According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $32,999,310,941,828.26 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $7,400,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $40,399,310,941,828.26 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 $7,400,000,000,000 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 | $7,400,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $6,641,551,246,537.40 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $5,903,601,108,033.24 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $5,862,603,878,116.34 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $6,354,570,637,119.11 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $6,395,567,867,036.01 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $6,467,313,019,390.58 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $6,807,590,027,700.83 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $6,721,495,844,875.35 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $6,647,700,831,024.93 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $6,707,439,651,760.98 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $7,015,256,765,395.27 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $8,209,695,290,858.73 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $8,564,479,011,293.42 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $9,165,246,111,229.49 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $9,638,291,071,809.08 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $10,574,920,093,756.66 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $12,256,594,928,617.09 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $13,070,232,260,813.98 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $12,554,613,253,782.23 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $12,386,682,292,776.48 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $13,505,433,624,547.20 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $13,361,154,911,570.42 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $13,273,641,593,863.20 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $13,228,702,322,608.14 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $13,186,128,276,155.98 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $13,451,033,454,080.55 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $13,682,825,484,764.54 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $13,734,860,430,428.30 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $13,843,660,771,361.60 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $14,051,800,554,016.62 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $14,162,966,119,752.83 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $14,241,018,538,248.46 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $14,416,045,173,662.91 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $14,539,036,863,413.60 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $14,678,585,126,784.58 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $15,071,212,444,065.63 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $15,686,170,892,819.10 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $16,523,460,473,044.96 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $17,474,280,843,809.93 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $18,195,674,408,693.80 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $18,784,615,384,615.39 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $19,172,512,252,290.65 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $19,874,984,018,751.34 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $21,348,519,070,956.75 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $22,299,339,441,721.71 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $23,134,263,797,144.69 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $24,170,232,260,813.98 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $25,019,347,965,054.33 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $26,114,447,048,796.08 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $27,961,687,619,859.37 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $29,295,674,408,693.80 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $30,064,372,469,635.63 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $30,807,053,057,745.58 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $31,374,707,010,441.08 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $32,292,414,233,965.48 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $32,566,780,311,101.65 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $34,000,106,541,657.79 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $35,476,006,818,666.10 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $36,462,305,561,474.53 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $38,153,441,295,546.56 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $39,574,941,402,088.21 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $40,549,414,020,882.17 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $41,098,146,175,154.49 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $41,017,728,531,855.95 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $40,575,431,493,714.04 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $40,495,013,850,415.51 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $40,849,797,570,850.20 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $40,901,832,516,513.96 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $40,369,656,935,861.92 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $39,842,211,804,815.68 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $39,132,644,363,946.31 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $38,134,519,497,123.38 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $37,167,142,552,738.12 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $37,029,959,514,170.04 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $36,755,593,437,033.88 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $36,729,575,964,202.01 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $36,589,483,699,126.36 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $36,561,408,480,715.96 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $36,921,537,609,205.20 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $36,744,713,402,940.56 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $37,546,500,958,874.92 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $38,823,746,004,687.84 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $39,176,330,066,055.83 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $39,207,976,773,918.60 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $38,712,414,873,215.43 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $38,756,313,445,557.21 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $38,623,080,332,409.98 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $38,636,112,721,073.94 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $38,143,318,133,390.16 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $36,306,744,726,187.95 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $37,202,739,186,021.74 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $39,074,696,356,275.31 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $40,150,235,030,897.09 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $40,428,196,249,733.64 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $40,399,310,941,828.26 | -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 |