According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 391.84% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $23,373,078,142.77 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, apparel costing $5,965,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $29,338,078,142.77 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.93% 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 $5,965,000,000 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 | $5,965,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $5,880,216,361.34 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $5,765,287,428.93 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $5,659,778,900.82 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $5,601,372,394.19 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $5,529,777,321.54 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $5,111,511,370.81 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $4,495,416,929.88 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $4,190,195,830.70 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $4,628,672,830.64 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $4,697,448,369.70 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $4,749,767,845.86 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $4,968,321,225.52 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $4,970,205,306.38 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $4,889,189,829.44 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $4,930,639,608.34 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $5,158,613,392.29 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $6,036,595,072.65 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $6,298,482,312.07 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $6,739,357,233.10 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $7,086,028,111.18 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $7,775,601,705.62 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $9,011,558,749.21 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $9,610,696,462.41 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $9,231,996,209.73 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $9,107,646,873.03 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $9,930,990,208.46 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $9,823,597,599.49 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $9,761,422,931.14 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $9,725,625,394.82 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $9,695,480,101.07 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $9,891,424,510.42 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $10,060,991,787.74 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $10,100,557,485.79 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $10,179,688,881.87 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $10,332,299,431.46 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $10,413,314,908.40 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $10,471,721,415.03 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $10,599,838,913.46 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $10,690,274,794.69 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $10,792,015,161.09 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $11,082,163,613.39 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $11,534,343,019.58 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $12,150,437,460.52 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $12,849,431,459.25 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $13,378,858,180.67 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $13,812,196,778.27 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $14,098,577,068.86 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $14,614,815,224.26 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $15,698,161,718.26 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $16,397,155,716.99 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $17,011,366,077.07 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $17,772,534,744.16 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $18,396,165,508.53 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $19,202,552,116.24 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $20,560,974,415.67 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $21,540,696,462.41 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $22,105,920,720.15 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $22,652,304,169.30 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $23,068,686,039.17 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $23,745,071,067.59 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $23,946,667,719.52 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $24,999,868,919.77 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $26,085,099,494.63 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $26,810,470,625.39 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $28,053,963,992.42 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $29,099,628,869.24 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $29,815,579,595.70 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $30,218,772,899.56 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $30,160,366,392.92 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $29,834,420,404.30 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $29,776,013,897.66 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $30,036,017,056.22 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $30,075,582,754.26 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $29,683,693,935.57 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $29,295,573,278.58 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $28,773,682,880.61 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $28,040,775,426.41 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $27,328,592,861.66 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $27,228,736,576.12 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $27,027,139,924.19 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $27,006,415,034.74 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $26,904,279,011.37 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $26,883,629,485.15 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $27,148,437,049.91 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $27,018,416,629.82 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $27,607,964,371.45 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $28,547,122,157.30 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $28,806,390,524.32 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $28,829,658,922.93 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $28,465,258,843.97 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $28,497,551,989.89 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $28,399,579,785.22 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $28,409,169,756.79 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $28,046,804,485.15 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $26,696,370,688.57 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $27,355,196,083.39 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $28,731,649,036.64 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $29,522,491,977.26 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $29,726,877,068.86 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $29,838,106,351.58 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $29,338,078,142.77 | -1.68%* |
* 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 | 131.975 | 129.763 |