Girls' apparel price inflation, 2025→2026

Girls' Apparel Inflation Calculator

Prices for Girls' Apparel, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for girls' apparel are 4.24% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.85 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Girls' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of -4.24% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, girls' apparel costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.15 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for girls' apparel was significantly lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.33%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for girls' apparel during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for girls' apparel was lower.

Price Inflation for Girls' apparel since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1991 (5.84%), 1987 (5.62%), and 2005 (-5.43%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Girls' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.33%
2026	$19.15	-4.24%*

* 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 Girls' 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	2025	2026
CPI	92.800	91.392	92.575	95.883	99.358	99.383	100.317	100.308	103.192	101.908	107.633	112.575	115.492	120.708	127.758	132.283	131.883	130.767	128.542	127.208	126.283	124.000	121.217	119.733	116.358	114.633	112.583	111.367	105.317	101.642	101.104	98.491	99.010	95.376	98.487	103.160	99.560	99.023	96.029	95.550	95.836	95.017	94.283	95.039	97.269	100.494	103.602	103.646	103.990	99.584

Adjust girls' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Girls' apparel was 103.990 in the year 2025 and 99.584 in 2026:

99.584 / 103.990 * $20 = $19.15

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.15 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Girls' apparel).

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