Boys' apparel price inflation, 2017→2024

Boys' Apparel Inflation Calculator

Prices for Boys' Apparel, 2017-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for boys' apparel are 15.85% higher in 2024 versus 2017 (a $3.17 difference in value).

Between 2017 and 2024: Boys' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 2.12% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, boys' apparel costing $20 in the year 2017 would cost $23.17 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.57% during this same period, inflation for boys' apparel was lower.

In the year 2017: Pricing changed by -2.88%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for boys' apparel during the 2017-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2017 (2.13%), inflation for boys' apparel was much 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 2017

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Boys' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2017. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2017	$20.00	-2.88%
2018	$21.16	5.82%
2019	$21.82	3.11%
2020	$20.07	-8.04%
2021	$20.98	4.56%
2022	$21.88	4.26%
2023	$22.51	2.90%
2024	$23.17	2.92%*

* 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:

Year	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
CPI	81.800	80.892	84.608	89.777	94.308	97.100	100.569	102.323	104.823	105.192	103.923	106.985	107.977	109.000	112.577	115.800	117.615	115.385	117.023	116.108	117.638	119.231	117.431	116.185	112.900	106.938	102.608	102.569	96.954	93.677	91.687	93.468	95.182	91.518	95.922	101.481	102.619	103.905	103.046	103.835	100.843	106.711	110.034	101.189	105.808	110.313	113.506	116.822

Adjust boys' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2017 * 2017 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Boys' apparel was 100.843 in the year 2017 and 116.822 in 2024:

116.822 / 100.843 * $20 = $23.17

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2017 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.17 in 2024 (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.