According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $5,833,824,144.49 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,460,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $7,293,824,144.49 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 $1,460,000,000 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 | $1,460,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $1,434,093,789.61 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $1,402,636,248.42 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $1,385,982,256.02 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $1,369,328,263.62 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $1,336,020,278.83 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $1,199,087,452.47 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $1,065,855,513.31 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $1,058,453,738.91 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $1,147,275,031.69 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $1,154,676,806.08 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $1,167,629,911.28 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $1,229,064,638.78 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $1,213,520,912.55 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $1,200,197,718.63 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $1,210,983,161.33 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $1,266,557,472.95 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $1,482,205,323.19 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $1,546,259,140.10 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,654,723,603.39 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,740,128,692.60 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,909,230,769.23 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $2,212,845,861.36 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $2,359,742,614.80 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $2,266,651,067.56 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $2,236,332,260.89 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $2,438,315,296.87 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $2,412,266,744.66 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $2,396,466,803.16 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $2,388,353,319.68 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $2,380,666,861.66 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $2,428,493,711.61 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $2,470,342,205.32 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $2,479,736,765.14 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $2,499,379,935.65 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $2,536,958,174.90 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $2,557,028,370.87 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $2,571,120,210.59 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $2,602,720,093.59 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $2,624,925,416.79 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $2,650,119,918.10 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $2,721,006,142.15 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $2,832,032,758.12 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $2,983,199,766.01 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $3,154,863,995.32 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $3,285,106,756.36 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $3,391,436,092.42 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $3,461,468,265.57 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $3,588,294,823.05 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $3,854,331,675.93 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $4,025,995,905.24 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $4,176,735,887.69 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $4,363,773,033.05 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $4,517,075,168.18 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $4,714,787,949.69 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $5,048,294,823.05 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $5,289,137,174.61 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $5,427,920,444.57 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $5,562,006,434.63 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $5,664,492,541.68 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $5,830,178,414.74 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $5,879,713,366.48 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $6,138,490,786.78 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $6,404,954,665.11 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $6,583,024,276.10 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $6,888,347,470.02 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $7,144,989,763.09 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $7,320,924,246.86 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $7,419,994,150.34 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $7,405,475,285.17 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $7,325,621,526.76 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $7,311,102,661.60 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $7,375,156,478.50 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $7,384,551,038.32 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $7,288,470,312.96 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $7,193,243,638.49 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $7,065,136,004.68 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $6,884,931,266.45 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $6,710,277,859.02 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $6,685,510,383.15 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $6,635,975,431.41 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $6,631,278,151.51 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $6,605,985,434.34 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $6,600,916,642.29 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $6,665,935,536.71 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $6,634,011,114.36 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $6,778,768,470.31 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $7,009,366,481.43 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $7,073,023,164.67 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $7,078,736,765.14 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $6,989,266,393.68 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $6,997,191,985.96 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $6,973,137,642.59 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $6,975,490,552.79 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $6,886,519,801.11 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $6,554,938,812.52 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $6,716,704,591.99 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $7,054,673,881.25 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $7,248,855,162.33 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $7,299,039,192.75 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $7,293,824,144.49 | -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 |