According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $62,431,128,808.86 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $14,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $76,431,128,808.86 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 $14,000,000,000 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 | $14,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $12,565,096,952.91 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $11,168,975,069.25 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $11,091,412,742.38 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $12,022,160,664.82 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $12,099,722,991.69 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $12,235,457,063.71 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $12,879,224,376.73 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $12,716,343,490.30 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $12,576,731,301.94 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $12,689,750,692.52 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $13,272,107,393.99 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $15,531,855,955.68 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $16,203,068,399.74 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $17,339,654,805.03 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $18,234,604,730.45 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $20,006,605,582.78 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $23,188,152,567.65 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $24,727,466,439.38 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $23,751,971,020.67 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $23,434,263,797.14 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $25,550,820,370.76 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $25,277,860,643.51 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $25,112,294,907.31 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $25,027,274,664.39 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $24,946,729,171.11 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $25,447,901,129.34 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $25,886,426,592.80 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $25,984,871,084.59 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $26,190,709,567.44 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $26,584,487,534.63 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $26,794,800,767.10 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $26,942,467,504.79 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $27,273,598,977.20 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $27,506,285,957.81 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $27,770,296,185.81 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $28,513,104,623.91 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $29,676,539,526.96 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $31,260,600,894.95 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $33,059,450,245.05 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $34,424,248,881.31 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $35,538,461,538.46 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $36,272,320,477.31 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $37,601,321,116.56 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $40,389,090,134.24 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $42,187,939,484.34 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $43,767,526,102.71 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $45,727,466,439.38 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $47,333,901,555.51 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $49,405,710,632.86 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $52,900,490,091.63 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $55,424,248,881.31 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $56,878,542,510.12 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $58,283,613,893.03 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $59,357,553,803.54 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $61,093,756,658.85 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $61,612,827,615.60 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $64,324,525,889.62 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $67,116,769,656.94 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $68,982,740,251.44 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $72,182,186,234.82 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $74,871,510,760.71 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $76,715,107,607.07 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $77,753,249,520.56 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $77,601,108,033.24 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $76,764,329,852.97 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $76,612,188,365.65 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $77,283,400,809.72 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $77,381,845,301.51 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $76,375,026,635.41 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $75,377,157,468.57 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $74,034,732,580.44 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $72,146,388,237.80 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $70,316,215,640.32 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $70,056,680,161.94 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $69,537,609,205.20 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $69,488,386,959.30 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $69,223,347,538.89 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $69,170,232,260.81 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $69,851,557,639.04 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $69,517,025,356.91 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $71,033,920,733.01 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $73,450,330,279.14 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $74,117,381,206.05 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $74,177,253,356.06 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $73,239,703,814.19 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $73,322,755,167.27 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $73,070,692,520.78 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $73,095,348,391.22 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $72,163,034,306.41 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $68,688,435,968.46 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $70,383,560,622.20 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $73,925,101,214.57 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $75,959,904,112.51 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $76,485,776,688.69 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $76,431,128,808.86 | -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 |