According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 518.82% higher in 2024 versus 1917 (a $830,115.72 difference in value).
Between 1917 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.72% per year. In other words, apparel costing $160,000 in the year 1917 would cost $990,115.72 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.02% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1917: Pricing changed by 22.19%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1917-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1917 (17.81%), inflation for apparel was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $160,000 beginning in 1917. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1917 | $160,000.00 | 22.19% |
1918 | $223,018.87 | 39.39% |
1919 | $284,779.87 | 27.69% |
1920 | $323,018.87 | 13.43% |
1921 | $238,679.25 | -26.11% |
1922 | $202,716.98 | -15.07% |
1923 | $204,528.30 | 0.89% |
1924 | $201,962.26 | -1.25% |
1925 | $198,490.57 | -1.72% |
1926 | $194,968.55 | -1.77% |
1927 | $190,691.82 | -2.19% |
1928 | $188,427.67 | -1.19% |
1929 | $186,163.52 | -1.20% |
1930 | $181,635.22 | -2.43% |
1931 | $163,018.87 | -10.25% |
1932 | $144,905.66 | -11.11% |
1933 | $143,899.37 | -0.69% |
1934 | $155,974.84 | 8.39% |
1935 | $156,981.13 | 0.65% |
1936 | $158,742.14 | 1.12% |
1937 | $167,094.34 | 5.26% |
1938 | $164,981.13 | -1.26% |
1939 | $163,169.81 | -1.10% |
1940 | $164,636.12 | 0.90% |
1941 | $172,191.58 | 4.59% |
1942 | $201,509.43 | 17.03% |
1943 | $210,217.71 | 4.32% |
1944 | $224,963.72 | 7.01% |
1945 | $236,574.75 | 5.16% |
1946 | $259,564.59 | 9.72% |
1947 | $300,841.80 | 15.90% |
1948 | $320,812.77 | 6.64% |
1949 | $308,156.75 | -3.94% |
1950 | $304,034.83 | -1.34% |
1951 | $331,494.92 | 9.03% |
1952 | $327,953.56 | -1.07% |
1953 | $325,805.52 | -0.65% |
1954 | $324,702.47 | -0.34% |
1955 | $323,657.47 | -0.32% |
1956 | $330,159.65 | 2.01% |
1957 | $335,849.06 | 1.72% |
1958 | $337,126.27 | 0.38% |
1959 | $339,796.81 | 0.79% |
1960 | $344,905.66 | 1.50% |
1961 | $347,634.25 | 0.79% |
1962 | $349,550.07 | 0.55% |
1963 | $353,846.15 | 1.23% |
1964 | $356,865.02 | 0.85% |
1965 | $360,290.28 | 0.96% |
1966 | $369,927.43 | 2.67% |
1967 | $385,021.77 | 4.08% |
1968 | $405,573.29 | 5.34% |
1969 | $428,911.47 | 5.75% |
1970 | $446,618.29 | 4.13% |
1971 | $461,074.02 | 3.24% |
1972 | $470,595.07 | 2.06% |
1973 | $487,837.45 | 3.66% |
1974 | $524,005.81 | 7.41% |
1975 | $547,343.98 | 4.45% |
1976 | $567,837.45 | 3.74% |
1977 | $593,265.60 | 4.48% |
1978 | $614,107.40 | 3.51% |
1979 | $640,986.94 | 4.38% |
1980 | $686,328.01 | 7.07% |
1981 | $719,071.12 | 4.77% |
1982 | $737,939.04 | 2.62% |
1983 | $756,168.36 | 2.47% |
1984 | $770,101.60 | 1.84% |
1985 | $792,627.00 | 2.92% |
1986 | $799,361.39 | 0.85% |
1987 | $834,542.82 | 4.40% |
1988 | $870,769.23 | 4.34% |
1989 | $894,978.23 | 2.78% |
1990 | $936,487.66 | 4.64% |
1991 | $971,378.81 | 3.73% |
1992 | $995,297.53 | 2.46% |
1993 | $1,008,766.33 | 1.35% |
1994 | $1,006,792.45 | -0.20% |
1995 | $995,936.14 | -1.08% |
1996 | $993,962.26 | -0.20% |
1997 | $1,002,670.54 | 0.88% |
1998 | $1,003,947.75 | 0.13% |
1999 | $990,885.34 | -1.30% |
2000 | $977,939.04 | -1.31% |
2001 | $960,522.50 | -1.78% |
2002 | $936,023.22 | -2.55% |
2003 | $912,278.66 | -2.54% |
2004 | $908,911.47 | -0.37% |
2005 | $902,177.07 | -0.74% |
2006 | $901,538.46 | -0.07% |
2007 | $898,099.85 | -0.38% |
2008 | $897,410.74 | -0.08% |
2009 | $906,250.22 | 0.98% |
2010 | $901,910.01 | -0.48% |
2011 | $921,590.13 | 2.18% |
2012 | $952,940.49 | 3.40% |
2013 | $961,594.78 | 0.91% |
2014 | $962,371.55 | 0.08% |
2015 | $950,207.84 | -1.26% |
2016 | $951,285.34 | 0.11% |
2017 | $948,015.09 | -0.34% |
2018 | $948,334.98 | 0.03% |
2019 | $936,239.19 | -1.28% |
2020 | $891,159.94 | -4.81% |
2021 | $913,152.39 | 2.47% |
2022 | $959,100.15 | 5.03% |
2023 | $985,499.56 | 2.75% |
2024 | $990,115.72 | 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 |