According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 531.68% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,316,766,832.24 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 2.07% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, apparel costing $1,000,000,001 in the year 1935 would cost $6,316,766,833.24 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1935: Pricing changed by 0.65%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1935-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1935 (2.53%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,000,000,001 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $1,000,000,001.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $1,011,217,949.73 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $1,064,423,077.99 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $1,050,961,539.51 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $1,039,423,077.96 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $1,048,763,737.31 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $1,096,893,492.22 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $1,283,653,847.44 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $1,339,127,220.27 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,433,062,131.61 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,507,026,628.73 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,653,476,333.01 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,916,420,120.26 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $2,043,639,055.30 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,963,017,753.44 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,936,760,356.97 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $2,111,686,392.64 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $2,089,127,221.02 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $2,075,443,789.06 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $2,068,417,161.83 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $2,061,760,357.09 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $2,103,180,475.48 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $2,139,423,079.06 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $2,147,559,173.75 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $2,164,571,008.08 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $2,197,115,386.81 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $2,214,497,043.63 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $2,226,701,185.66 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $2,254,068,049.59 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $2,273,298,818.84 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $2,295,118,345.49 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $2,356,508,878.10 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $2,452,662,724.35 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $2,583,579,884.24 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,732,248,523.44 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,845,044,381.54 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,937,130,180.45 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,997,781,068.09 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $3,107,618,346.30 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $3,338,017,754.82 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $3,486,686,394.02 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $3,617,233,731.43 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $3,779,215,980.11 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $3,911,982,252.43 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $4,083,210,063.25 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $4,372,041,424.49 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $4,580,621,306.36 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $4,700,813,614.17 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $4,816,937,874.64 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $4,905,695,271.18 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $5,049,186,395.58 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $5,092,085,803.91 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $5,316,198,230.17 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $5,546,967,461.17 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $5,701,183,437.65 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $5,965,606,514.84 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $6,187,869,828.67 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $6,340,236,692.73 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $6,426,035,509.38 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $6,413,461,544.88 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $6,344,304,740.07 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $6,331,730,775.56 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $6,387,204,148.40 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $6,395,340,243.08 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $6,312,130,183.83 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $6,229,659,769.54 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $6,118,713,023.87 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $5,962,647,934.96 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $5,811,390,538.36 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $5,789,940,834.19 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $5,747,041,425.87 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $5,742,973,378.52 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $5,721,068,792.70 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $5,716,678,999.80 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $5,772,988,171.45 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $5,745,340,242.43 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $5,870,706,366.82 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $6,070,414,207.25 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $6,125,543,645.18 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $6,130,491,870.04 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $6,053,006,662.86 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $6,059,870,568.19 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $6,039,038,467.58 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $6,041,076,189.47 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $5,964,023,674.60 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $5,676,860,212.78 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $5,816,956,366.76 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $6,109,652,372.97 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $6,277,821,751.84 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $6,321,283,290.34 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $6,316,766,833.24 | -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 |