Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear priced at $20 in 2001 $15.82 in 2025

Men's Suits, Sport Coats, And Outerwear Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Men's Suits, Sport Coats, And Outerwear, 2001-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear are 20.90% lower in 2025 versus 2001 (a $4.18 difference in value).

Between 2001 and 2025: Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear experienced an average inflation rate of -0.97% per year. In other words, men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear costing $20 in the year 2001 would cost $15.82 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear was significantly lower.

In the year 2001: Pricing changed by -3.37%, which is below the average yearly change for men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear during the 2001-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2001 (2.83%), inflation for men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear was much lower.

Price Inflation for Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear since 1978

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (14.06%), 2020 (-13.06%), and 2024 (-6.69%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2001

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear, over time, for $20 beginning in 2001. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2001$20.00-3.37%
2002$20.020.08%
2003$19.74-1.37%
2004$19.53-1.07%
2005$19.650.59%
2006$18.90-3.83%
2007$18.71-1.00%
2008$18.780.40%
2009$17.82-5.09%
2010$18.081.46%
2011$17.90-0.99%
2012$18.262.01%
2013$18.481.17%
2014$18.01-2.52%
2015$17.48-2.97%
2016$17.29-1.10%
2017$16.99-1.73%
2018$16.47-3.02%
2019$16.872.40%
2020$14.67-13.06%
2021$14.18-3.28%
2022$16.1814.06%
2023$16.04-0.83%
2024$14.97-6.69%
2025$15.825.67%*

* 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 suits, sport coats, and outerwear:

Year197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI91.45490.66992.56295.66998.000100.338101.646103.554106.308111.308115.731121.023126.415131.723132.231136.823136.677133.615134.108135.038137.015135.423133.008128.531128.638126.877125.523126.262121.431120.212120.694114.545116.218115.062117.380118.757115.763112.327111.094109.168105.867108.40394.24791.154103.972103.10696.207101.665

Adjust men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2001 * 2001 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear was 128.531 in the year 2001 and 101.665 in 2025:

101.665 / 128.531 * $20 = $15.82

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2001 has the same "purchasing power" as $15.82 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear in 1978. In addition to men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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