According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $32,806,815.13 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $15,850,000 in the year 1920 would cost $48,656,815.13 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 $15,850,000 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 | $15,850,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $11,711,594.63 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $9,946,985.98 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $10,035,864.49 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $9,909,953.27 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $9,739,602.80 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $9,566,783.49 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $9,356,931.46 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $9,245,833.33 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $9,134,735.20 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $8,912,538.94 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $7,999,065.42 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $7,110,280.37 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $7,060,903.43 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $7,653,426.79 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $7,702,803.74 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $7,789,213.40 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $8,199,042.06 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $8,095,350.47 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $8,006,471.96 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $8,078,421.23 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $8,449,155.28 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $9,887,733.64 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $10,315,034.15 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $11,038,596.33 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $11,608,330.34 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $12,736,403.67 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $14,761,808.05 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $15,741,750.54 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $15,120,740.47 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $14,918,484.90 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $16,265,905.82 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $16,092,136.95 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $15,986,736.16 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $15,932,611.43 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $15,881,335.37 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $16,200,386.41 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $16,479,556.07 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $16,542,226.82 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $16,673,265.64 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $16,923,948.60 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $17,057,836.09 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $17,151,842.20 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $17,362,643.78 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $17,510,774.62 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $17,678,846.15 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $18,151,725.38 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $18,892,379.58 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $19,900,808.77 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $21,045,974.12 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $21,914,818.48 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $22,624,137.31 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $23,091,319.19 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $23,937,374.19 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $25,712,095.61 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $26,857,260.96 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $27,862,841.48 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $29,110,558.95 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $30,133,231.49 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $31,452,165.71 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $33,676,976.99 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $35,283,626.89 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $36,209,444.64 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $37,103,927.03 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $37,787,607.84 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $38,892,891.80 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $39,223,337.53 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $40,949,631.56 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $42,727,201.65 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $43,915,097.05 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $45,951,896.12 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $47,663,946.80 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $48,837,598.85 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $49,498,490.29 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $49,401,635.51 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $48,868,934.22 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $48,772,079.44 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $49,199,379.94 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $49,262,050.68 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $48,621,099.93 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $47,985,846.51 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $47,131,245.51 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $45,929,106.76 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $44,764,000.72 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $44,598,777.86 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $44,268,332.14 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $44,236,996.76 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $44,068,270.04 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $44,034,456.33 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $44,468,194.82 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $44,255,228.25 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $45,220,898.90 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $46,759,209.20 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $47,183,860.44 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $47,221,975.65 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $46,625,122.30 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $46,677,993.62 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $46,517,528.04 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $46,533,224.21 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $45,939,703.81 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $43,727,740.03 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $44,806,873.20 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $47,061,453.09 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $48,356,828.81 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $48,691,604.51 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $48,656,815.13 | -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 |