Women's and girls' apparel price inflation, 2018→2024

Women's And Girls' Apparel Inflation Calculator

Prices for Women's And Girls' Apparel, 2018-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's and girls' apparel are 0.02% lower in 2024 versus 2018 (a $0 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2024: Women's and girls' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 0% per year. In other words, women's and girls' apparel costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $20 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.76% during this same period, inflation for women's and girls' apparel was significantly lower.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by -0.52%, which is below the average yearly change for women's and girls' apparel during the 2018-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for women's and girls' apparel was lower.

Price Inflation for Women's and girls' apparel since 1935

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (15.88%), 1942 (15.64%), and 1951 (7.66%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's and girls' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2018	$20.00	-0.52%
2019	$19.33	-3.35%
2020	$18.06	-6.57%
2021	$18.28	1.22%
2022	$19.20	5.04%
2023	$19.79	3.07%
2024	$20.00	1.04%*

* 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 Women's and girls' apparel:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	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	29.800	30.100	31.600	31.400	31.000	31.200	32.600	37.700	39.400	42.400	44.700	48.000	55.623	58.915	55.669	53.808	57.931	57.238	56.577	56.115	55.608	56.008	56.308	56.208	56.431	56.700	56.908	56.846	57.323	57.592	58.077	59.208	61.892	65.546	69.169	71.838	74.369	76.162	78.808	83.538	85.492	87.869	90.638	92.408	94.046	96.023	97.508	98.477	100.215	101.308	104.946	103.985	110.392	114.892	116.423	122.562	127.554	130.369	132.562	130.938	126.908	124.662	126.100	125.977	123.285	121.523	119.285	115.815	113.062	112.962	110.792	110.700	110.296	107.460	108.091	107.081	109.166	112.990	113.338	114.362	111.214	111.240	111.023	110.442	106.747	99.729	100.941	106.033	109.286	110.419

Adjust women's and girls' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Women's and girls' apparel was 110.442 in the year 2018 and 110.419 in 2024:

110.419 / 110.442 * $20 = $20

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $20 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Women's and girls' apparel).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Women's and girls' apparel in 1935. In addition to women's and girls' apparel, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.