According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $73,017,801,642.45 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $18,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $91,017,801,642.45 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 $18,000,000,000 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 | $18,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $17,744,156,664.56 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $17,397,346,809.85 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $17,078,963,992.42 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $16,902,716,361.34 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $16,686,670,878.08 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $15,424,510,423.25 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $13,565,382,185.72 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $12,644,346,178.14 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $13,967,495,549.30 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $14,175,032,800.43 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $14,332,912,192.04 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $14,992,419,456.73 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $14,998,104,864.18 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $14,753,632,343.65 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $14,878,711,307.64 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $15,566,645,609.60 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $18,216,045,483.26 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $19,006,317,119.39 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $20,336,702,463.68 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $21,382,817,435.25 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $23,463,676,563.49 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $27,193,303,853.44 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $29,001,263,423.88 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $27,858,496,525.58 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $27,483,259,633.61 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $29,967,782,691.09 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $29,643,714,466.20 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $29,456,096,020.21 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $29,348,073,278.58 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $29,257,106,759.32 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $29,848,389,134.55 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $30,360,075,805.43 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $30,479,469,361.97 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $30,718,256,475.05 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $31,178,774,478.84 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $31,423,246,999.37 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $31,599,494,630.45 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $31,986,102,337.33 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $32,259,001,895.14 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $32,566,013,897.66 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $33,441,566,645.61 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $34,806,064,434.62 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $36,665,192,672.14 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $38,774,478,837.65 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $40,372,078,332.28 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $41,679,722,046.75 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $42,543,903,979.79 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $44,101,705,622.24 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $47,370,814,908.40 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $49,480,101,073.91 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $51,333,543,903.98 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $53,630,448,515.48 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $55,512,318,382.82 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $57,945,672,773.22 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $62,044,851,547.69 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $65,001,263,423.88 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $66,706,885,660.14 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $68,355,653,821.86 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $69,612,128,869.24 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $71,653,190,145.29 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $72,261,528,742.89 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $75,439,671,509.79 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $78,714,466,203.41 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $80,903,348,073.28 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $84,655,716,993.05 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $87,811,118,130.13 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $89,971,572,962.73 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $91,188,250,157.93 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $91,012,002,526.85 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $90,028,427,037.27 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $89,852,179,406.19 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $90,636,765,634.87 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $90,756,159,191.41 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $89,573,594,440.93 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $88,402,400,505.37 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $86,827,542,640.56 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $84,615,919,140.87 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $82,466,835,123.18 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $82,165,508,528.11 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $81,557,169,930.51 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $81,494,630,448.52 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $81,186,424,510.42 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $81,124,112,444.73 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $81,923,196,462.41 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $81,530,846,494.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $83,309,867,340.49 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $86,143,872,394.19 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $86,926,241,313.96 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $86,996,456,096.02 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $85,896,841,440.30 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $85,994,289,324.07 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $85,698,648,136.45 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $85,727,586,860.39 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $84,634,112,444.73 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $80,559,039,797.85 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $82,547,113,076.44 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $86,700,701,200.25 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $89,087,150,979.15 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $89,703,903,979.79 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $89,820,511,686.67 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $91,017,801,642.45 | 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 |