832.21 | -4.81% |
2021 | $2,740,934,777.20 | 2.47% |
2022 | $2,878,852,377.40 | 5.03% |
2023 | $2,958,093,353.25 | 2.75% |
2024 | $2,971,949,298.81 | 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 |