According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 455.51% higher in 2026 versus 1930 (a $27,330,541,737,649,060 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $6,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $33,330,541,737,649,060 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.15% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -1.28%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.67%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $6,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $6,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $5,546,166,950,596,252.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $4,877,683,134,582,624.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $4,546,507,666,098,808.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $5,022,270,404,212,483.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $5,096,894,247,149,785.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $5,153,662,691,652,470.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $5,390,800,681,431,005.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $5,392,844,974,446,338.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $5,304,940,374,787,053.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $5,349,914,821,124,361.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $5,597,274,275,979,557.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $6,549,914,821,124,361.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $6,834,071,550,255,537.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $7,312,436,115,843,270.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $7,688,586,030,664,396.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $8,436,797,274,275,980.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $9,777,853,492,333,902.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $10,427,938,671,209,540.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $10,017,035,775,127,768.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $9,882,112,436,115,846.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $10,775,468,483,816,016.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $10,658,943,781,942,078.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $10,591,482,112,436,118.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $10,552,640,545,144,806.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $10,519,931,856,899,490.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $10,732,538,330,494,038.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $10,916,524,701,873,936.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $10,959,454,855,195,914.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $11,045,315,161,839,864.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $11,210,902,896,081,770.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $11,298,807,495,741,056.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $11,362,180,579,216,354.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $11,501,192,504,258,944.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $11,599,318,568,994,890.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $11,709,710,391,822,828.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $12,024,531,516,183,990.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $12,515,161,839,863,718.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $13,183,645,655,877,346.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $13,942,078,364,565,588.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $14,516,524,701,873,936.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $14,986,712,095,400,344.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $15,297,444,633,730,832.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $15,857,580,919,931,858.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $17,033,049,403,747,870.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $17,791,482,112,436,114.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $18,457,921,635,434,412.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $19,283,816,013,628,620.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $19,960,477,001,703,576.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $20,835,434,412,265,760.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $22,309,369,676,320,268.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $23,372,402,044,293,012.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $23,985,689,948,892,676.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $24,578,534,923,339,012.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $25,030,323,679,727,436.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $25,764,224,872,231,692.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $25,982,964,224,872,228.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $27,125,724,020,442,932.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $28,303,236,797,274,276.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $29,090,289,608,177,172.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $30,439,522,998,296,424.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $31,574,105,621,805,788.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $32,350,936,967,632,024.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $32,788,415,672,913,120.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $32,725,042,589,437,820.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $32,371,379,897,785,348.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $32,308,006,814,310,056.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $32,590,119,250,425,896.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $32,633,049,403,747,872.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $32,207,836,456,558,776.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $31,786,712,095,400,344.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $31,220,442,930,153,324.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $30,425,212,947,189,100.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $29,652,470,187,393,532.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $29,544,122,657,580,916.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $29,325,383,304,940,376.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $29,302,896,081,771,724.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $29,192,074,957,410,564.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $29,169,669,505,962,520.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $29,456,994,889,267,468.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $29,315,918,228,279,388.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $29,955,597,955,706,988.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $30,974,616,695,059,632.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $31,255,931,856,899,492.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $31,281,178,875,638,844.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $30,885,792,163,543,436.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $30,920,831,345,826,232.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $30,814,528,109,028,968.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $30,824,933,560,477,004.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $30,431,754,684,838,160.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $28,966,487,223,168,656.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $29,681,335,604,770,024.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $31,174,834,752,981,264.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $32,032,926,746,166,948.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $32,254,691,652,470,192.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $32,296,620,102,214,652.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $33,330,541,737,649,060.00 | 3.20%* |
* 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 | 135.868 |