According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $401,342,970,914.13 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $90,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $491,342,970,914.13 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 $90,000,000,000 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 | $90,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $80,775,623,268.70 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $71,800,554,016.62 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $71,301,939,058.17 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $77,285,318,559.56 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $77,783,933,518.01 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $78,656,509,695.29 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $82,795,013,850.42 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $81,747,922,437.67 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $80,850,415,512.47 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $81,576,968,737.63 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $85,320,690,389.94 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $99,847,645,429.36 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $104,162,582,569.78 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $111,469,209,460.90 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $117,222,458,981.46 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $128,613,893,032.18 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $149,066,695,077.78 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $158,962,284,253.14 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $152,691,242,275.73 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $150,648,838,695.93 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $164,255,273,812.06 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $162,500,532,708.29 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $161,436,181,546.98 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $160,889,622,842.53 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $160,371,830,385.68 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $163,593,650,117.20 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $166,412,742,382.27 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $167,045,599,829.53 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $168,368,847,219.26 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $170,900,277,008.31 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $172,252,290,645.64 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $173,201,576,816.54 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $175,330,279,139.14 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $176,826,124,014.49 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $178,523,332,623.06 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $183,298,529,725.12 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $190,777,754,101.85 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $200,961,005,753.25 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $212,525,037,289.58 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $221,298,742,808.44 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $228,461,538,461.54 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $233,179,203,068.40 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $241,722,778,606.44 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $259,644,150,862.99 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $271,208,182,399.32 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $281,362,667,803.11 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $293,962,284,253.14 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $304,289,367,142.55 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $317,608,139,782.66 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $340,074,579,160.45 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $356,298,742,808.44 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $365,647,773,279.35 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $374,680,375,026.64 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $381,584,274,451.31 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $392,745,578,521.20 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $396,082,463,243.13 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $413,514,809,290.43 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $431,464,947,794.59 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $443,460,473,044.96 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $464,028,340,080.97 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $481,316,854,890.26 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $493,168,548,902.62 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $499,842,318,346.47 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $498,864,265,927.98 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $493,484,977,626.25 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $492,506,925,207.76 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $496,821,862,348.18 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $497,454,719,795.44 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $490,982,314,084.81 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $484,567,440,869.38 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $475,937,566,588.54 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $463,798,210,100.15 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $452,032,814,830.60 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $450,364,372,469.64 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $447,027,487,747.71 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $446,711,059,024.08 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $445,007,234,178.56 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $444,665,778,819.52 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $449,045,727,679.52 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $446,895,163,008.74 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $456,646,633,283.61 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $472,180,694,651.61 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $476,468,879,181.76 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $476,853,771,574.69 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $470,826,667,376.94 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $471,360,568,932.45 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $469,740,166,204.99 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $469,898,668,229.28 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $463,905,220,541.23 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $441,568,516,940.12 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $452,465,746,857.02 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $475,232,793,522.27 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $488,313,669,294.69 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $491,694,278,712.98 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $491,342,970,914.13 | -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 |