Infants' and toddlers' apparel priced at $20 in 1949 $65.89 in 2024

Infants' And Toddlers' Apparel Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Infants' And Toddlers' Apparel, 1949-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for infants' and toddlers' apparel are 229.44% higher in 2024 versus 1949 (a $45.89 difference in value).

Between 1949 and 2024: Infants' and toddlers' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.60% per year. In other words, infants' and toddlers' apparel costing $20 in the year 1949 would cost $65.89 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.50% during this same period, inflation for infants' and toddlers' apparel was lower.

In the year 1949: Pricing changed by -6.84%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for infants' and toddlers' apparel during the 1949-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1949 (-0.99%), inflation for infants' and toddlers' apparel was much lower.

Price Inflation for Infants' and toddlers' apparel since 1947

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1974 (27.50%), 1975 (19.01%), and 1977 (9.68%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1949

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Infants' and toddlers' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 1949. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1949$20.00-6.84%
1950$19.94-0.31%
1951$21.738.99%
1952$20.57-5.35%
1953$20.43-0.66%
1954$19.43-4.87%
1955$19.681.24%
1956$19.710.16%
1957$19.750.21%
1958$19.51-1.22%
1959$19.35-0.81%
1960$19.28-0.38%
1961$18.53-3.86%
1962$18.23-1.64%
1963$18.22-0.06%
1964$18.310.50%
1965$18.380.38%
1966$18.550.95%
1967$18.730.93%
1968$19.524.22%
1969$20.143.18%
1970$20.531.96%
1971$20.982.18%
1972$21.552.73%
1973$22.293.40%
1974$28.4127.50%
1975$33.8219.01%
1976$35.645.38%
1977$39.099.68%
1978$40.573.80%
1979$41.392.03%
1980$44.798.20%
1981$48.698.72%
1982$50.473.65%
1983$52.984.97%
1984$53.791.52%
1985$56.164.41%
1986$58.604.36%
1987$58.730.21%
1988$60.993.84%
1989$62.422.35%
1990$65.955.66%
1991$67.562.43%
1992$67.770.31%
1993$66.63-1.68%
1994$67.130.74%
1995$66.68-0.66%
1996$67.991.96%
1997$67.63-0.53%
1998$66.08-2.30%
1999$67.622.33%
2000$68.431.20%
2001$67.70-1.06%
2002$66.26-2.13%
2003$64.00-3.41%
2004$62.11-2.95%
2005$61.17-1.53%
2006$61.05-0.20%
2007$59.72-2.17%
2008$59.62-0.16%
2009$60.000.64%
2010$59.84-0.27%
2011$59.52-0.53%
2012$62.725.36%
2013$61.08-2.61%
2014$61.610.87%
2015$62.761.86%
2016$60.74-3.21%
2017$60.23-0.84%
2018$63.064.70%
2019$62.54-0.83%
2020$58.82-5.94%
2021$59.020.32%
2022$63.788.08%
2023$66.103.63%
2024$65.89-0.31%*

* 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 Infants' and toddlers' apparel:

Year194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI43.80040.96038.16038.04041.46039.24038.98037.08037.54037.60037.68037.22036.92036.78035.36034.78034.76034.93335.06735.40035.73137.23838.42339.17740.03141.12342.52354.21564.52367.99274.57777.40878.97785.45492.90896.300101.085102.623107.146111.815112.054116.362119.100125.838128.900129.300127.131128.077127.231129.723129.038126.077129.015130.562129.177126.431122.115118.515116.708116.477113.948113.762114.489114.180113.571119.664116.538117.550119.739115.894114.917120.318119.325112.238112.601121.698126.111125.715

Adjust infants' and toddlers' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1949 * 1949 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Infants' and toddlers' apparel was 38.160 in the year 1949 and 125.715 in 2024:

125.715 / 38.160 * $20 = $65.89

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1949 has the same "purchasing power" as $65.89 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Infants' and toddlers' apparel).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Infants' and toddlers' apparel in 1947. In addition to infants' and toddlers' 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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