According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $22,296,831,717,451,532 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $5,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $27,296,831,717,451,532 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 $5,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $5,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $4,487,534,626,038,781.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $3,988,919,667,590,027.50 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $3,961,218,836,565,097.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $4,293,628,808,864,266.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $4,321,329,639,889,197.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $4,369,806,094,182,825.50 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $4,599,722,991,689,751.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $4,541,551,246,537,396.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $4,491,689,750,692,521.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $4,532,053,818,757,419.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $4,740,038,354,996,804.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $5,547,091,412,742,383.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $5,786,810,142,765,821.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $6,192,733,858,938,845.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $6,512,358,832,303,430.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $7,145,216,279,565,312.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $8,281,483,059,876,412.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $8,831,238,014,063,500.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $8,482,846,793,096,100.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $8,369,379,927,551,674.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $9,125,292,989,558,918.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $9,027,807,372,682,718.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $8,968,676,752,610,271.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $8,938,312,380,140,635.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $8,909,546,132,537,823.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $9,088,536,117,621,992.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $9,245,152,354,570,638.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $9,280,311,101,640,742.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $9,353,824,845,514,596.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $9,494,459,833,795,014.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $9,569,571,702,535,692.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $9,622,309,823,140,848.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $9,740,571,063,285,746.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $9,823,673,556,360,538.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $9,917,962,923,503,090.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $10,183,251,651,395,696.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $10,598,764,116,769,658.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $11,164,500,319,624,974.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $11,806,946,516,087,790.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $12,294,374,600,468,782.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $12,692,307,692,307,694.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $12,954,400,170,466,654.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $13,429,043,255,913,062.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $14,424,675,047,943,746.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $15,067,121,244,406,562.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $15,631,259,322,395,054.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $16,331,238,014,063,498.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $16,904,964,841,252,930.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $17,644,896,654,591,946.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $18,893,032,175,580,652.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $19,794,374,600,468,784.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $20,313,765,182,186,228.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $20,815,576,390,368,636.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $21,199,126,358,406,136.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $21,819,198,806,733,428.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $22,004,581,291,284,896.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $22,973,044,960,579,588.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $23,970,274,877,477,096.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $24,636,692,946,942,256.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $25,779,352,226,720,644.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $26,739,825,271,681,224.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $27,398,252,716,812,276.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $27,769,017,685,915,188.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $27,714,681,440,443,212.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $27,415,832,090,347,324.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $27,361,495,844,875,344.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $27,601,214,574,898,784.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $27,636,373,321,968,892.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $27,276,795,226,933,736.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $26,920,413,381,632,216.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $26,440,975,921,585,340.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $25,766,567,227,786,064.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $25,112,934,157,255,492.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $25,020,242,914,979,760.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $24,834,860,430,428,300.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $24,817,281,056,893,252.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $24,722,624,121,031,320.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $24,703,654,378,862,136.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $24,946,984,871,084,596.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $24,827,509,056,040,908.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $25,369,257,404,645,216.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $26,232,260,813,978,264.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $26,470,493,287,875,560.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $26,491,876,198,593,652.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $26,157,037,076,496,908.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $26,186,698,274,025,144.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $26,096,675,900,277,012.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $26,105,481,568,293,200.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $25,772,512,252,290,652.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $24,531,584,274,451,308.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $25,136,985,936,501,172.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $26,401,821,862,348,176.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $27,128,537,183,038,572.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $27,316,348,817,387,600.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $27,296,831,717,451,532.00 | -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 |