According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $55,940,779,467.68 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $14,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $69,940,779,467.68 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 $14,000,000,000 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 | $14,000,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $13,751,584,283.90 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $13,449,936,628.64 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $13,290,240,811.15 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $13,130,544,993.66 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $12,811,153,358.68 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $11,498,098,859.32 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $10,220,532,319.39 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $10,149,556,400.51 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $11,001,267,427.12 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $11,072,243,346.01 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $11,196,451,204.06 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $11,785,551,330.80 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $11,636,501,901.14 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $11,508,745,247.15 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $11,612,167,300.38 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $12,145,071,658.38 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $14,212,927,756.65 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $14,827,142,439.31 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $15,867,212,635.27 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $16,686,165,545.48 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $18,307,692,307.69 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $21,219,069,903.48 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $22,627,668,909.04 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $21,735,010,236.91 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $21,444,281,953.79 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $23,381,105,586.43 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $23,131,324,948.82 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $22,979,818,660.43 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $22,902,018,133.96 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $22,828,312,372.04 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $23,286,926,001.75 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $23,688,212,927.76 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $23,778,297,747.88 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $23,966,656,917.23 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $24,326,996,197.72 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $24,519,450,131.62 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $24,654,577,361.80 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $24,957,589,938.58 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $25,170,517,695.23 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $25,412,108,803.74 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $26,091,839,719.22 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $27,156,478,502.49 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $28,606,025,153.55 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $30,252,120,503.07 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $31,501,023,691.14 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $32,520,620,064.35 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $33,192,161,450.72 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $34,408,306,522.37 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $36,959,344,837.67 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $38,605,440,187.19 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $40,050,892,073.71 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $41,844,398,947.06 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $43,314,419,420.88 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $45,210,295,408.01 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $48,408,306,522.37 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $50,717,753,729.16 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $52,048,552,208.25 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $53,334,308,277.27 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $54,317,051,769.52 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $55,905,820,415.33 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $56,380,813,103.25 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $58,862,240,421.18 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $61,417,373,501.02 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $63,124,890,318.81 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $66,052,646,972.80 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $68,513,600,467.97 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $70,200,643,463.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $71,150,628,838.84 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $71,011,406,844.11 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $70,245,685,873.06 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $70,106,463,878.33 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $70,720,678,560.98 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $70,810,763,381.11 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $69,889,441,357.12 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $68,976,308,862.24 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $67,747,879,496.93 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $66,019,888,856.39 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $64,345,130,155.02 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $64,107,633,811.06 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $63,632,641,123.14 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $63,587,598,713.07 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $63,345,065,808.72 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $63,296,460,953.50 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $63,919,929,804.04 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $63,613,805,206.20 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $65,001,889,441.36 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $67,213,103,246.56 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $67,823,509,798.19 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $67,878,297,747.88 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $67,020,362,679.15 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $67,096,361,509.21 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $66,865,703,422.05 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $66,888,265,574.73 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $66,035,121,380.52 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $62,855,577,654.28 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $64,406,756,361.51 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $67,647,557,765.43 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $69,509,570,049.72 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $69,990,786,779.76 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $69,940,779,467.68 | -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 |