According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $19,663,390,771.03 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $9,500,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $29,163,390,771.03 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 $9,500,000,000 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 | $9,500,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $7,019,567,757.01 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $5,961,915,887.85 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $6,015,186,915.89 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $5,939,719,626.17 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $5,837,616,822.43 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $5,734,034,267.91 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $5,608,255,451.71 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $5,541,666,666.67 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $5,475,077,881.62 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $5,341,900,311.53 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $4,794,392,523.36 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $4,261,682,242.99 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $4,232,087,227.41 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $4,587,227,414.33 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $4,616,822,429.91 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $4,668,613,707.17 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $4,914,252,336.45 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $4,852,102,803.74 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $4,798,831,775.70 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $4,841,955,941.26 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $5,064,162,473.04 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $5,926,401,869.16 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $6,182,512,580.88 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $6,616,193,386.05 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $6,957,674,335.01 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $7,633,806,613.95 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $8,847,771,387.49 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $9,435,118,619.70 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $9,062,904,385.33 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $8,941,678,648.45 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $9,749,281,092.74 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $9,645,129,403.31 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $9,581,955,427.75 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $9,549,514,737.60 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $9,518,781,452.19 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $9,710,010,783.61 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $9,877,336,448.60 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $9,914,899,352.98 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $9,993,439,971.24 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $10,143,691,588.79 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $10,223,939,611.79 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $10,280,283,968.37 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $10,406,631,919.48 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $10,495,416,966.21 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $10,596,153,846.15 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $10,879,583,033.79 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $11,323,508,267.43 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $11,927,929,547.09 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $12,614,306,254.49 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $13,135,064,701.65 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $13,560,208,483.11 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $13,840,222,861.25 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $14,347,322,070.45 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $15,411,035,226.46 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $16,097,411,933.86 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $16,700,125,808.77 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $17,447,969,086.99 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $18,060,927,390.37 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $18,851,455,787.20 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $20,184,938,892.88 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $21,147,915,168.94 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $21,702,821,711.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $22,238,946,800.86 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $22,648,723,939.61 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $23,311,196,980.59 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $23,509,255,930.98 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $24,543,943,206.33 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $25,609,363,767.07 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $26,321,351,545.65 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $27,542,145,938.17 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $28,568,296,189.79 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $29,271,746,944.64 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $29,667,864,845.43 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $29,609,813,084.11 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $29,290,528,396.84 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $29,232,476,635.51 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $29,488,587,347.23 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $29,526,150,251.62 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $29,141,984,184.04 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $28,761,232,925.95 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $28,249,011,502.52 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $27,528,486,700.22 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $26,830,158,159.60 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $26,731,128,684.40 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $26,533,069,734.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $26,514,288,281.81 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $26,413,158,698.78 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $26,392,891,804.46 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $26,652,861,250.90 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $26,525,215,672.18 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $27,104,008,806.61 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $28,026,024,442.85 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $28,280,547,268.15 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $28,303,392,343.64 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $27,945,656,901.51 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $27,977,346,333.57 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $27,881,168,224.30 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $27,890,576,024.44 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $27,534,838,245.87 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $26,209,055,535.59 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $26,855,854,601.01 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $28,207,180,086.27 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $28,983,588,245.87 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $29,184,242,451.47 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $29,163,390,771.03 | -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 |