According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 531.68% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $2,276,716,531.44 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 $428,214,478 in the year 1935 would cost $2,704,931,009.44 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 $428,214,478 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 | $428,214,478.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $433,018,166.05 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $455,801,372.26 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $450,036,946.59 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $445,096,010.31 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $449,095,815.87 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $469,705,673.72 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $549,679,161.66 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $573,433,663.03 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $613,657,952.02 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $645,330,620.51 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $708,042,504.12 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $820,638,840.61 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $875,115,830.41 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $840,592,621.75 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $829,348,824.44 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $904,254,685.42 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $894,594,521.53 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $888,735,077.86 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $885,726,174.35 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $882,875,634.19 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $900,612,328.55 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $916,131,936.11 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $919,615,929.64 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $926,900,643.39 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $940,836,617.53 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $948,279,694.62 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $953,505,684.93 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $965,224,572.27 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $973,459,466.07 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $982,802,903.28 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,009,091,218.13 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,050,265,687.17 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,106,326,310.39 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,169,988,374.06 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $1,218,289,193.51 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $1,257,721,665.78 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $1,283,693,253.95 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $1,330,727,166.65 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $1,429,387,529.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $1,493,049,592.67 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $1,548,951,852.56 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $1,618,314,996.55 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $1,675,167,436.50 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $1,748,489,664.05 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $1,872,171,434.51 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $1,961,488,359.66 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $2,012,956,445.95 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $2,062,682,535.48 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $2,100,689,737.67 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $2,162,134,714.55 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $2,180,504,862.27 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $2,276,473,047.80 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $2,375,291,773.49 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $2,441,329,287.30 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $2,554,559,077.15 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $2,649,735,445.97 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $2,714,981,143.06 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $2,751,721,438.51 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $2,746,337,084.87 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $2,716,723,139.83 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $2,711,338,786.18 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $2,735,093,287.55 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $2,738,577,281.09 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $2,702,945,529.03 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $2,667,630,503.66 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $2,620,121,500.93 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $2,553,292,170.41 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $2,488,521,563.35 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $2,479,336,489.49 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $2,460,966,341.76 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $2,459,224,344.99 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $2,449,844,484.22 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $2,447,964,711.34 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $2,472,077,113.87 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $2,460,237,870.39 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $2,513,921,459.84 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $2,599,439,248.40 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $2,623,046,471.86 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $2,625,165,373.39 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $2,591,985,085.87 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $2,594,924,309.51 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $2,586,003,702.43 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $2,586,876,284.45 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $2,553,881,282.05 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,430,913,730.26 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $2,490,904,931.65 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $2,616,241,599.04 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $2,688,254,161.75 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $2,706,865,021.76 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $2,704,931,009.44 | -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 |