According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $135,856,178,707.22 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $34,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $169,856,178,707.22 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 $34,000,000,000 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 | $34,000,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $33,396,704,689.48 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $32,664,131,812.42 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $32,276,299,112.80 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $31,888,466,413.18 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $31,112,801,013.94 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $27,923,954,372.62 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $24,821,292,775.67 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $24,648,922,686.95 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $26,717,363,751.58 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $26,889,733,840.30 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $27,191,381,495.56 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $28,622,053,231.94 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $28,260,076,045.63 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $27,949,809,885.93 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $28,200,977,729.49 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $29,495,174,027.49 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $34,517,110,266.16 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $36,008,774,495.47 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $38,534,659,257.09 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $40,523,544,896.17 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $44,461,538,461.54 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $51,532,026,908.45 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $54,952,910,207.66 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $52,785,024,861.07 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $52,078,970,459.20 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $56,782,684,995.61 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $56,176,074,875.69 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $55,808,131,032.47 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $55,619,186,896.75 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $55,440,187,189.24 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $56,553,963,147.12 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $57,528,517,110.27 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $57,747,294,530.56 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $58,204,738,227.55 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $59,079,847,908.75 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $59,547,236,033.93 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $59,875,402,164.38 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $60,611,289,850.83 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $61,128,400,116.99 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $61,715,121,380.52 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $63,365,896,460.95 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $65,951,447,791.75 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $69,471,775,372.92 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $73,469,435,507.46 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $76,502,486,107.05 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $78,978,648,727.70 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $80,609,534,951.74 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $83,563,030,125.77 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $89,758,408,891.49 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $93,756,069,026.03 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $97,266,452,179.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $101,622,111,728.58 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $105,192,161,450.72 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $109,796,431,705.18 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $117,563,030,125.77 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $123,171,687,627.96 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $126,403,626,791.46 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $129,526,177,244.81 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $131,912,840,011.70 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $135,771,278,151.51 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $136,924,831,822.17 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $142,951,155,308.57 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $149,156,478,502.49 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $153,303,305,059.96 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $160,413,571,219.65 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $166,390,172,565.08 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $170,487,276,981.57 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $172,794,384,322.90 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $172,456,273,764.26 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $170,596,665,691.72 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $170,258,555,133.08 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $171,750,219,362.39 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $171,968,996,782.69 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $169,731,500,438.72 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $167,513,892,951.16 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $164,530,564,492.54 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $160,334,015,794.09 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $156,266,744,662.18 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $155,689,967,826.85 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $154,536,414,156.19 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $154,427,025,446.04 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $153,838,016,964.02 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $153,719,976,601.35 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $155,234,115,238.37 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $154,490,669,786.49 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $157,861,731,500.44 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $163,231,822,170.23 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $164,714,238,081.31 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $164,847,294,530.56 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $162,763,737,935.07 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $162,948,306,522.37 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $162,388,136,882.13 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $162,442,930,681.49 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $160,371,009,066.98 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $152,649,260,017.55 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $156,416,408,306.52 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $164,286,926,001.75 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $168,808,955,835.04 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $169,977,625,036.56 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $169,856,178,707.22 | -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 |