According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $2,897,762,850.47 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,400,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $4,297,762,850.47 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 $1,400,000,000 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 | $1,400,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $1,034,462,616.82 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $878,598,130.84 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $886,448,598.13 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $875,327,102.80 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $860,280,373.83 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $845,015,576.32 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $826,479,750.78 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $816,666,666.67 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $806,853,582.55 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $787,227,414.33 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $706,542,056.07 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $628,037,383.18 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $623,676,012.46 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $676,012,461.06 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $680,373,831.78 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $688,006,230.53 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $724,205,607.48 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $715,046,728.97 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $707,196,261.68 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $713,551,401.87 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $746,297,627.61 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $873,364,485.98 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $911,107,117.18 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $975,017,972.68 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,025,341,480.95 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,124,982,027.32 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,303,882,099.21 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,390,438,533.43 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,335,585,909.42 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,317,721,063.98 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,436,736,161.04 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,421,387,491.01 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,412,077,641.98 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,407,296,908.70 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,402,767,792.95 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,430,948,957.58 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,455,607,476.64 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,461,143,062.54 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,472,717,469.45 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,494,859,813.08 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,506,685,837.53 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,514,989,216.39 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,533,608,914.45 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,546,693,026.60 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,561,538,461.54 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,603,306,973.40 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,668,727,534.15 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,757,800,143.78 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,858,950,395.40 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $1,935,693,745.51 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $1,998,346,513.30 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,039,611,790.08 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,114,342,199.86 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,271,099,928.11 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,372,250,179.73 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,461,071,171.82 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $2,571,279,654.92 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $2,661,610,352.26 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $2,778,109,273.90 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $2,974,622,573.69 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,116,534,867.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,198,310,567.94 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,277,318,475.92 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,337,706,685.84 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,435,334,291.88 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $3,464,521,926.67 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $3,617,002,156.72 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $3,774,011,502.52 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $3,878,936,017.25 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,058,842,559.31 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,210,064,701.65 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,313,731,128.68 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,372,106,398.27 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,363,551,401.87 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $4,316,498,921.64 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,307,943,925.23 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,345,686,556.43 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $4,351,222,142.34 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,294,608,195.54 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,238,497,483.82 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,163,012,221.42 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,056,829,618.98 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $3,953,918,044.57 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $3,939,324,227.17 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $3,910,136,592.38 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $3,907,368,799.42 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $3,892,465,492.45 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $3,889,478,792.24 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $3,927,790,079.08 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $3,908,979,151.69 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $3,994,274,982.03 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,130,150,970.52 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,167,659,597.41 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,171,026,240.12 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,118,307,332.85 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,122,977,354.42 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,108,803,738.32 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,110,190,150.97 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,057,765,636.23 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $3,862,387,131.56 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $3,957,704,888.57 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,156,847,591.66 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,271,265,636.23 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,300,835,729.69 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,297,762,850.47 | -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 |