Boys' apparel priced at $20 in 1992 $20.60 in 2025

Boys' Apparel Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Boys' Apparel, 1992-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for boys' apparel are 3% higher in 2025 versus 1992 (a $0.60 difference in value).

Between 1992 and 2025: Boys' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 0.09% per year. In other words, boys' apparel costing $20 in the year 1992 would cost $20.60 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for boys' apparel was lower.

In the year 1992: Pricing changed by 2.86%, which is above the average yearly change for boys' apparel during the 1992-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1992 (3.03%), inflation for boys' apparel was lower.

Price Inflation for Boys' apparel since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2020 (-8.04%), 1980 (6.11%), and 2018 (5.82%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1992

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Boys' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 1992. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1992$20.002.86%
1993$20.311.57%
1994$19.93-1.90%
1995$20.211.42%
1996$20.05-0.78%
1997$20.321.32%
1998$20.591.35%
1999$20.28-1.51%
2000$20.07-1.06%
2001$19.50-2.83%
2002$18.47-5.28%
2003$17.72-4.05%
2004$17.71-0.04%
2005$16.75-5.47%
2006$16.18-3.38%
2007$15.84-2.12%
2008$16.141.94%
2009$16.441.83%
2010$15.81-3.85%
2011$16.574.81%
2012$17.535.80%
2013$17.721.12%
2014$17.951.25%
2015$17.80-0.83%
2016$17.930.77%
2017$17.42-2.88%
2018$18.435.82%
2019$19.003.11%
2020$17.48-8.04%
2021$18.274.56%
2022$19.054.26%
2023$19.602.90%
2024$20.152.80%
2025$20.602.21%*

* 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 Boys' apparel:

Year1977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI81.80080.89284.60889.77794.30897.100100.569102.323104.823105.192103.923106.985107.977109.000112.577115.800117.615115.385117.023116.108117.638119.231117.431116.185112.900106.938102.608102.56996.95493.67791.68793.46895.18291.51895.922101.481102.619103.905103.046103.835100.843106.711110.034101.189105.808110.313113.506116.689119.273

Adjust boys' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1992 * 1992 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Boys' apparel was 115.800 in the year 1992 and 119.273 in 2025:

119.273 / 115.800 * $20 = $20.60

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1992 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.60 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Boys' apparel).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Boys' apparel in 1977. In addition to boys' apparel, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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