Apparel priced at $1 in 1930 $0.86 in 1935

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Prices for Apparel, 1930-1935 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel were 13.57% lower in 1935 versus 1930 (a $0.14 difference in value).

Between 1930 and 1935: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of -2.88% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, apparel costing $1 in the year 1930 would cost $0.86 in 1935 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of -3.85% during this same period, inflation for apparel was higher.

In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -2.43%, which is above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-1935 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.65%), inflation for apparel was higher.

Price Inflation for Apparel since 1913

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1918 (39.39%), 1919 (27.69%), and 1921 (-26.11%).

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Buying power of $1.00 since 1930

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1 beginning in 1930. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1930$1.00-2.43%
1931$0.90-10.25%
1932$0.80-11.11%
1933$0.79-0.69%
1934$0.868.39%
1935$0.860.65%
1936$0.871.12%
1937$0.925.26%
1938$0.91-1.26%
1939$0.90-1.10%
1940$0.910.90%
1941$0.954.59%
1942$1.1117.03%
1943$1.164.32%
1944$1.247.01%
1945$1.305.16%
1946$1.439.72%
1947$1.6615.90%
1948$1.776.64%
1949$1.70-3.94%
1950$1.67-1.34%
1951$1.839.03%
1952$1.81-1.07%
1953$1.79-0.65%
1954$1.79-0.34%
1955$1.78-0.32%
1956$1.822.01%
1957$1.851.72%
1958$1.860.38%
1959$1.870.79%
1960$1.901.50%
1961$1.910.79%
1962$1.920.55%
1963$1.951.23%
1964$1.960.85%
1965$1.980.96%
1966$2.042.67%
1967$2.124.08%
1968$2.235.34%
1969$2.365.75%
1970$2.464.13%
1971$2.543.24%
1972$2.592.06%
1973$2.693.66%
1974$2.887.41%
1975$3.014.45%
1976$3.133.74%
1977$3.274.48%
1978$3.383.51%
1979$3.534.38%
1980$3.787.07%
1981$3.964.77%
1982$4.062.62%
1983$4.162.47%
1984$4.241.84%
1985$4.362.92%
1986$4.400.85%
1987$4.594.40%
1988$4.794.34%
1989$4.932.78%
1990$5.164.64%
1991$5.353.73%
1992$5.482.46%
1993$5.551.35%
1994$5.54-0.20%
1995$5.48-1.08%
1996$5.47-0.20%
1997$5.520.88%
1998$5.530.13%
1999$5.46-1.30%
2000$5.38-1.31%
2001$5.29-1.78%
2002$5.15-2.55%
2003$5.02-2.54%
2004$5.00-0.37%
2005$4.97-0.74%
2006$4.96-0.07%
2007$4.94-0.38%
2008$4.94-0.08%
2009$4.990.98%
2010$4.97-0.48%
2011$5.072.18%
2012$5.253.40%
2013$5.290.91%
2014$5.300.08%
2015$5.23-1.26%
2016$5.240.11%
2017$5.22-0.34%
2018$5.220.03%
2019$5.15-1.28%
2020$4.91-4.81%
2021$5.032.47%
2022$5.285.03%
2023$5.432.75%
2024$5.40-0.47%*

* 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:

Year1913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI14.90015.00015.45017.35021.20029.55037.73342.80031.62526.86027.10026.76026.30025.83325.26724.96724.66724.06721.60019.20019.06720.66720.80021.03322.14021.86021.62021.81422.81526.70027.85429.80831.34634.39239.86242.50840.83140.28543.92343.45443.16943.02342.88543.74644.50044.66945.02345.70046.06246.31546.88547.28547.73849.01551.01553.73856.83159.17761.09262.35464.63869.43172.52375.23878.60881.36984.93190.93895.27797.777100.192102.038105.023105.915110.577115.377118.585124.085128.708131.877133.662133.400131.962131.700132.854133.023131.292129.577127.269124.023120.877120.431119.538119.454118.998118.907120.078119.503122.111126.265127.411127.514125.903126.045125.612125.654124.052118.079120.993127.081130.579129.966

Adjust apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1935 / CPI in 1930 * 1930 USD value = 1935 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Apparel was 24.067 in the year 1930 and 20.800 in 1935:

20.800 / 24.067 * $1 = $0.86

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1930 has the same "purchasing power" as $0.86 in 1935 (in the CPI category of Apparel).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Apparel in 1913. In addition to apparel, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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