Infants' and toddlers' apparel price inflation, 2020→2024

Infants' And Toddlers' Apparel Inflation Calculator

Prices for Infants' And Toddlers' Apparel, 2020-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for infants' and toddlers' apparel are 12.30% higher in 2024 versus 2020 (a $2.46 difference in value).

Between 2020 and 2024: Infants' and toddlers' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 2.94% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, infants' and toddlers' apparel costing $20 in the year 2020 would cost $22.46 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.89% during this same period, inflation for infants' and toddlers' apparel was lower.

In the year 2020: Pricing changed by -5.94%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for infants' and toddlers' apparel during the 2020-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2020 (1.23%), 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%).

View price changes for other categories
Bread · Admission to sporting events · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Chicago, Illinois · More

Buying power of $20.00 since 2020

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Infants' and toddlers' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2020. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2020	$20.00	-5.94%
2021	$20.06	0.32%
2022	$21.69	8.08%
2023	$22.47	3.63%
2024	$22.46	-0.06%*

* 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:

Year	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
CPI	43.800	40.960	38.160	38.040	41.460	39.240	38.980	37.080	37.540	37.600	37.680	37.220	36.920	36.780	35.360	34.780	34.760	34.933	35.067	35.400	35.731	37.238	38.423	39.177	40.031	41.123	42.523	54.215	64.523	67.992	74.577	77.408	78.977	85.454	92.908	96.300	101.085	102.623	107.146	111.815	112.054	116.362	119.100	125.838	128.900	129.300	127.131	128.077	127.231	129.723	129.038	126.077	129.015	130.562	129.177	126.431	122.115	118.515	116.708	116.477	113.948	113.762	114.489	114.180	113.571	119.664	116.538	117.550	119.739	115.894	114.917	120.318	119.325	112.238	112.601	121.698	126.111	126.041

Adjust infants' and toddlers' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2020 * 2020 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Infants' and toddlers' apparel was 112.238 in the year 2020 and 126.041 in 2024:

126.041 / 112.238 * $20 = $22.46

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2020 has the same "purchasing power" as $22.46 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.