According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 786.44% higher in 2026 versus 1915 (a $4,278,207,574,750,830.50 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, apparel costing $544,000,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $4,822,207,574,750,831 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 $544,000,000,000,000 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 | $544,000,000,000,000.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $570,808,416,389,811.88 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $659,968,992,248,062.13 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $831,362,126,245,847.25 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $1,228,970,099,667,774.25 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $1,576,274,640,088,593.25 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $1,260,899,224,806,201.50 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $981,669,988,925,803.00 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $975,946,843,853,820.63 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $971,729,789,590,255.00 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $953,656,699,889,257.88 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $940,101,882,613,510.50 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $921,727,574,750,830.50 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $904,859,357,696,567.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $895,521,594,684,385.63 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $884,075,304,540,420.75 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $817,204,872,646,733.13 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $718,706,533,776,301.50 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $669,909,191,583,610.25 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $740,010,872,848,082.13 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $751,006,388,959,877.50 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $759,370,985,603,543.88 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $794,312,292,358,803.88 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $794,613,510,520,487.38 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $781,661,129,568,106.38 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $788,287,929,125,138.50 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $824,735,326,688,815.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $965,102,990,033,222.50 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $1,006,972,314,507,198.38 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $1,077,457,364,341,085.50 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $1,132,881,506,090,808.50 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $1,243,127,353,266,888.25 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $1,440,726,467,331,118.50 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,536,513,842,746,401.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $1,475,968,992,248,062.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,456,088,593,576,966.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $1,587,720,930,232,558.50 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $1,570,551,495,016,611.25 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $1,560,611,295,681,063.25 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $1,554,888,150,609,081.25 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $1,550,068,660,022,148.50 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $1,581,395,348,837,209.50 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $1,608,504,983,388,704.75 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $1,614,830,564,784,053.50 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $1,627,481,727,574,751.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $1,651,880,398,671,096.25 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,664,832,779,623,477.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $1,674,170,542,635,659.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $1,694,653,377,630,122.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $1,709,111,849,390,919.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,725,377,630,121,816.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $1,771,765,227,021,041.50 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $1,844,057,585,825,028.25 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,942,555,924,695,459.75 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,054,307,862,679,955.75 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,138,950,166,112,957.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $2,208,230,343,300,111.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,254,015,503,875,969.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $2,336,549,280,177,187.50 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,509,749,723,145,072.50 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,621,501,661,129,568.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,719,698,781,838,316.50 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $2,841,390,919,158,361.50 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $2,941,094,130,675,526.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $3,070,015,503,875,969.50 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,287,193,798,449,613.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,443,827,242,524,916.50 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $3,534,192,691,029,900.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,621,545,957,918,051.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,688,115,171,650,056.50 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,796,252,491,694,352.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $3,828,482,834,994,463.50 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $3,996,863,787,375,415.50 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,170,365,448,504,983.50 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,286,334,440,753,046.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,485,138,427,464,009.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,652,314,507,198,229.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,766,777,408,637,874.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,831,238,095,238,095.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,821,900,332,225,914.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $4,769,789,590,254,707.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,760,451,827,242,526.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,802,019,933,554,818.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $4,808,345,514,950,166.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,745,692,137,320,044.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,683,641,196,013,290.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,600,203,765,227,021.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,483,029,900,332,225.50 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,369,169,435,215,947.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,353,204,872,646,733.50 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,320,974,529,346,622.50 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,317,661,129,568,106.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $4,301,332,093,023,256.50 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,298,030,741,971,207.50 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,340,366,954,595,792.50 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $4,319,579,889,258,029.50 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,413,834,064,230,343.50 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,563,982,281,284,607.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,605,432,912,513,843.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,609,152,956,810,632.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,550,894,352,159,468.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,556,057,231,450,720.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,540,393,887,043,190.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,541,927,087,486,158.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,483,993,798,449,613.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,268,092,668,881,506.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,373,422,635,658,915.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,593,483,588,039,868.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,719,919,911,406,423.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,752,596,057,585,825.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,758,774,042,081,949.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $4,822,207,574,750,831.00 | 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 |