According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $2,245,640,154.36 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,084,939,099 in the year 1920 would cost $3,330,579,253.36 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.68% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1920: Pricing changed by 13.43%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1920-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1920 (15.62%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,084,939,099 beginning in 1920. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | $1,084,939,099.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $801,663,528.17 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $680,875,331.76 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $686,959,102.40 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $678,340,427.32 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $666,679,866.91 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $654,850,312.87 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $640,485,854.39 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $632,881,141.08 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $625,276,427.77 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $610,067,001.15 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $547,539,358.37 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $486,701,651.89 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $483,321,779.31 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $523,880,250.30 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $527,260,122.88 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $533,174,899.90 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $561,227,842.33 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $554,130,109.91 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $548,046,339.26 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $552,971,296.45 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $578,348,196.91 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $676,819,484.66 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $706,068,382.01 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $755,596,514.85 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $794,595,044.65 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $871,812,133.65 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,010,451,907.08 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,077,529,378.34 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,035,020,980.86 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,021,176,502.78 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,113,408,025.75 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,101,513,474.16 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,094,298,746.15 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,090,593,885.82 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,087,084,018.14 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,108,923,194.83 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,128,032,474.43 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,132,322,312.71 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,141,291,974.56 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,158,451,327.67 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,167,615,982.17 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,174,050,739.59 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,188,480,195.62 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,198,619,813.36 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,210,124,379.65 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,242,493,159.39 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,293,191,248.13 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,362,218,645.87 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,440,605,690.76 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $1,500,078,448.71 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $1,548,631,618.31 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $1,580,610,412.74 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $1,638,523,229.49 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $1,760,003,649.82 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $1,838,390,694.71 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $1,907,223,099.81 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $1,992,629,880.06 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $2,062,632,241.05 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $2,152,913,837.54 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $2,305,203,096.40 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $2,415,178,950.43 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $2,478,551,561.36 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $2,539,779,253.14 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $2,586,577,488.90 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $2,662,234,636.71 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $2,684,853,783.99 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $2,803,019,329.28 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $2,924,694,742.25 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $3,006,006,676.88 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $3,145,426,420.91 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $3,262,617,002.96 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $3,342,953,974.35 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $3,388,192,268.91 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $3,381,562,518.85 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $3,345,098,893.48 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $3,338,469,143.42 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $3,367,718,040.77 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $3,372,007,879.05 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $3,328,134,533.02 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $3,284,651,172.30 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $3,226,153,377.60 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $3,143,866,479.72 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $3,064,114,486.28 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $3,052,804,912.64 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $3,030,185,765.36 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $3,028,040,846.22 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $3,016,491,431.62 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $3,014,176,868.88 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $3,043,866,449.61 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $3,029,288,799.17 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $3,095,389,357.26 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $3,200,687,337.64 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $3,229,754,891.82 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $3,232,363,893.47 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $3,191,509,033.65 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $3,195,128,097.22 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $3,184,144,161.30 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $3,185,218,570.79 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $3,144,591,852.38 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,993,182,010.36 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $3,067,049,125.65 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $3,221,376,057.70 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $3,310,045,064.97 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $3,332,960,601.08 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $3,330,579,253.36 | -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 |