According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $3,104,745,911.21 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,500,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $4,604,745,911.21 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 $1,500,000,000 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 | $1,500,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $1,108,352,803.74 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $941,355,140.19 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $949,766,355.14 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $937,850,467.29 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $921,728,971.96 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $905,373,831.78 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $885,514,018.69 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $875,000,000.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $864,485,981.31 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $843,457,943.93 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $757,009,345.79 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $672,897,196.26 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $668,224,299.07 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $724,299,065.42 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $728,971,962.62 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $737,149,532.71 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $775,934,579.44 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $766,121,495.33 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $757,710,280.37 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $764,519,359.15 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $799,604,601.01 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $935,747,663.55 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $976,186,196.98 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,044,662,113.59 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,098,580,158.16 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,205,337,886.41 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,397,016,534.87 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,489,755,571.53 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,430,984,902.95 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,411,843,997.12 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,539,360,172.54 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,522,915,168.94 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,512,940,330.70 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,507,818,116.46 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,502,965,492.45 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,533,159,597.41 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,559,579,439.25 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,565,510,424.16 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,577,911,574.41 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,601,635,514.02 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,614,306,254.49 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,623,202,731.85 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,643,152,408.34 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,657,171,099.93 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,673,076,923.08 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,717,828,900.07 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,787,922,358.02 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,883,357,296.91 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,991,732,566.50 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,073,957,584.47 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,141,085,549.96 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,185,298,346.51 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,265,366,642.70 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,433,321,351.55 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,541,696,621.14 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,636,861,969.81 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $2,754,942,487.42 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $2,851,725,377.43 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $2,976,545,650.61 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,187,095,614.67 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,339,144,500.36 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,426,761,322.79 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,511,412,652.77 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,576,114,306.25 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,680,715,312.72 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $3,711,987,778.58 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $3,875,359,453.63 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,043,583,752.70 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,156,002,875.63 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,348,759,884.97 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,510,783,608.91 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,621,854,780.73 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,684,399,712.44 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,675,233,644.86 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $4,624,820,273.18 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,615,654,205.61 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,656,092,739.04 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $4,662,023,723.94 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,601,365,923.80 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,541,247,304.10 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,460,370,237.24 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,346,603,163.19 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,236,340,762.04 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,220,704,529.12 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,189,432,063.26 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,186,466,570.81 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $4,170,498,741.91 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,167,298,705.97 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,208,346,513.30 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $4,188,191,948.24 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,279,580,337.89 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,425,161,754.13 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,465,349,568.66 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,468,956,685.84 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,412,472,142.34 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,417,475,736.88 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,402,289,719.63 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,403,775,161.75 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,347,606,038.82 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,138,271,926.67 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,240,398,094.90 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,453,765,276.78 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,576,356,038.82 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,608,038,281.81 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,604,745,911.21 | -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 |