According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 786.44% higher in 2026 versus 1915 (a $393,217,607,973,421.94 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, apparel costing $50,000,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $443,217,607,973,421.94 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 $50,000,000,000,000 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 | $50,000,000,000,000.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $52,464,008,859,357.70 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $60,658,914,728,682.17 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $76,411,960,132,890.38 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $112,956,810,631,229.23 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $144,878,183,831,672.19 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $115,891,472,868,217.06 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $90,227,021,040,974.56 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $89,700,996,677,740.88 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $89,313,399,778,516.06 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $87,652,270,210,409.73 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $86,406,423,034,330.00 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $84,717,607,973,421.94 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $83,167,220,376,522.70 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $82,308,970,099,667.78 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $81,256,921,373,200.44 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $75,110,741,971,207.09 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $66,057,585,825,027.70 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $61,572,535,991,140.65 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $68,015,705,225,007.56 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $69,026,322,514,694.62 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $69,795,127,353,266.89 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $73,006,644,518,272.42 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $73,034,330,011,074.20 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $71,843,853,820,598.02 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $72,452,934,662,236.98 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $75,802,879,291,251.39 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $88,704,318,936,877.08 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $92,552,602,436,323.38 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $99,031,007,751,938.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $104,125,138,427,464.05 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $114,258,028,792,912.52 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $132,419,712,070,874.88 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $141,223,698,781,838.34 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $135,658,914,728,682.20 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $133,831,672,203,765.28 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $145,930,232,558,139.56 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $144,352,159,468,438.53 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $143,438,538,205,980.09 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $142,912,513,842,746.44 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $142,469,545,957,918.06 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $145,348,837,209,302.34 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $147,840,531,561,461.81 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $148,421,926,910,299.03 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $149,584,717,607,973.44 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $151,827,242,524,916.97 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $153,017,718,715,393.13 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $153,875,968,992,248.06 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $155,758,582,502,768.56 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $157,087,486,157,253.59 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $158,582,502,768,549.28 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $162,846,068,660,022.16 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $169,490,586,932,447.41 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $178,543,743,078,626.81 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $188,815,060,908,084.19 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $196,594,684,385,382.09 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $202,962,347,729,789.59 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $207,170,542,635,658.88 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $214,756,367,663,344.44 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $230,675,526,024,363.28 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $240,946,843,853,820.59 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $249,972,314,507,198.25 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $261,157,253,599,114.09 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $270,321,151,716,500.56 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $282,170,542,635,658.94 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $302,131,782,945,736.44 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $316,528,239,202,657.81 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $324,833,887,043,189.38 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $332,862,679,955,703.19 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $338,981,173,864,894.81 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $348,920,265,780,730.94 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $351,882,613,510,520.56 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $367,358,803,986,711.06 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $383,305,647,840,531.50 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $393,964,562,569,213.69 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $412,236,987,818,383.13 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $427,602,436,323,366.56 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $438,122,923,588,039.94 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $444,047,619,047,619.13 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $443,189,368,770,764.06 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $438,399,778,516,057.63 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $437,541,528,239,202.75 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $441,362,126,245,847.19 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $441,943,521,594,684.50 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $436,184,939,091,915.94 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $430,481,727,574,750.94 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $422,812,846,068,660.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $412,043,189,368,770.81 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $401,578,073,089,700.94 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $400,110,741,971,207.13 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $397,148,394,241,417.63 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $396,843,853,820,598.06 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $395,343,023,255,814.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $395,039,590,254,706.56 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $398,930,786,267,995.63 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $397,020,210,409,745.25 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $405,683,277,962,347.75 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $419,483,665,559,247.06 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $423,293,466,223,698.81 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $423,635,382,059,800.75 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $418,280,730,897,009.94 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $418,755,260,243,632.31 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $417,315,614,617,940.25 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $417,456,533,776,301.25 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $412,131,782,945,736.50 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $392,287,929,125,138.38 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $401,968,992,248,062.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $422,195,182,724,252.50 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $433,816,168,327,796.25 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $436,819,490,586,932.50 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $437,387,320,044,296.81 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $443,217,607,973,421.94 | 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 |