According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $632,820,947,567.91 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $156,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $788,820,947,567.91 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 $156,000,000,000 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 | $156,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $153,782,691,092.86 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $150,777,005,685.41 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $148,017,687,934.30 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $146,490,208,464.94 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $144,617,814,276.69 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $133,679,090,334.81 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $117,566,645,609.60 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $109,584,333,543.90 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $121,051,628,093.95 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $122,850,284,270.37 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $124,218,572,331.02 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $129,934,301,958.31 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $129,983,575,489.58 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $127,864,813,644.98 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $128,948,831,332.91 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $134,910,928,616.55 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $157,872,394,188.25 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $164,721,415,034.74 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $176,251,421,351.86 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $185,317,751,105.50 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $203,351,863,550.22 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $235,675,300,063.17 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $251,344,283,006.95 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $241,440,303,221.73 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $238,188,250,157.93 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $259,720,783,322.80 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $256,912,192,040.43 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $255,286,165,508.53 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $254,349,968,414.40 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $253,561,591,914.09 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $258,686,039,166.14 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $263,120,656,980.42 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $264,155,401,137.08 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $266,224,889,450.41 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $270,216,045,483.26 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $272,334,807,327.86 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $273,862,286,797.22 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $277,212,886,923.56 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $279,578,016,424.51 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $282,238,787,113.08 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $289,826,910,928.62 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $301,652,558,433.35 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $317,765,003,158.56 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $336,045,483,259.63 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $349,891,345,546.43 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $361,224,257,738.47 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $368,713,834,491.47 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $382,214,782,059.38 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $410,547,062,539.48 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $428,827,542,640.56 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $444,890,713,834.49 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $464,797,220,467.47 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $481,106,759,317.75 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $502,195,830,701.20 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $537,722,046,746.68 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $563,344,283,006.95 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $578,126,342,387.87 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $592,415,666,456.10 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $603,305,116,866.71 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $620,994,314,592.55 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $626,266,582,438.41 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $653,810,486,418.19 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $682,192,040,429.56 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $701,162,349,968.41 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $733,682,880,606.44 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $761,029,690,461.15 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $779,753,632,343.65 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $790,298,168,035.38 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $788,770,688,566.01 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $780,246,367,656.35 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $778,718,888,186.99 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $785,518,635,502.21 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $786,553,379,658.88 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $776,304,485,154.77 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $766,154,137,713.20 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $752,505,369,551.48 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $733,337,965,887.56 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $714,712,571,067.59 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $712,101,073,910.30 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $706,828,806,064.43 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $706,286,797,220.47 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $703,615,679,090.34 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $703,075,641,187.62 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $710,001,036,007.58 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $706,600,669,614.66 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $722,018,850,284.27 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $746,580,227,416.30 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $753,360,758,054.33 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $753,969,286,165.51 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $744,439,292,482.63 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $745,283,840,808.59 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $742,721,617,182.56 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $742,972,419,456.73 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $733,495,641,187.62 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $698,178,344,914.72 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $715,408,313,329.12 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $751,406,077,068.86 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $772,088,641,819.33 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $777,433,834,491.47 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $778,444,434,617.81 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $788,820,947,567.91 | 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 |