According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $291,846,115,654.21 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $141,000,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $432,846,115,654.21 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 $141,000,000,000 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 | $141,000,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $104,185,163,551.40 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $88,487,383,177.57 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $89,278,037,383.18 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $88,157,943,925.23 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $86,642,523,364.49 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $85,105,140,186.92 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $83,238,317,757.01 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $82,250,000,000.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $81,261,682,242.99 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $79,285,046,728.97 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $71,158,878,504.67 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $63,252,336,448.60 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $62,813,084,112.15 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $68,084,112,149.53 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $68,523,364,485.98 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $69,292,056,074.77 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $72,937,850,467.29 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $72,015,420,560.75 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $71,224,766,355.14 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $71,864,819,759.68 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $75,162,832,494.61 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $87,960,280,373.83 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $91,761,502,516.18 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $98,198,238,677.21 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $103,266,534,867.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $113,301,761,322.79 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $131,319,554,277.50 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $140,037,023,723.94 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $134,512,580,877.07 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $132,713,335,729.69 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $144,699,856,218.55 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $143,154,025,880.66 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $142,216,391,085.55 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $141,734,902,947.52 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $141,278,756,290.44 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $144,117,002,156.72 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $146,600,467,289.72 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $147,157,979,870.60 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $148,323,687,994.25 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $150,553,738,317.76 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $151,744,787,922.36 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $152,581,056,793.67 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $154,456,326,383.90 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $155,774,083,393.24 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $157,269,230,769.23 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $161,475,916,606.76 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $168,064,701,653.49 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $177,035,585,909.42 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $187,222,861,250.90 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $194,952,012,940.33 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $201,262,041,696.62 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $205,418,044,572.25 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $212,944,464,414.09 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $228,732,207,045.29 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $238,919,482,386.77 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $247,865,025,161.75 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $258,964,593,817.40 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $268,062,185,478.07 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $279,795,291,157.44 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $299,586,987,778.58 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $313,879,583,033.79 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $322,115,564,342.20 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $330,072,789,360.17 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $336,154,744,787.92 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $345,987,239,396.12 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $348,926,851,186.20 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $364,283,788,641.27 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $380,096,872,753.41 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $390,664,270,309.13 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $408,783,429,187.63 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $424,013,659,237.96 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $434,454,349,388.93 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $440,333,572,969.09 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $439,471,962,616.82 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $434,733,105,679.37 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $433,871,495,327.10 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $437,672,717,469.45 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $438,230,230,050.32 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $432,528,396,836.81 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $426,877,246,585.19 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $419,274,802,300.50 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $408,580,697,340.04 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $398,216,031,631.92 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $396,746,225,736.88 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $393,806,613,946.80 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $393,527,857,656.36 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $392,026,881,739.76 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $391,726,078,360.89 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $395,584,572,250.18 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $393,690,043,134.44 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $402,280,551,761.32 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $415,965,204,888.57 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $419,742,859,453.63 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $420,081,928,468.73 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $414,772,381,380.30 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $415,242,719,266.71 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $413,815,233,644.86 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $413,954,865,204.89 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $408,674,967,649.17 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $388,997,561,107.12 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $398,597,420,920.20 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $418,653,936,017.25 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $430,177,467,649.17 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $433,155,598,490.29 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $432,846,115,654.21 | -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 |