According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 344.63% higher in 2025 versus 1918 (a $206,779,187,817.26 difference in value).
Between 1918 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.40% per year. In other words, apparel costing $60,000,000,000 in the year 1918 would cost $266,779,187,817.26 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.90% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1918: Pricing changed by 39.39%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1918-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1918 (17.34%), inflation for apparel was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $60,000,000,000 beginning in 1918. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | $60,000,000,000.00 | 39.39% |
| 1919 | $76,615,905,245.35 | 27.69% |
| 1920 | $86,903,553,299.49 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $64,213,197,969.54 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $54,538,071,065.99 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $55,025,380,710.66 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $54,335,025,380.71 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $53,401,015,228.43 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $52,453,468,697.12 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $51,302,876,480.54 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $50,693,739,424.70 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $50,084,602,368.87 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $48,866,328,257.19 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $43,857,868,020.30 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $38,984,771,573.60 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $38,714,043,993.23 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $41,962,774,957.70 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $42,233,502,538.07 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $42,707,275,803.72 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $44,954,314,720.81 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $44,385,786,802.03 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $43,898,477,157.36 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $44,292,965,917.33 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $46,325,654,041.39 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $54,213,197,969.54 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $56,556,032,799.69 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $60,523,233,112.07 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $63,647,012,885.59 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $69,832,096,837.17 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $80,937,133,932.06 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $86,310,035,142.52 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $82,905,115,189.38 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $81,796,173,369.78 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $89,183,912,534.17 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $88,231,159,703.24 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $87,653,260,445.14 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $87,356,501,366.65 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $87,075,361,187.04 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $88,824,677,860.21 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $90,355,329,949.24 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $90,698,945,724.33 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $91,417,415,072.24 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $92,791,878,172.59 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $93,525,966,419.37 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $94,041,390,082.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $95,197,188,598.20 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $96,009,371,339.32 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $96,930,886,372.51 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $99,523,623,584.54 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $103,584,537,290.12 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $109,113,627,489.26 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $115,392,424,834.05 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $120,156,188,988.68 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $124,045,294,806.72 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $126,606,794,221.01 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $131,245,607,184.69 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $140,976,181,179.23 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $147,254,978,524.01 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $152,768,449,824.29 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $159,609,527,528.31 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $165,216,712,221.79 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $172,448,262,397.50 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $184,646,622,413.12 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $193,455,681,374.46 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $198,531,823,506.44 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $203,436,157,750.88 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $207,184,693,479.11 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $213,244,826,239.75 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $215,056,618,508.40 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $224,521,671,222.18 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $234,267,864,115.58 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $240,780,944,943.38 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $251,948,457,633.74 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $261,335,415,853.18 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $267,770,402,186.65 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $271,393,986,723.94 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $270,862,944,162.44 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $267,942,210,074.19 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $267,411,167,512.69 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $269,754,002,342.83 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $270,097,618,117.92 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $266,583,365,872.71 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $263,100,351,425.22 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $258,414,681,764.94 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $251,823,506,442.80 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $245,435,376,805.94 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $244,529,480,671.61 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $242,717,688,402.97 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $242,545,880,515.42 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $241,620,773,135.49 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $241,435,376,805.94 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $243,813,510,347.52 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $242,645,841,468.18 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $247,940,491,995.31 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $256,374,853,572.82 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $258,703,162,827.02 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $258,912,143,693.87 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $255,639,672,003.12 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $255,929,558,766.11 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $255,049,746,192.89 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $255,135,806,325.65 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $251,881,608,746.58 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $239,753,689,964.86 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $245,670,441,233.89 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $258,032,018,742.68 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $265,134,400,624.76 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $266,969,933,619.68 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $266,779,187,817.26 | -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 |