Men's pants and shorts price inflation, 2015→2025

Men's Pants And Shorts Inflation Calculator

Prices for Men's Pants And Shorts, 2015-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for men's pants and shorts are 14.37% higher in 2025 versus 2015 (a $2.87 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2025: Men's pants and shorts experienced an average inflation rate of 1.35% per year. In other words, men's pants and shorts costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $22.87 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.04% during this same period, inflation for men's pants and shorts was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by 2.98%, which is above the average yearly change for men's pants and shorts during the 2015-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for men's pants and shorts was higher.

Price Inflation for Men's pants and shorts since 1977

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2021 (7.15%), 1981 (5.97%), and 2003 (-5.91%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Men's pants and shorts, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2015	$20.00	2.98%
2016	$19.42	-2.89%
2017	$19.38	-0.22%
2018	$19.15	-1.17%
2019	$18.99	-0.83%
2020	$19.02	0.13%
2021	$20.38	7.15%
2022	$20.65	1.34%
2023	$21.77	5.45%
2024	$22.12	1.58%
2025	$22.87	3.42%*

* 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 Men's pants and shorts:

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
CPI	89.200	88.600	88.646	89.446	94.785	98.392	100.262	101.354	104.777	104.338	107.738	112.538	117.223	119.938	124.269	127.700	127.223	127.715	127.562	130.454	131.531	132.115	132.592	130.177	124.354	119.962	112.869	110.054	111.723	109.485	108.949	111.088	111.827	108.883	113.725	119.363	120.257	119.682	123.246	119.683	119.415	118.015	117.035	117.183	125.564	127.242	134.172	136.291	140.955

Adjust men's pants and shorts prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Men's pants and shorts was 123.246 in the year 2015 and 140.955 in 2025:

140.955 / 123.246 * $20 = $22.87

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $22.87 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Men's pants and shorts).

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