According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $2,028,272,267,845,862,912 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $500,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $2,528,272,267,845,862,912 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 $500,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $500,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $492,893,240,682,248,960.00 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $483,259,633,607,075,264.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $474,415,666,456,096,000.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $469,519,898,926,089,856.00 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $463,518,635,502,211,008.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $428,458,622,867,972,352.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $376,816,171,825,647,616.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $351,231,838,281,743,616.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $387,985,987,480,618,048.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $393,750,911,122,989,632.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $398,136,449,778,900,800.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $416,456,096,020,214,848.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $416,614,024,005,053,824.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $409,823,120,656,980,480.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $413,297,536,323,436,544.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $432,406,822,488,945,152.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $506,001,263,423,878,848.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $527,953,253,316,487,808.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $564,908,401,768,793,536.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $593,967,150,979,153,664.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $651,768,793,430,195,840.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $755,369,551,484,523,264.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $805,590,650,663,297,664.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $773,847,125,710,676,096.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $763,423,878,711,307,776.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $832,438,408,085,913,088.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $823,436,512,950,094,720.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $818,224,889,450,411,008.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $815,224,257,738,471,296.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $812,697,409,981,048,704.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $829,121,920,404,295,808.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $843,335,439,039,798,016.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $846,651,926,721,415,296.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $853,284,902,084,649,472.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $866,077,068,856,601,344.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $872,867,972,204,674,688.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $877,763,739,734,681,088.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $888,502,842,703,727,104.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $896,083,385,975,994,880.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $904,611,497,157,296,256.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $928,932,406,822,489,088.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $966,835,123,183,828,480.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,018,477,574,226,152,960.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,077,068,856,601,389,952.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $1,121,446,620,341,124,608.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $1,157,770,056,854,074,880.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $1,181,775,110,549,589,504.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $1,225,047,378,395,452,160.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $1,315,855,969,677,827,072.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $1,374,447,252,053,063,936.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $1,425,931,775,110,549,504.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $1,489,734,680,985,470,464.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $1,542,008,843,967,151,104.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $1,609,602,021,478,206,464.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $1,723,468,098,547,062,528.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $1,805,590,650,663,297,280.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $1,852,969,046,114,971,392.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $1,898,768,161,718,256,640.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $1,933,670,246,367,656,960.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $1,990,366,392,924,826,624.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $2,007,264,687,302,590,464.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $2,095,546,430,827,543,040.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $2,186,512,950,094,756,864.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $2,247,315,224,257,738,752.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $2,351,547,694,251,421,696.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $2,439,197,725,837,019,136.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $2,499,210,360,075,805,696.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $2,533,006,948,831,333,376.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $2,528,111,181,301,327,360.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $2,500,789,639,924,195,328.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $2,495,893,872,394,188,800.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $2,517,687,934,301,958,656.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,521,004,421,983,576,064.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $2,488,155,401,137,081,856.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $2,455,622,236,260,265,984.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $2,411,876,184,459,886,592.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $2,350,442,198,357,549,056.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $2,290,745,420,088,439,808.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $2,282,375,236,891,977,728.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $2,265,476,942,514,213,888.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $2,263,739,734,680,985,856.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $2,255,178,458,622,868,224.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $2,253,447,567,909,033,984.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $2,275,644,346,178,143,232.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $2,264,745,735,944,409,856.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $2,314,162,981,680,354,304.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $2,392,885,344,283,007,488.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $2,414,617,814,276,689,920.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $2,416,568,224,889,451,008.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $2,386,023,373,341,756,416.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $2,388,730,259,001,894,912.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $2,380,518,003,790,272,512.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $2,381,321,857,233,102,336.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $2,350,947,567,909,033,472.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,237,751,105,495,894,016.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $2,292,975,363,234,365,696.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $2,408,352,811,118,130,688.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $2,474,643,082,754,264,064.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $2,491,775,110,549,589,504.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $2,495,014,213,518,636,032.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $2,528,272,267,845,862,912.00 | 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 |