According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 475.88% higher in 2025 versus 1941 (a $3,807,022.93 difference in value).
Between 1941 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 2.11% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, apparel costing $800,000 in the year 1941 would cost $4,607,022.93 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 4.59%, which is above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1941-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.11%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $800,000 beginning in 1941. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | $800,000.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $936,210.38 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $976,668.91 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,045,178.69 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,099,123.40 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,205,933.92 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,397,707.35 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,490,492.25 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,431,692.52 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,412,542.14 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,540,121.38 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,523,668.24 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,513,688.47 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,508,563.72 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,503,708.70 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,533,917.73 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,560,350.64 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,566,284.56 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,578,691.84 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,602,427.51 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,615,104.52 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,624,005.39 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,643,964.94 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,657,990.56 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,673,904.25 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,718,678.35 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,788,806.47 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,884,288.60 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,992,717.46 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,074,983.14 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,142,144.30 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,186,378.96 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,266,486.85 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,434,524.61 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,542,953.47 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,638,165.88 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $2,756,304.79 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $2,853,135.54 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $2,978,017.53 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,188,671.61 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,340,795.68 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,428,455.83 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,513,149.02 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,577,882.67 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,682,535.40 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $3,713,823.33 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $3,877,275.79 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,045,583.28 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,158,057.99 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,350,910.32 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,513,014.16 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,624,140.26 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,686,716.12 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,677,545.52 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $4,627,107.22 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,617,936.61 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,658,395.14 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $4,664,329.06 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,603,641.27 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,543,492.92 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,462,575.86 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,348,752.53 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,238,435.60 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,222,791.64 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,191,503.71 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,188,536.75 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $4,172,561.02 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,169,359.41 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,210,427.51 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $4,190,262.98 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,281,696.56 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,427,349.97 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,467,557.65 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,471,166.55 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,414,654.08 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,419,660.15 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,404,466.62 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,405,952.80 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,349,755.90 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,140,318.27 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,242,494.94 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,455,967.63 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,578,619.02 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,610,316.93 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,607,022.93 | -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 |