According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $359,619,296,577.95 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $90,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $449,619,296,577.95 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 $90,000,000,000 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 | $90,000,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $88,403,041,825.10 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $86,463,878,327.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $85,437,262,357.41 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $84,410,646,387.83 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $82,357,414,448.67 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $73,916,349,809.89 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $65,703,422,053.23 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $65,247,148,288.97 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $70,722,433,460.08 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $71,178,707,224.33 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $71,977,186,311.79 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $75,764,258,555.13 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $74,806,083,650.19 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $73,984,790,874.52 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $74,649,646,931.02 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $78,075,460,661.01 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $91,368,821,292.78 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $95,317,344,252.71 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $102,003,509,798.19 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $107,268,207,078.09 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $117,692,307,692.31 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $136,408,306,522.37 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $145,463,585,843.81 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $139,725,065,808.72 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $137,856,098,274.35 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $150,307,107,341.33 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $148,701,374,670.96 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $147,727,405,674.17 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $147,227,259,432.58 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $146,753,436,677.39 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $149,701,667,154.14 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $152,281,368,821.29 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $152,860,485,522.08 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $154,071,365,896.46 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $156,387,832,699.62 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $157,625,036,560.40 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $158,493,711,611.58 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $160,441,649,605.15 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $161,810,470,897.92 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $163,363,556,595.50 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $167,733,255,337.82 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $174,577,361,801.70 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $183,895,875,987.13 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $194,477,917,519.74 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $202,506,580,871.60 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $209,061,128,985.08 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $213,378,180,754.61 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $221,196,256,215.27 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $237,595,788,242.18 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $248,177,829,774.79 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $257,470,020,473.82 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $268,999,707,516.82 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $278,449,839,134.25 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $290,637,613,337.23 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $311,196,256,215.27 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $326,042,702,544.60 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $334,597,835,624.45 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $342,863,410,353.90 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $349,181,047,089.79 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $359,394,559,812.81 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $362,448,084,235.16 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $378,400,116,993.27 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $394,825,972,506.58 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $405,802,866,335.19 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $424,624,159,110.85 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $440,444,574,436.97 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $451,289,850,833.58 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $457,396,899,678.27 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $456,501,901,140.68 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $451,579,409,183.97 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $450,684,410,646.39 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $454,632,933,606.32 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $455,212,050,307.11 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $449,289,265,867.21 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $443,419,128,400.12 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $435,522,082,480.26 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $424,413,571,219.65 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $413,647,265,282.25 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $412,120,503,071.07 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $409,066,978,648.73 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $408,777,420,298.33 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $407,218,280,198.89 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $406,905,820,415.33 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $410,913,834,454.52 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $408,945,890,611.29 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $417,869,289,265.87 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $432,084,235,156.48 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $436,008,277,274.06 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $436,360,485,522.08 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $430,845,188,651.65 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $431,333,752,559.23 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $429,850,950,570.34 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $429,995,992,980.40 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $424,511,494,589.06 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $404,071,570,634.69 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $414,043,433,752.56 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $434,877,157,063.47 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $446,847,236,033.93 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $449,940,772,155.60 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $449,619,296,577.95 | -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 |