According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 244.43% higher in 2024 versus 1919 (a $171,102.08 difference in value).
Between 1919 and 2024: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.18% per year. In other words, apparel costing $70,000 in the year 1919 would cost $241,102.08 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.78% 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 $70,000 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 | $70,000.00 | 27.69% |
1920 | $79,399.29 | 13.43% |
1921 | $58,668.29 | -26.11% |
1922 | $49,828.62 | -15.07% |
1923 | $50,273.85 | 0.89% |
1924 | $49,643.11 | -1.25% |
1925 | $48,789.75 | -1.72% |
1926 | $47,924.03 | -1.77% |
1927 | $46,872.79 | -2.19% |
1928 | $46,316.25 | -1.19% |
1929 | $45,759.72 | -1.20% |
1930 | $44,646.64 | -2.43% |
1931 | $40,070.67 | -10.25% |
1932 | $35,618.37 | -11.11% |
1933 | $35,371.02 | -0.69% |
1934 | $38,339.22 | 8.39% |
1935 | $38,586.57 | 0.65% |
1936 | $39,019.43 | 1.12% |
1937 | $41,072.44 | 5.26% |
1938 | $40,553.00 | -1.26% |
1939 | $40,107.77 | -1.10% |
1940 | $40,468.20 | 0.90% |
1941 | $42,325.36 | 4.59% |
1942 | $49,531.80 | 17.03% |
1943 | $51,672.33 | 4.32% |
1944 | $55,296.96 | 7.01% |
1945 | $58,150.99 | 5.16% |
1946 | $63,801.98 | 9.72% |
1947 | $73,948.08 | 15.90% |
1948 | $78,857.03 | 6.64% |
1949 | $75,746.13 | -3.94% |
1950 | $74,732.94 | -1.34% |
1951 | $81,482.74 | 9.03% |
1952 | $80,612.26 | -1.07% |
1953 | $80,084.26 | -0.65% |
1954 | $79,813.13 | -0.34% |
1955 | $79,556.27 | -0.32% |
1956 | $81,154.53 | 2.01% |
1957 | $82,553.00 | 1.72% |
1958 | $82,866.95 | 0.38% |
1959 | $83,523.38 | 0.79% |
1960 | $84,779.15 | 1.50% |
1961 | $85,449.85 | 0.79% |
1962 | $85,920.77 | 0.55% |
1963 | $86,976.76 | 1.23% |
1964 | $87,718.81 | 0.85% |
1965 | $88,560.75 | 0.96% |
1966 | $90,929.60 | 2.67% |
1967 | $94,639.85 | 4.08% |
1968 | $99,691.49 | 5.34% |
1969 | $105,428.11 | 5.75% |
1970 | $109,780.51 | 4.13% |
1971 | $113,333.79 | 3.24% |
1972 | $115,674.10 | 2.06% |
1973 | $119,912.34 | 3.66% |
1974 | $128,802.66 | 7.41% |
1975 | $134,539.28 | 4.45% |
1976 | $139,576.65 | 3.74% |
1977 | $145,826.99 | 4.48% |
1978 | $150,949.99 | 3.51% |
1979 | $157,557.08 | 4.38% |
1980 | $168,702.09 | 7.07% |
1981 | $176,750.48 | 4.77% |
1982 | $181,388.28 | 2.62% |
1983 | $185,869.12 | 2.47% |
1984 | $189,293.97 | 1.84% |
1985 | $194,830.80 | 2.92% |
1986 | $196,486.14 | 0.85% |
1987 | $205,133.87 | 4.40% |
1988 | $214,038.46 | 4.34% |
1989 | $219,989.13 | 2.78% |
1990 | $230,192.31 | 4.64% |
1991 | $238,768.69 | 3.73% |
1992 | $244,648.00 | 2.46% |
1993 | $247,958.68 | 1.35% |
1994 | $247,473.50 | -0.20% |
1995 | $244,804.97 | -1.08% |
1996 | $244,319.79 | -0.20% |
1997 | $246,460.32 | 0.88% |
1998 | $246,774.26 | 0.13% |
1999 | $243,563.47 | -1.30% |
2000 | $240,381.22 | -1.31% |
2001 | $236,100.16 | -1.78% |
2002 | $230,078.15 | -2.55% |
2003 | $224,241.64 | -2.54% |
2004 | $223,413.97 | -0.37% |
2005 | $221,758.63 | -0.74% |
2006 | $221,601.66 | -0.07% |
2007 | $220,756.44 | -0.38% |
2008 | $220,587.05 | -0.08% |
2009 | $222,759.83 | 0.98% |
2010 | $221,692.99 | -0.48% |
2011 | $226,530.44 | 2.18% |
2012 | $234,236.48 | 3.40% |
2013 | $236,363.73 | 0.91% |
2014 | $236,554.67 | 0.08% |
2015 | $233,564.78 | -1.26% |
2016 | $233,829.63 | 0.11% |
2017 | $233,025.80 | -0.34% |
2018 | $233,104.42 | 0.03% |
2019 | $230,131.23 | -1.28% |
2020 | $219,050.58 | -4.81% |
2021 | $224,456.41 | 2.47% |
2022 | $235,750.54 | 5.03% |
2023 | $242,239.62 | 2.75% |
2024 | $241,102.08 | -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 | 129.966 |