According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 36.44% higher in 2026 versus 1982 (a $36,444,387,624,648,424 difference in value).
Between 1982 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 0.71% per year. In other words, apparel costing $100,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1982 would cost $136,444,387,624,648,432 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.81% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1982: Pricing changed by 2.62%, which is above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1982-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1982 (6.13%), inflation for apparel was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $100,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1982. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | $100,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $102,471,661,126,736,576.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $104,355,237,364,697,872.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $107,414,983,380,209,680.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $108,326,941,106,281,456.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $113,091,281,002,301,216.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $118,000,511,378,164,160.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $121,281,854,598,141,968.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $126,907,014,403,818,288.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $131,637,262,422,227,920.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $134,875,990,795,193,056.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $136,699,906,247,336,592.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $136,435,694,195,857,856.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $134,961,220,489,218,464.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $134,697,008,437,739,744.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $135,873,178,215,290,224.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $136,052,160,572,743,552.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $134,279,382,937,015,248.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $132,523,651,240,092,080.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $130,162,788,715,588,512.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $126,847,353,618,000,528.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $123,625,671,183,840,464.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $123,173,953,805,505,856.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $122,261,996,079,434,096.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $122,168,243,416,006,144.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $121,706,213,244,694,464.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $121,612,801,500,042,656.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $122,810,704,849,569,632.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $122,222,534,731,100,352.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $124,889,457,086,849,072.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $129,137,901,644,933,120.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $130,310,747,464,416,624.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $130,416,006,136,537,984.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $128,767,578,624,392,752.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $128,913,662,319,952,256.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $128,470,467,911,020,224.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $128,513,849,825,279,136.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $126,874,627,120,088,640.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $120,765,703,571,124,176.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $123,746,015,511,804,320.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $129,972,641,268,217,856.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $133,550,157,674,933,952.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $134,474,729,395,721,456.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $134,649,535,498,167,584.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $136,444,387,624,648,432.00 | 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 |