According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $77,885,655,085.28 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $19,200,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $97,085,655,085.28 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 $19,200,000,000 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 | $19,200,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $18,927,100,442.20 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $18,557,169,930.51 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $18,217,561,591.91 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $18,029,564,118.76 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $17,799,115,603.28 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $16,452,811,118.13 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $14,469,740,998.10 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $13,487,302,590.02 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $14,898,661,919.26 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $15,120,034,987.12 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $15,288,439,671.51 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $15,991,914,087.18 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $15,997,978,521.79 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $15,737,207,833.23 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $15,870,625,394.82 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $16,604,421,983.58 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $19,430,448,515.48 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $20,273,404,927.35 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $21,692,482,627.92 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $22,808,338,597.60 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $25,027,921,667.72 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $29,006,190,777.01 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $30,934,680,985.47 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $29,715,729,627.29 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $29,315,476,942.51 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $31,965,634,870.50 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $31,619,962,097.28 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $31,419,835,754.90 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $31,304,611,497.16 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $31,207,580,543.27 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $31,838,281,743.52 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $32,384,080,859.13 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $32,511,433,986.10 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $32,766,140,240.05 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $33,257,359,444.09 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $33,518,130,132.66 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $33,706,127,605.81 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $34,118,509,159.82 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $34,409,602,021.48 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $34,737,081,490.84 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $35,671,004,421.98 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $37,126,468,730.26 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $39,109,538,850.28 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $41,359,444,093.49 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $43,063,550,221.10 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $44,458,370,183.20 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $45,380,164,245.10 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $47,041,819,330.39 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $50,528,869,235.63 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $52,778,774,478.84 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $54,755,780,164.25 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $57,205,811,749.84 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $59,213,139,608.34 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $61,808,717,624.76 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $66,181,174,984.21 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $69,334,680,985.47 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $71,154,011,370.81 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $72,912,697,409.98 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $74,252,937,460.52 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $76,430,069,488.31 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $77,078,963,992.42 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $80,468,982,943.78 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $83,962,097,283.64 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $86,296,904,611.50 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $90,299,431,459.25 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $93,665,192,672.14 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $95,969,677,826.91 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $97,267,466,835.12 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $97,079,469,361.97 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $96,030,322,173.09 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $95,842,324,699.94 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $96,679,216,677.20 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $96,806,569,804.17 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $95,545,167,403.66 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $94,295,893,872.39 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $92,616,045,483.26 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $90,256,980,416.93 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $87,964,624,131.40 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $87,643,209,096.65 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $86,994,314,592.55 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $86,927,605,811.75 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $86,598,852,811.12 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $86,532,386,607.71 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $87,384,742,893.24 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $86,966,236,260.27 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $88,863,858,496.53 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $91,886,797,220.47 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $92,721,324,068.22 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $92,796,219,835.75 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $91,623,297,536.32 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $91,727,241,945.67 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $91,411,891,345.55 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $91,442,759,317.75 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $90,276,386,607.71 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $85,929,642,451.04 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $88,050,253,948.20 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $92,480,747,946.94 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $95,026,294,377.76 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $95,684,164,245.10 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $95,808,545,799.12 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $97,085,655,085.28 | 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 |