According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $206,983,060,745.59 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $99,999,999,999 in the year 1920 would cost $306,983,060,744.59 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 $99,999,999,999 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 | $99,999,999,999.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $73,890,186,915.15 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $62,757,009,345.17 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $63,317,757,008.71 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $62,523,364,485.36 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $61,448,598,130.23 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $60,358,255,451.11 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $59,034,267,912.18 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $58,333,333,332.75 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $57,632,398,753.32 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $56,230,529,594.45 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $50,467,289,719.12 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $44,859,813,083.66 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $44,548,286,603.92 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $48,286,604,360.89 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $48,598,130,840.64 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $49,143,302,180.19 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $51,728,971,962.10 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $51,074,766,354.63 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $50,514,018,691.08 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $50,967,957,275.86 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $53,306,973,399.90 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $62,383,177,569.47 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $65,079,079,798.06 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $69,644,140,905.13 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $73,238,677,209.91 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $80,355,859,093.37 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $93,134,435,656.87 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $99,317,038,101.09 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $95,398,993,528.88 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $94,122,933,140.68 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $102,624,011,501.49 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $101,527,677,928.53 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $100,862,688,712.15 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $100,521,207,763.19 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $100,197,699,495.76 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $102,210,639,826.44 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $103,971,962,615.78 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $104,367,361,609.31 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $105,194,104,959.41 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $106,775,700,933.51 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $107,620,416,965.14 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $108,213,515,455.42 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $109,543,493,888.19 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $110,478,073,327.44 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $111,538,461,537.35 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $114,521,926,670.31 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $119,194,823,866.53 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $125,557,153,125.99 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $132,782,171,098.60 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $138,263,838,963.39 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $142,739,036,662.84 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $145,686,556,432.76 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $151,024,442,845.36 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $162,221,423,434.75 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $169,446,441,407.36 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $175,790,797,985.30 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $183,662,832,492.77 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $190,115,025,159.85 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $198,436,376,705.42 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $212,473,040,975.59 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $222,609,633,355.07 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $228,450,754,850.34 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $234,094,176,848.85 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $238,407,620,414.58 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $245,381,020,845.86 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $247,465,851,902.63 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $258,357,296,906.12 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $269,572,250,177.03 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $277,066,858,372.50 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $289,917,325,662.09 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $300,718,907,257.96 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $308,123,652,045.80 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $312,293,314,159.35 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $311,682,242,987.54 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $308,321,351,542.57 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $307,710,280,370.75 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $310,406,182,599.34 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $310,801,581,592.87 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $306,757,728,249.99 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $302,749,820,270.16 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $297,358,015,812.99 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $289,773,544,209.90 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $282,422,717,466.62 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $281,380,301,938.24 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $279,295,470,881.46 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $279,097,771,384.70 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $278,033,249,458.04 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $277,819,913,728.35 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $280,556,434,217.18 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $279,212,796,546.45 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $285,305,355,856.24 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $295,010,783,605.96 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $297,689,971,240.73 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $297,930,445,719.52 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $294,164,809,486.63 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $294,498,382,455.72 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $293,485,981,305.48 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $293,585,010,780.67 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $289,840,402,585.17 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $275,884,795,108.67 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $282,693,206,323.56 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $296,917,685,115.65 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $305,090,402,585.02 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $307,202,552,117.70 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $306,983,060,744.59 | -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 |