According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $445,936,634,349.03 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $100,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $545,936,634,349.03 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.16% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -2.43%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.65%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $100,000,000,000 beginning in 1930. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | $100,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $89,750,692,520.78 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $79,778,393,351.80 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $79,224,376,731.30 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $85,872,576,177.29 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $86,426,592,797.78 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $87,396,121,883.66 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $91,994,459,833.80 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $90,831,024,930.75 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $89,833,795,013.85 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $90,641,076,375.15 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $94,800,767,099.94 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $110,941,828,254.85 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $115,736,202,855.32 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $123,854,677,178.78 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $130,247,176,646.07 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $142,904,325,591.31 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $165,629,661,197.53 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $176,624,760,281.27 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $169,656,935,861.92 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $167,387,598,551.03 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $182,505,859,791.18 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $180,556,147,453.65 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $179,373,535,052.21 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $178,766,247,602.81 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $178,190,922,650.76 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $181,770,722,352.44 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $184,903,047,091.41 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $185,606,222,032.81 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $187,076,496,910.29 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $189,889,196,675.90 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $191,391,434,050.71 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $192,446,196,462.82 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $194,811,421,265.71 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $196,473,471,127.21 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $198,359,258,470.06 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $203,665,033,027.91 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $211,975,282,335.39 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $223,290,006,392.50 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $236,138,930,321.76 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $245,887,492,009.38 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $253,846,153,846.15 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $259,088,003,409.33 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $268,580,865,118.26 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $288,493,500,958.87 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $301,342,424,888.13 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $312,625,186,447.90 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $326,624,760,281.27 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $338,099,296,825.06 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $352,897,933,091.84 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $377,860,643,511.61 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $395,887,492,009.38 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $406,275,303,643.72 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $416,311,527,807.37 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $423,982,527,168.12 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $436,383,976,134.67 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $440,091,625,825.70 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $459,460,899,211.59 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $479,405,497,549.54 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $492,733,858,938.85 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $515,587,044,534.41 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $534,796,505,433.62 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $547,965,054,336.25 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $555,380,353,718.30 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $554,293,628,808.86 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $548,316,641,806.95 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $547,229,916,897.51 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $552,024,291,497.98 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $552,727,466,439.38 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $545,535,904,538.67 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $538,408,267,632.64 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $528,819,518,431.71 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $515,331,344,555.72 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $502,258,683,145.11 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $500,404,858,299.60 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $496,697,208,608.57 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $496,345,621,137.86 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $494,452,482,420.63 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $494,073,087,577.24 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $498,939,697,421.69 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $496,550,181,120.82 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $507,385,148,092.90 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $524,645,216,279.57 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $529,409,865,757.51 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $529,837,523,971.87 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $523,140,741,529.94 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $523,733,965,480.50 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $521,933,518,005.54 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $522,109,631,365.86 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $515,450,245,045.81 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $490,631,685,489.03 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $502,739,718,730.02 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $528,036,437,246.96 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $542,570,743,660.77 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $546,326,976,347.75 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $545,936,634,349.03 | -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 |