According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $121,696,336,070.75 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $30,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $151,696,336,070.75 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 $30,000,000,000 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 | $30,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $29,573,594,440.93 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $28,995,578,016.42 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $28,464,939,987.37 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $28,171,193,935.57 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $27,811,118,130.13 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $25,707,517,372.08 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $22,608,970,309.54 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $21,073,910,296.90 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $23,279,159,248.84 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $23,625,054,667.38 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $23,888,186,986.73 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $24,987,365,761.21 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $24,996,841,440.30 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $24,589,387,239.42 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $24,797,852,179.41 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $25,944,409,349.34 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $30,360,075,805.43 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $31,677,195,198.99 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $33,894,504,106.13 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $35,638,029,058.75 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $39,106,127,605.81 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $45,322,173,089.07 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $48,335,439,039.80 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $46,430,827,542.64 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $45,805,432,722.68 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $49,946,304,485.15 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $49,406,190,777.01 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $49,093,493,367.02 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $48,913,455,464.31 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $48,761,844,598.86 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $49,747,315,224.26 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $50,600,126,342.39 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $50,799,115,603.28 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $51,197,094,125.08 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $51,964,624,131.40 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $52,372,078,332.28 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $52,665,824,384.08 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $53,310,170,562.22 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $53,765,003,158.56 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $54,276,689,829.44 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $55,735,944,409.35 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $58,010,107,391.03 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $61,108,654,453.57 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $64,624,131,396.08 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $67,286,797,220.47 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $69,466,203,411.24 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $70,906,506,632.98 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $73,502,842,703.73 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $78,951,358,180.67 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $82,466,835,123.18 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $85,555,906,506.63 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $89,384,080,859.13 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $92,520,530,638.03 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $96,576,121,288.69 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $103,408,085,912.82 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $108,335,439,039.80 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $111,178,142,766.90 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $113,926,089,703.10 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $116,020,214,782.06 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $119,421,983,575.49 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $120,435,881,238.16 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $125,732,785,849.65 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $131,190,777,005.69 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $134,838,913,455.46 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $141,092,861,655.09 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $146,351,863,550.22 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $149,952,621,604.55 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $151,980,416,929.88 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $151,686,670,878.08 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $150,047,378,395.45 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $149,753,632,343.65 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $151,061,276,058.12 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $151,260,265,319.01 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $149,289,324,068.22 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $147,337,334,175.62 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $144,712,571,067.59 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $141,026,531,901.45 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $137,444,725,205.31 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $136,942,514,213.52 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $135,928,616,550.85 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $135,824,384,080.86 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $135,310,707,517.37 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $135,206,854,074.54 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $136,538,660,770.69 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $135,884,744,156.66 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $138,849,778,900.82 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $143,573,120,656.98 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $144,877,068,856.60 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $144,994,093,493.37 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $143,161,402,400.51 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $143,323,815,540.11 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $142,831,080,227.42 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $142,879,311,433.99 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $141,056,854,074.54 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $134,265,066,329.75 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $137,578,521,794.06 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $144,501,168,667.09 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $148,478,584,965.26 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $149,506,506,632.98 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $149,700,852,811.12 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $151,696,336,070.75 | 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 |