According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 750.41% higher in 2025 versus 1915 (a $45,024,757,281,553,408 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.97% per year. In other words, apparel costing $6,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $51,024,757,281,553,408 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 $6,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $6,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 3.00% |
| 1916 | $6,737,864,077,669,903.00 | 12.30% |
| 1917 | $8,233,009,708,737,864.00 | 22.19% |
| 1918 | $11,475,728,155,339,806.00 | 39.39% |
| 1919 | $14,653,721,682,847,898.00 | 27.69% |
| 1920 | $16,621,359,223,300,974.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $12,281,553,398,058,252.00 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $10,431,067,961,165,052.00 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $10,524,271,844,660,194.00 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $10,392,233,009,708,738.00 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $10,213,592,233,009,710.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $10,032,362,459,546,926.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $9,812,297,734,627,832.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $9,695,792,880,258,900.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $9,579,288,025,889,968.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $9,346,278,317,152,104.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $8,388,349,514,563,107.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $7,456,310,679,611,651.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $7,404,530,744,336,570.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $8,025,889,967,637,541.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $8,077,669,902,912,622.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $8,168,284,789,644,014.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $8,598,058,252,427,185.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $8,489,320,388,349,516.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $8,396,116,504,854,369.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $8,471,567,267,683,772.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $8,860,343,539,955,191.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $10,368,932,038,834,954.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $10,817,027,632,561,614.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $11,575,802,837,938,760.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $12,173,263,629,574,310.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $13,356,235,997,012,698.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $15,480,209,111,277,074.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $16,507,841,672,890,216.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $15,856,609,410,007,468.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $15,644,510,828,976,850.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $17,057,505,601,194,920.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $16,875,280,059,746,078.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $16,764,749,813,293,504.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $16,707,991,038,088,126.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $16,654,219,566,840,930.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $16,988,797,610,156,836.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $17,281,553,398,058,252.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $17,347,274,085,138,166.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $17,484,690,067,214,342.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $17,747,572,815,533,982.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $17,887,976,101,568,332.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $17,986,557,132,188,200.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $18,207,617,625,093,356.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $18,362,957,430,918,596.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $18,539,208,364,451,084.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $19,035,100,821,508,592.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $19,811,799,850,634,804.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $20,869,305,451,829,728.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $22,070,201,643,017,176.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $22,981,329,350,261,388.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $23,725,168,035,847,656.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $24,215,085,884,988,800.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $25,102,315,160,567,588.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $26,963,405,526,512,324.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $28,164,301,717,699,780.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $29,218,820,014,936,520.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $30,527,259,148,618,368.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $31,599,701,269,604,176.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $32,982,823,002,240,476.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $35,315,907,393,577,296.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $37,000,746,825,989,544.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $37,971,620,612,397,312.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $38,909,634,055,265,128.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $39,626,587,005,227,784.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $40,785,660,941,000,744.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $41,132,188,200,149,368.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $42,942,494,398,805,080.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $44,806,572,068,707,992.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $46,052,277,819,268,112.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $48,188,200,149,365,200.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $49,983,569,828,230,024.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $51,214,339,058,999,256.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $51,907,393,577,296,480.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $51,805,825,242,718,456.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $51,247,199,402,539,216.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $51,145,631,067,961,160.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $51,593,726,661,687,816.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $51,659,447,348,767,744.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $50,987,303,958,177,752.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $50,321,135,175,504,104.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $49,424,943,988,050,792.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $48,164,301,717,699,768.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $46,942,494,398,805,088.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $46,769,230,769,230,776.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $46,422,703,510,082,144.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $46,389,843,166,542,200.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $46,212,905,153,099,328.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $46,177,445,855,115,752.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $46,632,292,755,787,896.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $46,408,961,911,874,536.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $47,421,628,080,657,216.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $49,034,802,091,112,768.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $49,480,119,492,158,328.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $49,520,089,619,118,744.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $48,894,189,693,801,336.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $48,949,634,055,265,128.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $48,781,359,223,300,976.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $48,797,819,268,110,544.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $48,175,414,488,424,200.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $45,855,802,837,938,760.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $46,987,453,323,375,656.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $49,351,755,041,075,416.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $50,710,171,769,977,600.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $51,061,239,731,142,648.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $51,024,757,281,553,408.00 | -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 |