According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $3,926,735,110.55 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $968,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $4,894,735,110.55 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 $968,000,000 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 | $968,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $954,241,313.96 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $935,590,650.66 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $918,468,730.26 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $908,990,524.32 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $897,372,078.33 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $829,495,893.87 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $729,516,108.65 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $679,984,838.91 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $751,140,871.76 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $762,301,763.93 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $770,792,166.77 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $806,259,001.90 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $806,564,750.47 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $793,417,561.59 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $800,144,030.32 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $837,139,608.34 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $979,618,445.99 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $1,022,117,498.42 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $1,093,662,665.82 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $1,149,920,404.30 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $1,261,824,384.08 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $1,462,395,451.67 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,559,623,499.68 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $1,498,168,035.38 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,477,988,629.19 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $1,611,600,758.05 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $1,594,173,089.07 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $1,584,083,385.98 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $1,578,274,162.98 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $1,573,382,185.72 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $1,605,180,037.90 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $1,632,697,409.98 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $1,639,118,130.13 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $1,651,959,570.44 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $1,676,725,205.31 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,689,872,394.19 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $1,699,350,600.13 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $1,720,141,503.47 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $1,734,817,435.25 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,751,327,858.50 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $1,798,413,139.61 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $1,871,792,798.48 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,971,772,583.70 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,085,205,306.38 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,171,120,656.98 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $2,241,442,830.07 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,287,916,614.02 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $2,371,691,724.57 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,547,497,157.30 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,660,929,879.97 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,760,603,916.61 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $2,884,126,342.39 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $2,985,329,121.92 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $3,116,189,513.58 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,336,634,238.79 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,495,623,499.68 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $3,587,348,073.28 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,676,015,161.09 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,743,585,596.97 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,853,349,336.70 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $3,886,064,434.62 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $4,056,977,890.08 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,233,089,071.38 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,350,802,274.16 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,552,596,336.07 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,722,286,797.22 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,838,471,257.11 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,903,901,452.94 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,894,423,247.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $4,841,528,742.89 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,832,050,536.96 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,874,243,840.81 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $4,880,664,560.96 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,817,068,856.60 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,754,084,649.40 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,669,392,293.11 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,550,456,096.02 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,434,883,133.29 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,418,678,458.62 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,385,963,360.71 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,382,600,126.34 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $4,366,025,495.89 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,362,674,491.47 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,405,647,454.20 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $4,384,547,744.79 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,480,219,532.53 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,632,626,026.53 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,674,700,088.44 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,678,476,083.39 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,619,341,250.79 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,624,581,781.43 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,608,682,855.34 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,610,239,115.60 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,551,434,491.47 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,332,286,140.24 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,439,200,303.22 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,662,571,042.32 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,790,909,008.21 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,824,076,614.02 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,830,347,517.37 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $4,894,735,110.55 | 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 |