According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $6,764,381,504.94 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,692,885,618.87 in the year 1925 would cost $8,457,267,123.81 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 $1,692,885,618.87 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 | $1,692,885,618.87 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $1,662,847,090.78 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $1,626,371,735.24 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $1,607,061,252.89 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $1,587,750,770.55 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $1,549,129,805.86 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $1,390,354,728.81 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $1,235,870,870.05 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $1,227,288,433.45 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $1,330,277,672.62 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $1,338,860,109.22 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $1,353,879,373.27 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $1,425,113,597.03 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $1,407,090,480.17 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $1,391,642,094.30 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $1,404,147,930.48 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $1,468,586,939.33 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $1,718,632,928.66 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $1,792,904,014.60 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,918,669,720.13 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $2,017,697,834.72 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $2,213,773,501.60 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $2,565,818,448.96 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $2,736,146,806.05 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $2,628,206,161.15 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $2,593,051,180.47 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $2,827,252,671.47 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $2,797,049,096.52 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $2,778,728,895.32 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $2,769,321,224.43 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $2,760,408,694.12 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $2,815,864,438.29 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $2,864,388,214.44 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $2,875,281,307.04 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $2,898,057,773.40 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $2,941,630,143.82 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $2,964,901,750.74 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $2,981,241,389.65 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $3,017,881,792.05 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $3,043,629,101.84 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $3,072,842,395.64 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $3,155,035,730.75 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $3,283,772,279.72 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $3,459,052,042.53 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $3,658,098,552.86 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $3,809,116,427.60 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $3,932,406,430.26 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $4,013,609,484.22 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $4,160,666,234.39 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $4,469,138,811.33 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $4,668,185,321.65 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $4,842,969,943.89 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $5,059,841,514.84 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $5,237,596,980.52 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $5,466,847,065.79 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $5,853,551,853.26 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $6,132,811,136.39 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $6,293,731,822.60 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $6,449,205,962.50 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $6,568,039,700.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $6,760,154,242.30 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $6,817,590,548.76 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $7,117,645,735.96 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $7,426,613,453.48 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $7,633,087,072.39 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $7,987,112,582.04 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $8,284,692,066.37 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $8,488,689,982.42 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $8,603,562,595.35 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $8,586,727,815.87 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $8,494,136,528.73 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $8,477,301,749.25 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $8,551,572,835.19 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $8,562,465,927.79 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $8,451,059,298.88 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $8,340,642,951.12 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $8,192,100,779.23 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $7,983,151,457.46 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $7,780,638,963.12 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $7,751,920,809.89 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $7,694,484,503.43 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $7,689,037,957.13 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $7,659,710,781.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $7,653,833,462.40 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $7,729,223,566.03 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $7,692,206,856.80 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $7,860,054,559.62 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $8,127,435,420.41 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $8,201,246,025.62 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $8,207,871,006.48 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $8,104,129,153.64 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $8,113,318,962.67 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $8,085,427,694.20 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $8,088,155,918.76 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $7,984,993,380.39 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $7,600,521,676.91 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $7,788,090,828.75 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $8,179,969,835.20 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $8,405,125,107.93 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $8,463,314,028.06 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $8,457,267,123.81 | -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 |