According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $446,219,898,926.09 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $110,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $556,219,898,926.09 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.94% 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 $110,000,000,000 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 | $110,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $108,436,512,950.09 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $106,317,119,393.56 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $104,371,446,620.34 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $103,294,377,763.74 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $101,974,099,810.49 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $94,260,897,030.95 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $82,899,557,801.64 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $77,271,004,421.98 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $85,356,917,245.74 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $86,625,200,447.06 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $87,590,018,951.36 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $91,620,341,124.45 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $91,655,085,281.11 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $90,161,086,544.54 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $90,925,457,991.16 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $95,129,500,947.57 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $111,320,277,953.25 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $116,149,715,729.63 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $124,279,848,389.13 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $130,672,773,215.41 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $143,389,134,554.64 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $166,181,301,326.60 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $177,229,943,145.93 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $170,246,367,656.35 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $167,953,253,316.49 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $183,136,449,778.90 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $181,156,032,849.02 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $180,009,475,679.09 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $179,349,336,702.46 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $178,793,430,195.83 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $182,406,822,488.95 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $185,533,796,588.76 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $186,263,423,878.71 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $187,722,678,458.62 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $190,536,955,148.45 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $192,030,953,885.03 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $193,108,022,741.63 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $195,470,625,394.82 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $197,138,344,914.72 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $199,014,529,374.61 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $204,365,129,500.95 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $212,703,727,100.44 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $224,065,066,329.75 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $236,955,148,452.31 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $246,718,256,475.05 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $254,709,412,507.90 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $259,990,524,320.91 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $269,510,423,247.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $289,488,313,329.12 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $302,378,395,451.67 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $313,704,990,524.32 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $327,741,629,816.80 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $339,241,945,672.77 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $354,112,444,725.21 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $379,162,981,680.35 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $397,229,943,145.93 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $407,653,190,145.29 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $417,728,995,578.02 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $425,407,454,200.88 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $437,880,606,443.46 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $441,598,231,206.57 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $461,020,214,782.06 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $481,032,849,020.85 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $494,409,349,336.70 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $517,340,492,735.31 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $536,623,499,684.14 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $549,826,279,216.68 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $557,261,528,742.89 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $556,184,459,886.29 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $550,173,720,783.32 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $549,096,651,926.72 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $553,891,345,546.43 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $554,620,972,836.39 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $547,394,188,250.16 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $540,236,891,977.26 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $530,612,760,581.18 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $517,097,283,638.66 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $503,963,992,419.46 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $502,122,552,116.24 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $498,404,927,353.13 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $498,022,741,629.82 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $496,139,260,897.03 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $495,758,464,939.99 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $500,641,756,159.19 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $498,244,061,907.77 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $509,115,855,969.68 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $526,434,775,742.26 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $531,215,919,140.87 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $531,645,009,475.68 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $524,925,142,135.19 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $525,520,656,980.42 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $523,713,960,833.86 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $523,890,808,591.28 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $517,208,464,939.99 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $492,305,243,209.10 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $504,454,579,911.56 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $529,837,618,445.99 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $544,421,478,205.94 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $548,190,524,320.91 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $548,903,126,974.10 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $556,219,898,926.09 | 1.33%* |
* 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 | 131.654 | 133.409 |