According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $28,395,811,749.84 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $7,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $35,395,811,749.84 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 $7,000,000,000 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 | $7,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $6,900,505,369.55 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $6,765,634,870.50 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $6,641,819,330.39 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $6,573,278,584.97 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $6,489,260,897.03 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $5,998,420,720.15 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $5,275,426,405.56 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $4,917,245,735.94 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $5,431,803,824.73 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $5,512,512,755.72 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $5,573,910,296.90 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $5,830,385,344.28 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $5,832,596,336.07 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $5,737,523,689.20 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $5,786,165,508.53 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $6,053,695,514.85 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $7,084,017,687.93 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $7,391,345,546.43 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $7,908,717,624.76 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $8,315,540,113.71 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $9,124,763,108.02 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $10,575,173,720.78 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $11,278,269,109.29 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $10,833,859,759.95 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $10,687,934,301.96 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $11,654,137,713.20 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $11,528,111,181.30 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $11,455,148,452.31 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $11,413,139,608.34 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $11,377,763,739.73 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $11,607,706,885.66 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $11,806,696,146.56 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $11,853,126,974.10 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $11,945,988,629.19 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $12,125,078,963.99 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $12,220,151,610.87 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $12,288,692,356.29 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $12,439,039,797.85 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $12,545,167,403.66 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $12,664,560,960.20 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $13,005,053,695.51 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $13,535,691,724.57 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $14,258,686,039.17 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $15,078,963,992.42 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $15,700,252,684.78 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $16,208,780,795.96 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $16,544,851,547.69 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $17,150,663,297.54 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $18,421,983,575.49 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $19,242,261,528.74 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $19,963,044,851.55 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $20,856,285,533.80 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $21,588,123,815.54 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $22,534,428,300.69 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $24,128,553,379.66 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $25,278,269,109.29 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $25,941,566,645.61 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $26,582,754,264.06 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $27,071,383,449.15 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $27,865,129,500.95 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $28,101,705,622.24 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $29,337,650,031.59 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $30,611,181,301.33 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $31,462,413,139.61 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $32,921,667,719.52 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $34,148,768,161.72 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $34,988,945,041.06 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $35,462,097,283.64 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $35,393,556,538.22 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $35,011,054,958.94 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $34,942,514,213.52 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $35,247,631,080.23 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $35,294,061,907.77 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $34,834,175,615.92 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $34,378,711,307.64 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $33,766,266,582.44 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $32,906,190,777.01 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $32,070,435,881.24 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $31,953,253,316.49 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $31,716,677,195.20 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $31,692,356,285.53 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $31,572,498,420.72 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $31,548,265,950.73 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $31,859,020,846.49 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $31,706,440,303.22 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $32,398,281,743.52 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $33,500,394,819.96 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $33,804,649,399.87 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $33,831,955,148.45 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $33,404,327,226.78 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $33,442,223,626.03 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $33,327,252,053.06 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $33,338,506,001.26 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $32,913,265,950.73 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $31,328,515,476.94 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $32,101,655,085.28 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $33,716,939,355.65 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $34,645,003,158.56 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $34,884,851,547.69 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $34,930,198,989.26 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $35,395,811,749.84 | 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 |