According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $32,765,313,688.21 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $8,200,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $40,965,313,688.21 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 $8,200,000,000 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 | $8,200,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $8,054,499,366.29 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $7,877,820,025.35 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $7,784,283,903.68 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $7,690,747,782.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $7,503,675,538.66 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $6,734,600,760.46 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $5,986,311,787.07 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $5,944,740,177.44 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $6,443,599,493.03 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $6,485,171,102.66 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $6,557,921,419.52 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $6,902,965,779.47 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $6,815,665,399.24 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $6,740,836,501.90 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $6,801,412,275.94 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $7,113,541,971.34 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $8,324,714,828.90 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $8,684,469,143.02 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $9,293,653,114.95 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $9,773,325,533.78 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $10,723,076,923.08 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $12,428,312,372.04 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $13,253,348,932.44 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $12,730,505,995.91 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $12,560,222,287.22 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $13,694,647,557.77 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $13,548,347,470.02 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $13,459,608,072.54 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $13,414,039,192.75 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $13,370,868,675.05 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $13,639,485,229.60 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $13,874,524,714.83 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $13,927,288,680.90 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $14,037,613,337.23 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $14,248,669,201.52 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $14,361,392,219.95 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $14,440,538,169.06 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $14,618,016,964.02 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $14,742,731,792.92 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $14,884,235,156.48 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $15,282,363,264.11 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $15,905,937,408.60 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $16,754,957,589.94 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $17,719,099,151.80 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $18,450,599,590.52 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $19,047,791,751.97 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $19,441,123,135.42 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $20,153,436,677.39 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $21,647,616,262.06 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $22,611,757,823.93 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $23,458,379,643.17 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $24,508,862,240.42 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $25,369,874,232.23 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $26,480,315,881.84 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $28,353,436,677.39 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $29,706,112,898.51 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $30,485,580,579.12 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $31,238,666,276.69 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $31,814,273,179.29 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $32,744,837,671.83 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $33,023,047,674.76 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $34,476,455,103.83 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $35,973,033,050.60 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $36,973,150,043.87 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $38,687,978,941.21 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $40,129,394,559.81 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $41,117,519,742.61 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $41,673,939,748.46 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $41,592,395,437.26 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $41,143,901,725.65 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $41,062,357,414.45 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $41,422,111,728.58 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $41,474,875,694.65 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $40,935,244,223.46 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $40,400,409,476.46 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $39,680,900,848.20 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $38,668,792,044.46 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $37,687,861,947.94 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $37,548,756,946.48 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $37,270,546,943.55 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $37,244,164,960.51 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $37,102,109,973.68 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $37,073,641,415.62 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $37,438,816,028.08 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $37,259,514,477.92 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $38,072,535,244.22 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $39,367,674,758.70 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $39,725,198,596.08 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $39,757,288,680.90 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $39,254,783,854.93 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $39,299,297,455.40 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $39,164,197,718.63 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $39,177,412,693.77 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $38,677,713,951.45 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $36,815,409,768.94 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $37,723,957,297.46 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $39,622,140,976.89 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $40,712,748,171.98 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $40,994,603,685.29 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $40,965,313,688.21 | -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 |