According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $118,674,367,870.72 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $29,700,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $148,374,367,870.72 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.95% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by -1.72%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1925-2025 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 $29,700,000,000 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 | $29,700,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $29,173,003,802.28 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $28,533,079,847.91 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $28,194,296,577.95 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $27,855,513,307.98 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $27,177,946,768.06 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $24,392,395,437.26 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $21,682,129,277.57 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $21,531,558,935.36 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $23,338,403,041.83 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $23,488,973,384.03 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $23,752,471,482.89 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $25,002,205,323.19 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $24,686,007,604.56 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $24,414,980,988.59 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $24,634,383,487.24 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $25,764,902,018.13 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $30,151,711,026.62 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $31,454,723,603.39 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $33,661,158,233.40 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $35,398,508,335.77 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $38,838,461,538.46 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $45,014,741,152.38 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $48,002,983,328.46 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $46,109,271,716.88 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $45,492,512,430.54 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $49,601,345,422.64 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $49,071,453,641.42 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $48,750,043,872.48 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $48,584,995,612.75 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $48,428,634,103.54 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $49,401,550,160.87 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $50,252,851,711.03 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $50,443,960,222.29 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $50,843,550,745.83 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $51,607,984,790.87 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $52,016,262,064.93 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $52,302,924,831.82 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $52,945,744,369.70 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $53,397,455,396.31 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $53,909,973,676.51 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $55,351,974,261.48 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $57,610,529,394.56 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $60,685,639,075.75 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $64,177,712,781.52 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $66,827,171,687.63 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $68,990,172,565.08 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $70,414,799,649.02 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $72,994,764,551.04 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $78,406,610,119.92 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $81,898,683,825.68 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $84,965,106,756.36 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $88,769,903,480.55 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $91,888,446,914.30 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $95,910,412,401.29 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $102,694,764,551.04 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $107,594,091,839.72 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $110,417,285,756.07 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $113,144,925,416.79 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $115,229,745,539.63 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $118,600,204,738.23 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $119,607,867,797.60 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $124,872,038,607.78 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $130,292,570,927.17 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $133,914,945,890.61 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $140,125,972,506.58 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $145,346,709,564.20 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $148,925,650,775.08 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $150,940,976,893.83 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $150,645,627,376.43 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $149,021,205,030.71 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $148,725,855,513.31 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $150,028,868,090.08 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $150,219,976,601.35 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $148,265,457,736.18 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $146,328,312,372.04 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $143,722,287,218.48 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $140,056,478,502.49 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $136,503,597,543.14 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $135,999,766,013.45 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $134,992,102,954.08 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $134,896,548,698.45 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $134,382,032,465.63 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $134,278,920,737.06 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $135,601,565,369.99 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $134,952,143,901.73 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $137,896,865,457.74 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $142,587,797,601.64 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $143,882,731,500.44 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $143,998,960,222.29 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $142,178,912,255.05 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $142,340,138,344.55 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $141,850,813,688.21 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $141,898,677,683.53 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $140,088,793,214.39 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $133,343,618,309.45 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $136,634,333,138.34 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $143,509,461,830.94 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $147,459,587,891.20 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $148,480,454,811.35 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $148,374,367,870.72 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 1913 | 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 |
| CPI | 14.900 | 15.000 | 15.450 | 17.350 | 21.200 | 29.550 | 37.733 | 42.800 | 31.625 | 26.860 | 27.100 | 26.760 | 26.300 | 25.833 | 25.267 | 24.967 | 24.667 | 24.067 | 21.600 | 19.200 | 19.067 | 20.667 | 20.800 | 21.033 | 22.140 | 21.860 | 21.620 | 21.814 | 22.815 | 26.700 | 27.854 | 29.808 | 31.346 | 34.392 | 39.862 | 42.508 | 40.831 | 40.285 | 43.923 | 43.454 | 43.169 | 43.023 | 42.885 | 43.746 | 44.500 | 44.669 | 45.023 | 45.700 | 46.062 | 46.315 | 46.885 | 47.285 | 47.738 | 49.015 | 51.015 | 53.738 | 56.831 | 59.177 | 61.092 | 62.354 | 64.638 | 69.431 | 72.523 | 75.238 | 78.608 | 81.369 | 84.931 | 90.938 | 95.277 | 97.777 | 100.192 | 102.038 | 105.023 | 105.915 | 110.577 | 115.377 | 118.585 | 124.085 | 128.708 | 131.877 | 133.662 | 133.400 | 131.962 | 131.700 | 132.854 | 133.023 | 131.292 | 129.577 | 127.269 | 124.023 | 120.877 | 120.431 | 119.538 | 119.454 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.903 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.389 |