According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 610.71% higher in 2026 versus 1917 (a $5,679,562.21 difference in value).
Between 1917 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.82% per year. In other words, apparel costing $930,000 in the year 1917 would cost $6,609,562.21 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.01% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1917: Pricing changed by 15.62%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1917-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1917 (17.84%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $930,000 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 | $930,000.00 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $1,171,519.85 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $1,731,811.96 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $2,221,218.62 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $1,776,805.11 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $1,383,327.25 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $1,375,262.44 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $1,369,319.95 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $1,343,852.12 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $1,324,751.26 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $1,298,858.97 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $1,275,089.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $1,261,930.63 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $1,245,801.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $1,151,570.06 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $1,012,770.42 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $944,007.30 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $1,042,791.59 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $1,058,286.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $1,070,073.03 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $1,119,310.82 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $1,119,735.28 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $1,101,483.34 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $1,110,821.54 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $1,162,181.65 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $1,359,981.74 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $1,418,982.20 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $1,518,306.71 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $1,596,408.03 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $1,751,761.75 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $2,030,209.95 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $2,165,189.41 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $2,079,872.20 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $2,051,857.60 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $2,237,348.24 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $2,213,153.81 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $2,199,146.51 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $2,191,081.70 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $2,184,290.28 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $2,228,434.50 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $2,266,636.24 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $2,275,549.98 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $2,293,377.45 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $2,327,759.01 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $2,346,010.95 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $2,359,169.33 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $2,388,032.86 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $2,408,407.12 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $2,431,328.16 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $2,496,695.57 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $2,598,566.86 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $2,737,366.50 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,894,842.54 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $3,014,116.84 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $3,111,743.50 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $3,176,261.98 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $3,292,565.04 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $3,536,631.68 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $3,694,107.71 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $3,832,482.88 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $4,003,966.23 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $4,144,463.72 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $4,326,134.19 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $4,632,172.52 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $4,852,893.66 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $4,980,232.77 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $5,103,327.25 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $5,197,133.73 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $5,349,516.20 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $5,394,933.82 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $5,632,209.04 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $5,876,700.14 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $6,040,118.67 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $6,320,264.72 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $6,555,842.08 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $6,717,138.29 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $6,807,973.53 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $6,794,815.15 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $6,721,382.93 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $6,708,224.55 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $6,766,800.55 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $6,775,714.29 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $6,687,425.83 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $6,599,986.31 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $6,482,409.86 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $6,317,293.47 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $6,156,846.19 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $6,134,349.61 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $6,088,931.99 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $6,084,262.89 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $6,061,252.72 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $6,056,600.59 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $6,116,258.97 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $6,086,966.73 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $6,219,785.67 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $6,431,368.10 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $6,489,778.55 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $6,495,020.68 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $6,412,925.15 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $6,420,200.46 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $6,398,128.34 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $6,400,288.86 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $6,318,651.76 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $6,014,413.14 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $6,162,839.62 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $6,472,940.07 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $6,651,108.72 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $6,697,154.54 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $6,722,213.34 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $6,609,562.21 | -1.68%* |
* 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 | 131.975 | 129.763 |