According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $387,058,323,598.13 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $187,000,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $574,058,323,598.13 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 $187,000,000,000 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 | $187,000,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $138,174,649,532.71 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $117,355,607,476.64 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $118,404,205,607.48 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $116,918,691,588.79 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $114,908,878,504.67 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $112,869,937,694.70 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $110,394,080,996.88 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $109,083,333,333.33 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $107,772,585,669.78 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $105,151,090,342.68 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $94,373,831,775.70 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $83,887,850,467.29 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $83,305,295,950.16 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $90,295,950,155.76 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $90,878,504,672.90 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $91,897,975,077.88 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $96,733,177,570.09 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $95,509,813,084.11 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $94,461,214,953.27 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $95,310,080,106.81 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $99,684,040,258.81 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $116,656,542,056.07 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $121,697,879,223.58 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $130,234,543,493.89 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $136,956,326,383.90 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $150,265,456,506.11 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $174,161,394,680.09 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $185,722,861,250.90 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $178,396,117,900.79 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $176,009,884,974.84 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $191,906,901,509.71 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $189,856,757,728.25 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $188,613,227,893.60 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $187,974,658,519.05 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $187,369,698,058.95 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $191,133,896,477.35 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $194,427,570,093.46 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $195,166,966,211.36 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $196,712,976,276.06 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $199,670,560,747.66 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $201,250,179,726.82 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $202,359,273,903.67 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $204,846,333,572.97 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $206,593,997,124.37 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $208,576,923,076.92 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $214,156,002,875.63 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $222,894,320,632.64 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $234,791,876,347.95 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $248,302,659,956.87 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $258,553,378,864.13 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $266,921,998,562.19 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $272,433,860,531.99 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $282,415,708,123.65 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $303,354,061,826.02 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $316,864,845,434.94 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $328,728,792,235.80 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $343,449,496,764.92 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $355,515,097,052.48 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $371,076,024,442.85 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $397,324,586,628.32 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $416,280,014,378.15 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $427,202,911,574.41 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $437,756,110,711.72 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $445,822,250,179.73 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $458,862,508,986.34 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $462,761,143,062.54 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $483,128,145,219.27 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $504,100,107,836.09 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $518,115,025,161.75 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $542,145,398,993.53 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $562,344,356,578.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $576,191,229,331.42 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $583,988,497,483.82 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $582,845,794,392.52 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $576,560,927,390.37 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $575,418,224,299.07 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $580,459,561,466.57 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $581,198,957,584.47 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $573,636,951,833.21 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $566,142,163,910.86 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $556,059,489,575.84 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $541,876,527,677.93 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $528,130,481,667.86 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $526,181,164,629.76 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $522,282,530,553.56 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $521,912,832,494.61 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $519,922,176,491.73 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $519,523,238,677.21 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $524,640,531,991.37 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $522,127,929,547.09 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $533,521,015,456.51 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $551,670,165,348.67 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $556,680,246,225.74 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $557,129,933,501.08 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $550,088,193,745.51 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $550,711,975,197.70 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $548,818,785,046.73 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $549,003,970,165.35 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $542,001,552,839.68 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $515,904,566,858.38 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $528,636,295,830.34 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $555,236,071,171.82 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $570,519,052,839.68 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $574,468,772,465.85 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $574,058,323,598.13 | -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 |