According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $53,143,740,494.30 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $13,300,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $66,443,740,494.30 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 $13,300,000,000 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 | $13,300,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $13,064,005,069.71 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $12,777,439,797.21 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $12,625,728,770.60 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $12,474,017,743.98 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $12,170,595,690.75 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $10,923,193,916.35 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $9,709,505,703.42 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $9,642,078,580.48 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $10,451,204,055.77 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $10,518,631,178.71 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $10,636,628,643.85 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $11,196,273,764.26 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $11,054,676,806.08 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $10,933,307,984.79 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $11,031,558,935.36 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $11,537,818,075.46 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $13,502,281,368.82 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $14,085,785,317.34 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $15,073,852,003.51 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $15,851,857,268.21 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $17,392,307,692.31 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $20,158,116,408.31 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $21,496,285,463.59 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $20,648,259,725.07 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $20,372,067,856.10 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $22,212,050,307.11 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $21,974,758,701.37 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $21,830,827,727.41 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $21,756,917,227.26 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $21,686,896,753.44 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $22,122,579,701.67 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $22,503,802,281.37 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $22,589,382,860.49 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $22,768,324,071.37 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $23,110,646,387.83 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $23,293,477,625.04 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $23,421,848,493.71 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $23,709,710,441.65 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $23,911,991,810.47 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $24,141,503,363.56 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $24,787,247,733.26 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $25,798,654,577.36 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $27,175,723,895.88 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $28,739,514,477.92 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $29,925,972,506.58 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $30,894,589,061.13 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $31,532,553,378.18 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $32,687,891,196.26 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $35,111,377,595.79 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $36,675,168,177.83 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $38,048,347,470.02 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $39,752,178,999.71 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $41,148,698,449.84 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $42,949,780,637.61 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $45,987,891,196.26 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $48,181,866,042.70 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $49,446,124,597.84 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $50,667,592,863.41 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $51,601,199,181.05 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $53,110,529,394.56 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $53,561,772,448.08 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $55,919,128,400.12 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $58,346,504,825.97 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $59,968,645,802.87 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $62,750,014,624.16 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $65,087,920,444.57 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $66,690,611,289.85 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $67,593,097,396.90 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $67,460,836,501.90 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $66,733,401,579.41 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $66,601,140,684.41 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $67,184,644,632.93 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $67,270,225,212.05 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $66,394,969,289.27 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $65,527,493,419.13 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $64,360,485,522.08 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $62,718,894,413.57 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $61,127,873,647.27 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $60,902,252,120.50 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $60,451,009,066.98 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $60,408,218,777.42 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $60,177,812,518.28 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $60,131,637,905.82 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $60,723,933,313.83 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $60,433,114,945.89 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $61,751,794,969.29 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $63,852,448,084.24 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $64,432,334,308.28 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $64,484,382,860.49 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $63,669,344,545.19 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $63,741,543,433.75 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $63,522,418,250.95 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $63,543,852,295.99 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $62,733,365,311.49 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $59,712,798,771.57 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $61,186,418,543.43 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $64,265,179,877.16 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $66,034,091,547.24 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $66,491,247,440.77 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $66,443,740,494.30 | -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 |