According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $78,719,680,641.82 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $19,405,600,000 in the year 1925 would cost $98,125,280,641.82 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 $19,405,600,000 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 | $19,405,600,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $19,129,778,142.77 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $18,755,886,291.85 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $18,412,641,313.96 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $18,222,630,701.20 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $17,989,714,466.20 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $16,628,993,303.85 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $14,624,687,807.96 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $13,631,729,121.92 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $15,058,201,757.31 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $15,281,945,361.78 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $15,452,153,379.66 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $16,163,160,833.86 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $16,169,290,208.46 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $15,905,727,100.44 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $16,040,573,341.76 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $16,782,227,668.98 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $19,638,516,235.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $20,490,499,305.12 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $21,924,772,962.73 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $23,052,577,890.08 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $25,295,928,995.58 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $29,316,798,736.58 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $31,265,939,861.02 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $30,033,935,565.38 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $29,629,396,841.44 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $32,307,933,543.90 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $31,958,559,191.41 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $31,756,289,829.44 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $31,639,831,711.94 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $31,541,761,718.26 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $32,179,216,677.20 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $32,730,860,391.66 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $32,859,577,258.37 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $33,117,010,991.79 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $33,613,490,334.81 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $33,877,053,442.83 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $34,067,064,055.59 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $34,483,861,528.74 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $34,778,071,509.79 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $35,109,057,738.47 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $36,052,981,427.67 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $37,524,031,332.91 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $39,528,336,828.81 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $41,802,334,807.33 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $43,524,689,071.38 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $44,934,445,230.57 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $45,866,110,170.56 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $47,545,558,812.38 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $51,069,949,210.36 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $53,343,947,188.88 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $55,342,123,310.17 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $57,818,390,650.66 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $59,847,213,644.98 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $62,470,585,975.99 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $66,889,865,066.33 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $70,077,139,861.02 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $71,915,952,242.58 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $73,693,470,878.08 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $75,048,062,665.82 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $77,248,508,149.08 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $77,904,351,231.84 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $81,330,671,636.13 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $84,861,191,408.72 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $87,221,000,631.71 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $91,266,387,871.13 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $94,668,190,777.01 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $96,997,353,126.97 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $98,309,039,292.48 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $98,119,028,679.72 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $97,058,646,873.03 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $96,868,636,260.27 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $97,714,489,955.78 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $97,843,206,822.49 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $96,568,296,904.61 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $95,305,645,735.94 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $93,607,808,970.31 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $91,223,482,248.89 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $88,906,578,648.14 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $88,581,721,794.06 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $87,925,878,711.31 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $87,858,455,590.65 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $87,526,182,193.30 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $87,459,004,247.63 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $88,320,487,848.39 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $87,897,499,706.89 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $89,815,442,314.59 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $92,870,751,674.04 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $93,714,214,913.46 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $93,789,912,689.83 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $92,604,430,347.44 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $92,709,487,828.17 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $92,390,760,348.71 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $92,421,958,865.45 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $91,243,096,247.63 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $86,849,805,705.62 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $88,993,125,417.56 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $93,471,062,622.87 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $96,043,867,613.39 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $96,708,782,170.56 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $96,834,495,643.71 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $98,125,280,641.82 | 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 |