According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $2,206,760,227,416,298.50 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $544,000,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $2,750,760,227,416,298.50 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 $544,000,000,000,000 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 | $544,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $536,267,845,862,286.81 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $525,786,481,364,497.94 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $516,164,245,104,232.50 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $510,837,650,031,585.75 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $504,308,275,426,405.63 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $466,162,981,680,353.94 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $409,975,994,946,304.63 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $382,140,240,050,537.06 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $422,128,754,378,912.38 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $428,400,991,301,812.75 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $433,172,457,359,444.19 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $453,104,232,469,993.69 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $453,276,058,117,498.50 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $445,887,555,274,794.75 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $449,667,719,519,899.06 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $470,458,622,867,972.25 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $550,529,374,605,180.06 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $574,413,139,608,338.75 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $614,620,341,124,447.38 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $646,236,260,265,319.13 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $709,124,447,252,053.25 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $821,842,072,015,161.13 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $876,482,627,921,667.88 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $841,945,672,773,215.63 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $830,605,180,037,903.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $905,692,987,997,473.50 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $895,898,926,089,703.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $890,228,679,722,047.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $886,963,992,419,457.13 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $884,214,782,059,381.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $902,084,649,399,873.75 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $917,548,957,675,300.13 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $921,157,296,272,899.88 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $928,373,973,468,098.88 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $942,291,850,915,982.25 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $949,680,353,758,686.13 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $955,006,948,831,333.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $966,691,092,861,655.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $974,938,723,941,882.50 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $984,217,308,907,138.25 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $1,010,678,458,622,868.50 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $1,051,916,614,024,005.50 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,108,103,600,758,054.50 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,171,850,915,982,312.25 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $1,220,133,922,931,143.75 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $1,259,653,821,857,233.25 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $1,285,771,320,277,953.25 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $1,332,851,547,694,251.75 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $1,431,651,295,009,476.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $1,495,398,610,233,733.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $1,551,413,771,320,278.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $1,620,831,332,912,192.75 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $1,677,705,622,236,260.50 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $1,751,246,999,368,288.75 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $1,875,133,291,219,204.25 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $1,964,482,627,921,667.75 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $2,016,030,322,173,089.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $2,065,859,759,949,463.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $2,103,833,228,048,011.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $2,165,518,635,502,211.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $2,183,903,979,785,218.50 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $2,279,954,516,740,366.50 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $2,378,926,089,703,096.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $2,445,078,963,992,419.50 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $2,558,483,891,345,546.50 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $2,653,847,125,710,676.50 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $2,719,140,871,762,476.50 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $2,755,911,560,328,490.50 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $2,750,584,965,255,844.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $2,720,859,128,237,524.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $2,715,532,533,164,877.50 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $2,739,244,472,520,531.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,742,852,811,118,130.50 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $2,707,113,076,437,145.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $2,671,716,993,051,169.50 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $2,624,121,288,692,356.50 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $2,557,281,111,813,013.50 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $2,492,331,017,056,222.50 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $2,483,224,257,738,471.50 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $2,464,838,913,455,465.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $2,462,948,831,332,912.50 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $2,453,634,162,981,680.50 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $2,451,750,953,885,029.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $2,475,901,048,641,820.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $2,464,043,360,707,518.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $2,517,809,324,068,225.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $2,603,459,254,579,912.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $2,627,104,181,933,039.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $2,629,226,228,679,722.50 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $2,595,993,430,195,831.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $2,598,938,521,794,062.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $2,590,003,588,123,816.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $2,590,878,180,669,615.50 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $2,557,830,953,885,028.50 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,434,673,202,779,533.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $2,494,757,195,198,989.50 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $2,620,287,858,496,526.50 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $2,692,411,674,036,639.50 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $2,711,051,320,277,953.50 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $2,714,575,464,308,275.50 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $2,750,760,227,416,298.50 | 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 |