According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $127,864,638,783.27 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $32,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $159,864,638,783.27 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 $32,000,000,000 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 | $32,000,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $31,432,192,648.92 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $30,742,712,294.04 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $30,377,693,282.64 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $30,012,674,271.23 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $29,282,636,248.42 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $26,281,368,821.29 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $23,361,216,730.04 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $23,198,986,058.30 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $25,145,754,119.14 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $25,307,984,790.87 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $25,591,888,466.41 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $26,938,403,041.83 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $26,597,718,631.18 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $26,305,703,422.05 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $26,542,096,686.58 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $27,760,163,790.58 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $32,486,692,015.21 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $33,890,611,289.85 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $36,267,914,594.91 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $38,139,806,961.10 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $41,846,153,846.15 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $48,500,731,207.96 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $51,720,386,077.80 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $49,680,023,398.65 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $49,015,501,608.66 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $53,442,527,054.69 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $52,871,599,883.01 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $52,525,299,795.26 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $52,347,470,020.47 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $52,178,999,707.52 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $53,227,259,432.58 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $54,144,486,692.02 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $54,350,394,852.30 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $54,780,930,096.52 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $55,604,562,737.64 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $56,044,457,443.70 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $56,353,319,684.12 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $57,045,919,859.61 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $57,532,611,874.82 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $58,084,820,122.84 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $59,638,490,786.78 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $62,071,950,862.83 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $65,385,200,350.98 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $69,147,704,007.02 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $72,002,339,865.46 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $74,332,845,861.36 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $75,867,797,601.64 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $78,647,557,765.43 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $84,478,502,486.11 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $88,241,006,142.15 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $91,544,896,168.47 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $95,644,340,450.42 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $99,004,387,247.73 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $103,337,818,075.46 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $110,647,557,765.43 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $115,926,294,238.08 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $118,968,119,333.14 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $121,906,990,348.05 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $124,153,261,187.48 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $127,784,732,377.89 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $128,870,429,950.28 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $134,542,263,819.83 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $140,382,568,002.34 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $144,285,463,585.84 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $150,977,478,794.97 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $156,602,515,355.37 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $160,458,613,629.72 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $162,630,008,774.50 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $162,311,787,072.24 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $160,561,567,709.86 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $160,243,346,007.60 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $161,647,265,282.25 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $161,853,173,442.53 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $159,747,294,530.56 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $157,660,134,542.26 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $154,852,295,992.98 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $150,902,603,100.32 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $147,074,583,211.47 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $146,531,734,425.27 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $145,446,036,852.88 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $145,343,082,772.74 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $144,788,721,848.49 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $144,677,625,036.56 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $146,102,696,694.94 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $145,402,983,328.46 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $148,575,747,294.53 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $153,629,950,277.86 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $155,025,165,253.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $155,150,394,852.30 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $153,189,400,409.48 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $153,363,112,021.06 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $152,835,893,536.12 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $152,887,464,170.81 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $150,937,420,298.33 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $143,669,891,781.22 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $147,215,443,112.02 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $154,622,989,178.12 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $158,879,017,256.51 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $159,978,941,210.88 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $159,864,638,783.27 | -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 |