According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories are 20.17% higher in 2024 versus 2017 (a $4.03 difference in value).
Between 2017 and 2024: Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories experienced an average inflation rate of 2.66% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories costing $20 in the year 2017 would cost $24.03 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.58% during this same period, inflation for men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories was lower.
In the year 2017: Pricing changed by -0.89%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories during the 2017-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2017 (2.13%), inflation for men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories, over time, for $20 beginning in 2017. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $20.00 | -0.89% |
| 2018 | $20.21 | 1.07% |
| 2019 | $20.28 | 0.33% |
| 2020 | $20.95 | 3.31% |
| 2021 | $21.46 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $22.53 | 5.02% |
| 2023 | $23.55 | 4.54% |
| 2024 | $24.03 | 2.03%* |
* 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 underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories:
| 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 |
| CPI | 69.600 | 70.838 | 75.338 | 82.408 | 90.277 | 96.300 | 100.577 | 103.123 | 106.808 | 108.192 | 108.823 | 111.562 | 114.854 | 117.454 | 118.900 | 120.877 | 120.162 | 119.062 | 118.931 | 122.162 | 127.885 | 135.238 | 136.777 | 135.985 | 135.308 | 134.615 | 135.238 | 136.808 | 136.077 | 134.554 | 132.755 | 134.564 | 138.979 | 140.842 | 144.264 | 151.644 | 158.695 | 157.822 | 154.964 | 154.709 | 153.327 | 154.972 | 155.484 | 160.630 | 164.483 | 172.744 | 180.578 | 184.251 |