According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $22,975,119,742.99 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $11,100,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $34,075,119,742.99 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 $11,100,000,000 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 | $11,100,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $8,201,810,747.66 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $6,966,028,037.38 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $7,028,271,028.04 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $6,940,093,457.94 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $6,820,794,392.52 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $6,699,766,355.14 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $6,552,803,738.32 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $6,475,000,000.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $6,397,196,261.68 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $6,241,588,785.05 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $5,601,869,158.88 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $4,979,439,252.34 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $4,944,859,813.08 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $5,359,813,084.11 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $5,394,392,523.36 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $5,454,906,542.06 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $5,741,915,887.85 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $5,669,299,065.42 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $5,607,056,074.77 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $5,657,443,257.68 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $5,917,074,047.45 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $6,924,532,710.28 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $7,223,777,857.66 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $7,730,499,640.55 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $8,129,493,170.38 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $8,919,500,359.45 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $10,337,922,358.02 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $11,024,191,229.33 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $10,589,288,281.81 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $10,447,645,578.72 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $11,391,265,276.78 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $11,269,572,250.18 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $11,195,758,447.16 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $11,157,854,061.83 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $11,121,944,644.14 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $11,345,381,020.85 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $11,540,887,850.47 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $11,584,777,138.75 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $11,676,545,650.61 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $11,852,102,803.74 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $11,945,866,283.25 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $12,011,700,215.67 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $12,159,327,821.71 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $12,263,066,139.47 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $12,380,769,230.77 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $12,711,933,860.53 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $13,230,625,449.32 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $13,936,843,997.12 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $14,738,820,992.09 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $15,347,286,125.09 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $15,844,033,069.73 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $16,171,207,764.20 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $16,763,713,156.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $18,006,578,001.44 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $18,808,554,996.41 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $19,512,778,576.56 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $20,386,574,406.90 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $21,102,767,792.95 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $22,026,437,814.52 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $23,584,507,548.53 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $24,709,669,302.66 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $25,358,033,788.64 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $25,984,453,630.48 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $26,463,245,866.28 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $27,237,293,314.16 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $27,468,709,561.47 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $28,677,659,956.87 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $29,922,519,769.95 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $30,754,421,279.65 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $32,180,823,148.81 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $33,379,798,705.97 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $34,201,725,377.43 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $34,664,557,872.03 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $34,596,728,971.96 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $34,223,670,021.57 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $34,155,841,121.50 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $34,455,086,268.87 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $34,498,975,557.15 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $34,050,107,836.09 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $33,605,230,050.32 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $33,006,739,755.57 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $32,164,863,407.62 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $31,348,921,639.11 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $31,233,213,515.46 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $31,001,797,268.15 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $30,979,852,624.01 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $30,861,690,690.15 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $30,838,010,424.16 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $31,141,764,198.42 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $30,992,620,416.97 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $31,668,894,500.36 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $32,746,196,980.59 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $33,043,586,808.05 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $33,070,279,475.20 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $32,652,293,853.34 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $32,689,320,452.91 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $32,576,943,925.23 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $32,587,936,196.98 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $32,172,284,687.28 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $30,623,212,257.37 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $31,378,945,902.23 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $32,957,863,048.17 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $33,865,034,687.28 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $34,099,483,285.41 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $34,075,119,742.99 | -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 |