According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 384.83% higher in 2025 versus 1923 (a $3,848,293,357.93 difference in value).
Between 1923 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.56% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,000,000,000 in the year 1923 would cost $4,848,293,357.93 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.92% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1923: Pricing changed by 0.89%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1923-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1923 (1.79%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,000,000,000 beginning in 1923. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | $1,000,000,000.00 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $987,453,874.54 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $970,479,704.80 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $953,259,532.60 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $932,349,323.49 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $921,279,212.79 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $910,209,102.09 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $888,068,880.69 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $797,047,970.48 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $708,487,084.87 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $703,567,035.67 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $762,607,626.08 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $767,527,675.28 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $776,137,761.38 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $816,974,169.74 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $806,642,066.42 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $797,785,977.86 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $804,955,192.41 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $841,896,111.27 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $985,239,852.40 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $1,027,817,201.25 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,099,914,845.30 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,156,684,643.77 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,269,088,844.73 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,470,905,478.29 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,568,549,531.65 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,506,670,451.32 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,486,517,172.86 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,620,777,746.24 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,603,462,957.71 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,592,960,544.99 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,587,567,414.14 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,582,458,132.27 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,614,249,219.42 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,642,066,420.66 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,648,311,098.50 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,661,368,152.14 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,686,346,863.47 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,699,687,766.11 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,709,054,782.86 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,730,059,608.29 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,744,819,755.89 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,761,566,846.44 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,808,685,779.17 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,882,486,517.17 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,982,969,060.46 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,097,076,355.38 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,183,650,298.04 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,254,328,697.13 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,300,879,931.88 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,385,183,082.60 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,562,021,004.83 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,676,128,299.74 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,776,326,994.04 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $2,900,652,852.68 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $3,002,554,640.93 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $3,133,976,724.38 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,355,662,787.40 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,515,753,619.07 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,608,004,541.58 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,697,133,125.18 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,765,256,883.34 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,875,390,292.36 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $3,908,316,775.48 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $4,080,329,264.83 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,257,451,036.05 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,375,816,065.85 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,578,768,095.37 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,749,361,339.77 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,866,307,124.61 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,932,160,090.83 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,922,509,225.09 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $4,869,429,463.53 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,859,778,597.79 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,902,355,946.64 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $4,908,600,624.47 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,844,734,601.19 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,781,436,275.90 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,696,281,578.20 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,576,497,303.43 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,460,403,065.57 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,443,939,824.01 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,411,013,340.90 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,407,891,001.99 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $4,391,078,626.17 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,387,709,338.63 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,430,928,186.20 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $4,409,707,635.54 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,505,929,605.45 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,659,210,899.80 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,701,524,269.09 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,705,322,168.61 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,645,850,127.73 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,651,118,365.03 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,635,129,151.29 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,636,693,159.24 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,577,553,221.69 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,357,147,317.63 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,464,674,992.90 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,689,327,277.89 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,818,401,930.17 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,851,759,863.75 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,848,293,357.93 | -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 |