According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $782,913,095,388.50 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $193,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $975,913,095,388.50 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 $193,000,000,000 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 | $193,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $190,256,790,903.35 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $186,538,218,572.33 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $183,124,447,252.05 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $181,234,680,985.47 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $178,918,193,303.85 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $165,385,028,427.04 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $145,451,042,324.70 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $135,575,489,576.75 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $149,762,591,167.52 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $151,987,851,693.47 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $153,680,669,614.66 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $160,752,053,063.80 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $160,813,013,265.95 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $158,191,724,573.59 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $159,532,849,020.85 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $166,909,033,480.73 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $195,316,487,681.62 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $203,789,955,780.16 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $218,054,643,082.75 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $229,271,320,277.95 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $251,582,754,264.06 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $291,572,646,873.03 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $310,957,991,156.03 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $298,704,990,524.32 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $294,681,617,182.56 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $321,321,225,521.16 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $317,846,493,998.74 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $315,834,807,327.86 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $314,676,563,487.05 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $313,701,200,252.68 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $320,041,061,276.06 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $325,527,479,469.36 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $326,807,643,714.47 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $329,367,972,204.67 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $334,305,748,578.65 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $336,927,037,271.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $338,816,803,537.59 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $342,962,097,283.64 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $345,888,186,986.73 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $349,180,037,902.72 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $358,567,909,033.48 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $373,198,357,548.96 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $393,132,343,651.30 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $415,748,578,648.14 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $432,878,395,451.67 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $446,899,241,945.67 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $456,165,192,672.14 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $472,868,288,060.64 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $507,920,404,295.64 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $530,536,639,292.48 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $550,409,665,192.67 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $575,037,586,860.39 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $595,215,413,771.32 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $621,306,380,290.59 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $665,258,686,039.17 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $696,957,991,156.03 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $715,246,051,800.38 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $732,924,510,423.25 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $746,396,715,097.92 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $768,281,427,668.98 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $774,804,169,298.80 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $808,880,922,299.43 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $843,993,998,736.58 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $867,463,676,563.49 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $907,697,409,981.05 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $941,530,322,173.09 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $964,695,198,989.26 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $977,740,682,248.89 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $975,850,915,982.31 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $965,304,801,010.74 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $963,415,034,744.16 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $971,827,542,640.56 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $973,107,706,885.66 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $960,427,984,838.91 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $947,870,183,196.46 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $930,984,207,201.52 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $907,270,688,566.01 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $884,227,732,154.14 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $880,996,841,440.30 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $874,474,099,810.49 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $873,803,537,586.86 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $870,498,885,028.43 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $869,830,761,212.89 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $878,398,717,624.76 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $874,191,854,074.54 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $893,266,910,928.62 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $923,653,742,893.24 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $932,042,476,310.80 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $932,795,334,807.33 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $921,005,022,109.92 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $922,049,879,974.73 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $918,879,949,463.05 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $919,190,236,891.98 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $907,465,761,212.89 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $863,771,926,721.42 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $885,088,490,208.47 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $929,624,185,091.60 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $955,212,229,943.15 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $961,825,192,672.14 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $963,075,486,418.19 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $975,913,095,388.50 | 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 |