According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $88,838,325,331.65 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $21,900,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $110,738,325,331.65 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 $21,900,000,000 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 | $21,900,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $21,588,723,941.88 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $21,166,771,951.99 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $20,779,406,190.78 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $20,564,971,572.96 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $20,302,116,235.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $18,766,487,681.62 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $16,504,548,325.96 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $15,383,954,516.74 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $16,993,786,251.65 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $17,246,289,907.19 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $17,438,376,500.32 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $18,240,777,005.69 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $18,247,694,251.42 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $17,950,252,684.78 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $18,102,432,090.97 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $18,939,418,825.02 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $22,162,855,337.97 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $23,124,352,495.26 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $24,742,987,997.47 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $26,015,761,212.89 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $28,547,473,152.24 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $33,085,186,355.02 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $35,284,870,499.05 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $33,894,504,106.13 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $33,437,965,887.56 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $36,460,802,274.16 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $36,066,519,267.21 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $35,838,250,157.93 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $35,706,822,488.95 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $35,596,146,557.17 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $36,315,540,113.71 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $36,938,092,229.94 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $37,083,354,390.40 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $37,373,878,711.31 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $37,934,175,615.92 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $38,231,617,182.56 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $38,446,051,800.38 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $38,916,424,510.42 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $39,248,452,305.75 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $39,621,983,575.49 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $40,687,239,418.83 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $42,347,378,395.45 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $44,609,317,751.11 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $47,175,615,919.14 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $49,119,361,970.94 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $50,710,328,490.21 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $51,761,749,842.07 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $53,657,075,173.72 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $57,634,491,471.89 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $60,200,789,639.92 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $62,455,811,749.84 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $65,250,379,027.16 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $67,539,987,365.76 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $70,500,568,540.75 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $75,487,902,716.36 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $79,084,870,499.05 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $81,160,044,219.84 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $83,166,045,483.26 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $84,694,756,790.90 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $87,178,048,010.11 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $87,918,193,303.85 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $91,784,933,670.25 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $95,769,267,214.15 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $98,432,406,822.49 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $102,997,789,008.21 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $106,836,860,391.66 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $109,465,413,771.32 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $110,945,704,358.81 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $110,731,269,741.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $109,534,586,228.68 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $109,320,151,610.87 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $110,274,731,522.43 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $110,419,993,682.88 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $108,981,206,569.80 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $107,556,253,948.20 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $105,640,176,879.34 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $102,949,368,288.06 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $100,334,649,399.87 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $99,968,035,375.87 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $99,227,890,082.12 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $99,151,800,379.03 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $98,776,816,487.68 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $98,701,003,474.42 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $99,673,222,362.60 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $99,195,863,234.37 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $101,360,338,597.60 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $104,808,378,079.60 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $105,760,260,265.32 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $105,845,688,250.16 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $104,507,823,752.37 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $104,626,385,344.28 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $104,266,688,566.01 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $104,301,897,346.81 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $102,971,503,474.42 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $98,013,498,420.72 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $100,432,320,909.67 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $105,485,853,126.97 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $108,389,367,024.64 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $109,139,749,842.07 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $109,281,622,552.12 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $110,738,325,331.65 | 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 |