According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $3,503,986,468.89 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,692,885,618.87 in the year 1920 would cost $5,196,872,087.76 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 $1,692,885,618.87 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 | $1,692,885,618.87 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $1,250,876,348.06 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $1,062,404,386.05 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $1,071,897,202.60 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $1,058,449,045.82 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $1,040,254,480.75 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $1,021,796,226.34 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $999,382,631.70 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $987,516,611.01 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $975,650,590.31 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $951,918,548.93 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $854,353,489.90 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $759,425,324.35 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $754,151,537.38 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $817,436,981.07 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $822,710,768.05 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $831,939,895.25 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $875,712,327.14 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $864,637,374.50 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $855,144,557.94 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $862,829,218.96 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $902,426,086.55 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $1,056,075,841.68 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $1,101,714,382.81 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,178,995,645.78 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,239,847,033.95 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,360,332,782.52 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,576,659,467.47 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,681,323,855.12 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,614,995,842.01 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,593,393,599.21 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,737,307,132.23 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,718,747,458.84 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,707,489,952.03 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,701,709,070.15 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,696,232,445.22 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,730,309,222.59 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,760,126,402.80 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,766,820,055.50 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,780,815,874.77 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,807,590,485.57 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,821,890,561.79 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,831,931,040.84 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,854,446,054.46 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,870,267,415.38 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,888,218,574.89 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,938,725,227.07 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $2,017,832,031.69 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $2,125,538,988.75 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,247,850,278.97 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,340,648,645.93 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,416,408,624.20 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,466,306,762.50 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,556,671,073.93 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,746,223,148.08 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,868,534,438.30 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,975,937,138.42 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $3,109,201,678.51 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $3,218,429,920.27 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $3,359,300,883.89 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,596,925,554.69 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,768,526,469.32 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,867,409,975.10 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,962,946,654.53 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $4,035,968,320.33 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $4,154,020,013.38 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $4,189,313,818.52 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $4,373,693,524.67 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,563,549,855.76 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,690,425,000.09 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,907,968,712.80 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $5,090,827,134.24 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $5,216,180,993.87 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $5,286,768,604.15 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $5,276,423,868.16 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $5,219,527,820.22 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $5,209,183,084.23 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $5,254,821,625.36 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $5,261,515,278.06 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $5,193,057,466.37 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $5,125,208,168.56 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $5,033,931,086.31 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,905,534,657.27 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,781,093,568.46 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,763,446,665.89 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,728,152,860.75 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,724,806,034.41 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $4,706,784,895.80 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,703,173,365.91 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,749,499,527.72 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $4,726,753,278.83 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,829,893,339.20 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,994,195,129.83 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $5,039,550,712.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $5,043,621,669.87 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,979,873,755.63 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,985,520,764.45 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,968,381,970.97 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,970,058,426.71 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,906,666,493.09 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,670,414,021.09 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,785,672,635.42 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $5,026,476,791.25 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $5,164,831,549.97 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $5,200,587,825.65 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $5,196,872,087.76 | -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 |