According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.45% higher in 2026 versus 1930 (a $32,963,457,580,919.94 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.78% per year. In other words, apparel costing $7,400,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $40,363,457,580,919.94 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.14% 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 $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 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $6,840,272,572,402.05 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $6,015,809,199,318.57 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $5,607,359,454,855.20 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $6,194,133,498,528.73 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $6,286,169,571,484.73 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $6,356,183,986,371.38 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $6,648,654,173,764.91 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $6,651,175,468,483.82 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $6,542,759,795,570.70 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $6,598,228,279,386.71 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $6,903,304,940,374.79 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $8,078,228,279,386.71 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $8,428,688,245,315.16 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $9,018,671,209,540.03 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $9,482,589,437,819.42 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $10,405,383,304,940.38 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $12,059,352,640,545.15 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $12,861,124,361,158.44 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $12,354,344,122,657.58 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $12,187,938,671,209.54 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $13,289,744,463,373.09 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $13,146,030,664,395.23 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $13,062,827,938,671.21 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $13,014,923,339,011.93 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $12,974,582,623,509.37 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $13,236,797,274,275.98 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $13,463,713,798,977.86 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $13,516,660,988,074.96 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $13,622,555,366,269.17 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $13,826,780,238,500.85 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $13,935,195,911,413.97 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $14,013,356,047,700.17 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $14,184,804,088,586.03 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $14,305,826,235,093.70 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $14,441,976,149,914.82 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $14,830,255,536,626.92 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $15,435,366,269,165.25 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $16,259,829,642,248.72 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $17,195,229,982,964.23 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $17,903,713,798,977.86 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $18,483,611,584,327.09 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $18,866,848,381,601.36 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $19,557,683,134,582.63 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $21,007,427,597,955.71 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $21,942,827,938,671.21 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $22,764,770,017,035.78 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $23,783,373,083,475.30 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $24,617,921,635,434.41 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $25,697,035,775,127.78 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $27,514,889,267,461.67 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $28,825,962,521,294.72 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $29,582,350,936,967.63 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $30,313,526,405,451.45 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $30,870,732,538,330.50 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $31,775,877,342,419.08 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $32,045,655,877,342.42 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $33,455,059,625,212.95 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $34,907,325,383,304.94 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $35,878,023,850,085.18 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $37,542,078,364,565.59 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $38,941,396,933,560.49 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $39,899,488,926,746.17 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $40,439,045,996,592.84 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $40,360,885,860,306.65 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $39,924,701,873,935.27 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $39,846,541,737,649.07 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $40,194,480,408,858.60 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $40,247,427,597,955.71 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $39,722,998,296,422.49 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $39,203,611,584,327.09 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $38,505,212,947,189.10 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $37,524,429,301,533.22 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $36,571,379,897,785.35 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $36,437,751,277,683.14 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $36,167,972,742,759.80 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $36,140,238,500,851.79 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $36,003,559,114,139.70 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $35,975,925,724,020.45 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $36,330,293,696,763.20 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $36,156,299,148,211.25 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $36,945,237,478,705.28 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $38,202,027,257,240.20 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $38,548,982,623,509.37 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $38,580,120,613,287.91 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $38,092,477,001,703.58 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $38,135,691,993,185.69 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $38,004,584,667,802.39 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $38,017,418,057,921.64 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $37,532,497,444,633.73 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $35,725,334,241,908.01 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $36,606,980,579,216.36 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $38,448,962,862,010.23 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $39,507,276,320,272.57 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $39,780,786,371,379.90 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $39,832,498,126,064.74 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $40,363,457,580,919.94 | 1.33%* |
* 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 | 133.409 |