According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 247.68% higher in 2024 versus 1919 (a $1,213,620.05 difference in value).
Between 1919 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.19% per year. In other words, apparel costing $490,000 in the year 1919 would cost $1,703,620.05 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.79% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1919: Pricing changed by 27.69%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1919-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1919 (15.18%), inflation for apparel was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $490,000 beginning in 1919. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1919 | $490,000.00 | 27.69% |
1920 | $555,795.05 | 13.43% |
1921 | $410,678.00 | -26.11% |
1922 | $348,800.35 | -15.07% |
1923 | $351,916.96 | 0.89% |
1924 | $347,501.77 | -1.25% |
1925 | $341,528.27 | -1.72% |
1926 | $335,468.20 | -1.77% |
1927 | $328,109.54 | -2.19% |
1928 | $324,213.78 | -1.19% |
1929 | $320,318.02 | -1.20% |
1930 | $312,526.50 | -2.43% |
1931 | $280,494.70 | -10.25% |
1932 | $249,328.62 | -11.11% |
1933 | $247,597.17 | -0.69% |
1934 | $268,374.56 | 8.39% |
1935 | $270,106.01 | 0.65% |
1936 | $273,136.04 | 1.12% |
1937 | $287,507.07 | 5.26% |
1938 | $283,871.02 | -1.26% |
1939 | $280,754.42 | -1.10% |
1940 | $283,277.39 | 0.90% |
1941 | $296,277.52 | 4.59% |
1942 | $346,722.61 | 17.03% |
1943 | $361,706.31 | 4.32% |
1944 | $387,078.69 | 7.01% |
1945 | $407,056.94 | 5.16% |
1946 | $446,613.89 | 9.72% |
1947 | $517,636.59 | 15.90% |
1948 | $551,999.18 | 6.64% |
1949 | $530,222.89 | -3.94% |
1950 | $523,130.61 | -1.34% |
1951 | $570,379.18 | 9.03% |
1952 | $564,285.81 | -1.07% |
1953 | $560,589.83 | -0.65% |
1954 | $558,691.90 | -0.34% |
1955 | $556,893.86 | -0.32% |
1956 | $568,081.68 | 2.01% |
1957 | $577,871.02 | 1.72% |
1958 | $580,068.63 | 0.38% |
1959 | $584,663.63 | 0.79% |
1960 | $593,454.06 | 1.50% |
1961 | $598,148.95 | 0.79% |
1962 | $601,445.37 | 0.55% |
1963 | $608,837.32 | 1.23% |
1964 | $614,031.67 | 0.85% |
1965 | $619,925.25 | 0.96% |
1966 | $636,507.20 | 2.67% |
1967 | $662,478.93 | 4.08% |
1968 | $697,840.45 | 5.34% |
1969 | $737,996.74 | 5.75% |
1970 | $768,463.58 | 4.13% |
1971 | $793,336.50 | 3.24% |
1972 | $809,718.67 | 2.06% |
1973 | $839,386.38 | 3.66% |
1974 | $901,618.65 | 7.41% |
1975 | $941,774.94 | 4.45% |
1976 | $977,036.56 | 3.74% |
1977 | $1,020,788.94 | 4.48% |
1978 | $1,056,649.90 | 3.51% |
1979 | $1,102,899.57 | 4.38% |
1980 | $1,180,914.65 | 7.07% |
1981 | $1,237,253.33 | 4.77% |
1982 | $1,269,717.99 | 2.62% |
1983 | $1,301,083.85 | 2.47% |
1984 | $1,325,057.76 | 1.84% |
1985 | $1,363,815.57 | 2.92% |
1986 | $1,375,402.96 | 0.85% |
1987 | $1,435,937.08 | 4.40% |
1988 | $1,498,269.23 | 4.34% |
1989 | $1,539,923.89 | 2.78% |
1990 | $1,611,346.15 | 4.64% |
1991 | $1,671,380.81 | 3.73% |
1992 | $1,712,536.02 | 2.46% |
1993 | $1,735,710.79 | 1.35% |
1994 | $1,732,314.49 | -0.20% |
1995 | $1,713,634.82 | -1.08% |
1996 | $1,710,238.52 | -0.20% |
1997 | $1,725,222.21 | 0.88% |
1998 | $1,727,419.82 | 0.13% |
1999 | $1,704,944.28 | -1.30% |
2000 | $1,682,668.52 | -1.31% |
2001 | $1,652,701.14 | -1.78% |
2002 | $1,610,547.02 | -2.55% |
2003 | $1,569,691.49 | -2.54% |
2004 | $1,563,897.80 | -0.37% |
2005 | $1,552,310.41 | -0.74% |
2006 | $1,551,211.61 | -0.07% |
2007 | $1,545,295.05 | -0.38% |
2008 | $1,544,109.34 | -0.08% |
2009 | $1,559,318.78 | 0.98% |
2010 | $1,551,850.91 | -0.48% |
2011 | $1,585,713.05 | 2.18% |
2012 | $1,639,655.34 | 3.40% |
2013 | $1,654,546.13 | 0.91% |
2014 | $1,655,882.68 | 0.08% |
2015 | $1,634,953.46 | -1.26% |
2016 | $1,636,807.44 | 0.11% |
2017 | $1,631,180.57 | -0.34% |
2018 | $1,631,730.97 | 0.03% |
2019 | $1,610,918.62 | -1.28% |
2020 | $1,533,354.04 | -4.81% |
2021 | $1,571,194.86 | 2.47% |
2022 | $1,650,253.81 | 5.03% |
2023 | $1,695,677.36 | 2.75% |
2024 | $1,703,620.05 | 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 |