According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 391.84% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $42,318,397,978.52 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, apparel costing $10,800,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $53,118,397,978.52 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.93% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by -1.86%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1925-2026 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 $10,800,000,000 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 | $10,800,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $10,646,493,998.74 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $10,438,408,085.91 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $10,247,378,395.45 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $10,141,629,816.80 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $10,012,002,526.85 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $9,254,706,253.95 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $8,139,229,311.43 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $7,586,607,706.89 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $8,380,497,329.58 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $8,505,019,680.26 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $8,599,747,315.22 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $8,995,451,674.04 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $8,998,862,918.51 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $8,852,179,406.19 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $8,927,226,784.59 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $9,339,987,365.76 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $10,929,627,289.96 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $11,403,790,271.64 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $12,202,021,478.21 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $12,829,690,461.15 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $14,078,205,938.09 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $16,315,982,312.07 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $17,400,758,054.33 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $16,715,097,915.35 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $16,489,955,780.16 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $17,980,669,614.66 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $17,786,228,679.72 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $17,673,657,612.13 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $17,608,843,967.15 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $17,554,264,055.59 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $17,909,033,480.73 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $18,216,045,483.26 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $18,287,681,617.18 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $18,430,953,885.03 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $18,707,264,687.30 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $18,853,948,199.62 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $18,959,696,778.27 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $19,191,661,402.40 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $19,355,401,137.08 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $19,539,608,338.60 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $20,064,939,987.37 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $20,883,638,660.77 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $21,999,115,603.28 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $23,264,687,302.59 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $24,223,246,999.37 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $25,007,833,228.05 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $25,526,342,387.87 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $26,461,023,373.34 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $28,422,488,945.04 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $29,688,060,644.35 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $30,800,126,342.39 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $32,178,269,109.29 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $33,307,391,029.69 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $34,767,403,663.93 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $37,226,910,928.62 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $39,000,758,054.33 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $40,024,131,396.08 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $41,013,392,293.11 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $41,767,277,321.54 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $42,991,914,087.18 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $43,356,917,245.74 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $45,263,802,905.87 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $47,228,679,722.05 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $48,542,008,843.97 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $50,793,430,195.83 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $52,686,670,878.08 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $53,982,943,777.64 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $54,712,950,094.76 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $54,607,201,516.11 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $54,017,056,222.36 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $53,911,307,643.71 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $54,382,059,380.92 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $54,453,695,514.85 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $53,744,156,664.56 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $53,041,440,303.22 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $52,096,525,584.33 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $50,769,551,484.52 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $49,480,101,073.91 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $49,299,305,116.87 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $48,934,301,958.31 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $48,896,778,269.11 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $48,711,854,706.25 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $48,674,467,466.84 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $49,153,917,877.45 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $48,918,507,896.40 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $49,985,920,404.30 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $51,686,323,436.51 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $52,155,744,788.38 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $52,197,873,657.61 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $51,538,104,864.18 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $51,596,573,594.44 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $51,419,188,881.87 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $51,436,552,116.24 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $50,780,467,466.84 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $48,335,423,878.71 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $49,528,267,845.86 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $52,020,420,720.15 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $53,452,290,587.49 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $53,822,342,387.87 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $54,023,729,857.00 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $53,118,397,978.52 | -1.68%* |
* 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 | 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 15.000 | 15.050 | 15.792 | 18.258 | 23.000 | 34.000 | 43.608 | 34.883 | 27.158 | 27.000 | 26.883 | 26.383 | 26.008 | 25.500 | 25.033 | 24.775 | 24.458 | 22.608 | 19.883 | 18.533 | 20.473 | 20.777 | 21.008 | 21.975 | 21.983 | 21.625 | 21.808 | 22.817 | 26.700 | 27.858 | 29.808 | 31.342 | 34.392 | 39.858 | 42.508 | 40.833 | 40.283 | 43.925 | 43.450 | 43.175 | 43.017 | 42.883 | 43.750 | 44.500 | 44.675 | 45.025 | 45.700 | 46.058 | 46.317 | 46.883 | 47.283 | 47.733 | 49.017 | 51.017 | 53.742 | 56.833 | 59.175 | 61.092 | 62.358 | 64.642 | 69.433 | 72.525 | 75.242 | 78.608 | 81.367 | 84.933 | 90.942 | 95.275 | 97.775 | 100.192 | 102.033 | 105.025 | 105.917 | 110.575 | 115.375 | 118.583 | 124.083 | 128.708 | 131.875 | 133.658 | 133.400 | 131.958 | 131.700 | 132.850 | 133.025 | 131.292 | 129.575 | 127.267 | 124.025 | 120.875 | 120.433 | 119.542 | 119.450 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.902 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.975 | 129.763 |