According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $16,765,627,920.56 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $8,100,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $24,865,627,920.56 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 $8,100,000,000 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 | $8,100,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $5,985,105,140.19 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $5,083,317,757.01 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $5,128,738,317.76 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $5,064,392,523.36 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $4,977,336,448.60 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $4,889,018,691.59 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $4,781,775,700.93 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $4,725,000,000.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $4,668,224,299.07 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $4,554,672,897.20 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $4,087,850,467.29 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $3,633,644,859.81 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $3,608,411,214.95 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $3,911,214,953.27 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $3,936,448,598.13 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $3,980,607,476.64 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $4,190,046,728.97 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $4,137,056,074.77 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $4,091,635,514.02 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $4,128,404,539.39 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $4,317,864,845.43 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $5,053,037,383.18 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $5,271,405,463.70 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $5,641,175,413.37 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $5,932,332,854.06 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $6,508,824,586.63 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $7,543,889,288.28 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $8,044,680,086.27 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $7,727,318,475.92 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $7,623,957,584.47 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $8,312,544,931.70 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $8,223,741,912.29 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $8,169,877,785.77 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $8,142,217,828.90 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $8,116,013,659.24 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $8,279,061,826.02 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $8,421,728,971.96 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $8,453,756,290.44 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $8,520,722,501.80 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $8,648,831,775.70 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $8,717,253,774.26 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $8,765,294,751.98 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $8,873,023,005.03 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $8,948,723,939.61 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $9,034,615,384.62 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $9,276,276,060.39 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $9,654,780,733.29 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $10,170,129,403.31 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $10,755,355,859.09 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $11,199,370,956.15 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $11,561,861,969.81 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $11,800,611,071.17 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $12,232,979,870.60 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $13,139,935,298.35 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $13,725,161,754.13 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $14,239,054,636.95 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $14,876,689,432.06 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $15,399,317,038.10 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $16,073,346,513.30 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $17,210,316,319.19 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $18,031,380,301.94 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $18,504,511,143.06 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $18,961,628,324.95 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $19,311,017,253.77 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $19,875,862,688.71 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $20,044,734,004.31 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $20,926,941,049.60 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $21,835,352,264.56 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $22,442,415,528.40 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $23,483,303,378.86 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $24,358,231,488.14 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $24,958,015,815.96 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $25,295,758,447.16 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $25,246,261,682.24 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $24,974,029,475.20 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $24,924,532,710.28 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $25,142,900,790.80 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $25,174,928,109.27 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $24,847,375,988.50 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $24,522,735,442.13 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $24,085,999,281.09 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $23,471,657,081.24 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $22,876,240,115.03 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $22,791,804,457.23 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $22,622,933,141.62 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $22,606,919,482.39 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $22,520,693,206.33 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $22,503,413,012.22 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $22,725,071,171.82 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $22,616,236,520.49 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $23,109,733,824.59 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $23,895,873,472.32 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $24,112,887,670.74 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $24,132,366,103.52 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $23,827,349,568.66 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $23,854,368,979.15 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $23,772,364,485.98 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $23,780,385,873.47 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $23,477,072,609.63 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $22,346,668,404.03 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $22,898,149,712.44 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $24,050,332,494.61 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $24,712,322,609.63 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $24,883,406,721.78 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $24,865,627,920.56 | -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 |