Women's apparel priced at $100 in 2023 $101.04 in 2024

Women's Apparel Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Women's Apparel, 2023-2024 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's apparel are 1.04% higher in 2024 versus 2023 (a $1.04 difference in value).

Between 2023 and 2024: Women's apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.04% per year. In other words, women's apparel costing $100 in the year 2023 would cost $101.04 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.89% during this same period, inflation for women's apparel was lower.

In the year 2023: Pricing changed by 3.07%, which is above the average yearly change for women's apparel during the 2023-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2023 (4.12%), inflation for women's apparel was lower.

Price Inflation for Women's apparel since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2020 (-7.90%), 1987 (6.22%), and 2022 (5.42%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2023

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's apparel, over time, for $100 beginning in 2023. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2023$100.003.07%
2024$101.041.04%*

* 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 apparel:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI93.20092.66994.37796.05497.15498.323100.154101.515105.285104.400110.892115.338116.623122.931127.554130.062132.738131.000126.662124.262126.108126.369123.708121.900119.854116.054113.115113.254111.838112.454112.064109.273109.928109.489111.348115.002116.223117.589114.411114.577114.242113.523109.240100.611101.593107.098110.382111.528

Adjust women's apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2023 * 2023 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Women's apparel was 110.382 in the year 2023 and 111.528 in 2024:

111.528 / 110.382 * $100 = $101.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2023 has the same "purchasing power" as $101.04 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Women's apparel).


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

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