According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 750.41% higher in 2025 versus 1915 (a $37,520,631,067,961,176 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.97% per year. In other words, apparel costing $5,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $42,520,631,067,961,176 in 2025 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 1915-2025 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 $5,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $5,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 3.00% |
| 1916 | $5,614,886,731,391,586.00 | 12.30% |
| 1917 | $6,860,841,423,948,220.00 | 22.19% |
| 1918 | $9,563,106,796,116,506.00 | 39.39% |
| 1919 | $12,211,434,735,706,580.00 | 27.69% |
| 1920 | $13,851,132,686,084,148.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $10,234,627,831,715,210.00 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $8,692,556,634,304,209.00 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $8,770,226,537,216,829.00 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $8,660,194,174,757,283.00 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $8,511,326,860,841,423.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $8,360,302,049,622,438.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $8,176,914,778,856,526.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $8,079,827,400,215,750.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $7,982,740,021,574,973.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $7,788,565,264,293,420.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $6,990,291,262,135,922.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $6,213,592,233,009,709.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $6,170,442,286,947,141.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $6,688,241,639,697,951.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $6,731,391,585,760,518.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $6,806,903,991,370,011.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $7,165,048,543,689,321.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $7,074,433,656,957,929.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $6,996,763,754,045,308.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $7,059,639,389,736,477.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $7,383,619,616,629,326.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $8,640,776,699,029,128.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $9,014,189,693,801,346.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $9,646,502,364,948,968.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $10,144,386,357,978,592.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $11,130,196,664,177,250.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $12,900,174,259,397,562.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $13,756,534,727,408,514.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $13,213,841,175,006,224.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $13,037,092,357,480,710.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $14,214,588,000,995,768.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $14,062,733,383,121,734.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $13,970,624,844,411,254.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $13,923,325,865,073,438.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $13,878,516,305,700,772.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $14,157,331,341,797,364.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $14,401,294,498,381,878.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $14,456,061,737,615,134.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $14,570,575,056,011,950.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $14,789,644,012,944,984.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $14,906,646,751,306,946.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $14,988,797,610,156,834.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $15,173,014,687,577,798.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $15,302,464,525,765,498.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $15,449,340,303,709,238.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $15,862,584,017,923,828.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $16,509,833,208,862,338.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $17,391,087,876,524,772.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $18,391,834,702,514,316.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $19,151,107,791,884,492.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $19,770,973,363,206,376.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $20,179,238,237,490,668.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $20,918,595,967,139,660.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $22,469,504,605,426,936.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $23,470,251,431,416,480.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $24,349,016,679,113,764.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $25,439,382,623,848,644.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $26,333,084,391,336,820.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $27,485,685,835,200,400.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $29,429,922,827,981,080.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $30,833,955,688,324,620.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $31,643,017,176,997,760.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $32,424,695,046,054,272.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $33,022,155,837,689,816.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $33,988,050,784,167,292.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $34,276,823,500,124,476.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $35,785,411,999,004,236.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $37,338,810,057,256,664.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $38,376,898,182,723,424.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $40,156,833,457,804,328.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $41,652,974,856,858,344.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $42,678,615,882,499,384.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $43,256,161,314,413,736.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $43,171,521,035,598,696.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $42,705,999,502,116,008.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $42,621,359,223,300,984.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $42,994,772,218,073,184.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $43,049,539,457,306,456.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $42,489,419,965,148,128.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $41,934,279,312,920,088.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $41,187,453,323,375,656.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $40,136,918,098,083,144.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $39,118,745,332,337,568.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $38,974,358,974,358,976.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $38,685,586,258,401,792.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $38,658,202,638,785,176.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $38,510,754,294,249,440.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $38,481,204,879,263,136.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $38,860,243,963,156,584.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $38,674,134,926,562,112.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $39,518,023,400,547,680.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $40,862,335,075,927,304.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $41,233,432,910,131,944.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $41,266,741,349,265,624.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $40,745,158,078,167,784.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $40,791,361,712,720,936.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $40,651,132,686,084,144.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $40,664,849,390,092,112.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $40,146,178,740,353,504.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $38,213,169,031,615,640.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $39,156,211,102,813,048.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $41,126,462,534,229,528.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $42,258,476,474,981,336.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $42,551,033,109,285,544.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $42,520,631,067,961,176.00 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 131.483 | 131.389 |