Women's and girls' apparel price inflation, 2025→2026

Women's And Girls' Apparel Inflation Calculator

Prices for Women's And Girls' Apparel, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's and girls' apparel are 2.62% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.52 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Women's and girls' apparel experienced an average inflation rate of -2.62% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, women's and girls' apparel costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.48 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for women's and girls' apparel was significantly lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -0.37%, which is above the average yearly change for women's and girls' apparel during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for women's and girls' apparel was much lower.

Price Inflation for Women's and girls' apparel since 1947

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1951 (7.67%), 2020 (-6.57%), and 1987 (6.16%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's and girls' apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	-0.37%
2026	$19.48	-2.62%*

* 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	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	2025	2026
CPI	55.625	58.917	55.667	53.808	57.933	57.242	56.575	56.117	55.608	56.008	56.308	56.208	56.425	56.700	56.908	56.850	57.325	57.592	58.075	59.208	61.892	65.542	69.167	71.842	74.367	76.158	78.808	83.542	85.492	87.867	90.642	92.408	94.050	96.025	97.508	98.475	100.217	101.308	104.950	103.983	110.392	114.892	116.425	122.558	127.550	130.367	132.558	130.942	126.908	124.658	126.100	125.975	123.283	121.525	119.283	115.817	113.058	112.958	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	109.733	109.330	106.470

Adjust women's and girls' apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Women's and girls' apparel was 109.330 in the year 2025 and 106.470 in 2026:

106.470 / 109.330 * $20 = $19.48

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.48 in 2026 (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 1947. 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.