According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $39,957,699,619,771,875,328 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $49,957,699,619,771,867,136 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.95% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by -1.72%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1925-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1925 (2.43%), inflation for apparel was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1925. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $9,822,560,202,788,337,664.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $9,607,097,591,888,465,920.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $9,493,029,150,823,827,456.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $9,378,960,709,759,188,992.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $9,150,823,827,629,912,064.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $8,212,927,756,653,990,912.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $7,300,380,228,136,881,152.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $7,249,683,143,219,264,512.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $7,858,048,162,230,671,360.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $7,908,745,247,148,290,048.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $7,997,465,145,754,119,168.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $8,418,250,950,570,341,376.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $8,311,787,072,243,345,408.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $8,220,532,319,391,633,408.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $8,294,405,214,557,305,856.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $8,675,051,184,556,888,064.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $10,152,091,254,752,851,968.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $10,590,816,028,078,385,152.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $11,333,723,310,909,622,272.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $11,918,689,675,343,667,200.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $13,076,923,076,923,078,656.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $15,156,478,502,486,108,160.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $16,162,620,649,312,665,600.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $15,525,007,312,079,552,512.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $15,317,344,252,705,470,464.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $16,700,789,704,591,986,688.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $16,522,374,963,439,599,616.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $16,414,156,186,019,305,472.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $16,358,584,381,398,069,248.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $16,305,937,408,599,005,184.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $16,633,518,572,682,072,064.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $16,920,152,091,254,753,280.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $16,984,498,391,342,501,888.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $17,119,040,655,162,327,040.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $17,376,425,855,513,305,088.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $17,513,892,951,155,308,544.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $17,610,412,401,286,924,288.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $17,826,849,956,127,522,816.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $17,978,941,210,880,374,784.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $18,151,506,288,388,417,536.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $18,637,028,370,868,674,560.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $19,397,484,644,632,936,448.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $20,432,875,109,681,192,960.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $21,608,657,502,193,623,040.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $22,500,731,207,955,537,920.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $23,229,014,331,675,930,624.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $23,708,686,750,511,845,376.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $24,577,361,801,696,399,360.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $26,399,532,026,908,450,816.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $27,575,314,419,420,876,800.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $28,607,780,052,646,969,344.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $29,888,856,390,757,531,648.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $30,938,871,014,916,644,864.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $32,293,068,148,581,453,824.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $34,577,361,801,696,399,360.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $36,226,966,949,400,412,160.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $37,177,537,291,605,729,280.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $38,095,934,483,767,181,312.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $38,797,894,121,088,032,768.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $39,932,728,868,090,077,184.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $40,272,009,359,461,834,752.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $42,044,457,443,696,992,256.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $43,869,552,500,731,207,680.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $45,089,207,370,576,191,488.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $47,180,462,123,427,905,536.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $48,938,286,048,552,206,336.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $50,143,316,759,286,333,440.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $50,821,877,742,029,815,808.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $50,722,433,460,076,044,288.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $50,175,489,909,330,206,720.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $50,076,045,627,376,427,008.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $50,514,770,400,701,956,096.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $50,579,116,700,789,702,656.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $49,921,029,540,801,404,928.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $49,268,792,044,457,443,328.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $48,391,342,497,806,368,768.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $47,157,063,468,850,528,256.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $45,960,807,253,582,913,536.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $45,791,167,007,897,051,136.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $45,451,886,516,525,293,568.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $45,419,713,366,481,428,480.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $45,246,475,577,654,280,192.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $45,211,757,823,925,125,120.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $45,657,092,717,168,762,880.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $45,438,432,290,143,313,920.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $46,429,921,029,540,814,848.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $48,009,359,461,830,934,528.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $48,445,364,141,561,864,192.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $48,484,498,391,342,489,600.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $47,871,687,627,961,384,960.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $47,925,972,506,580,869,120.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $47,761,216,730,038,018,048.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $47,777,332,553,378,193,408.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $47,167,943,843,229,024,256.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $44,896,841,181,632,061,440.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $46,004,825,972,506,574,848.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $48,319,684,118,163,193,856.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $49,649,692,892,658,671,616.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $49,993,419,128,400,125,952.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $49,957,699,619,771,867,136.00 | -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 |