According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories are 23.36% higher in 2025 versus 2009 (a $4.67 difference in value).
Between 2009 and 2025: Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories experienced an average inflation rate of 1.32% per year. In other words, women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $24.67 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories was lower.
In the year 2009: Pricing changed by 3.03%, which is above the average yearly change for women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories during the 2009-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $20.00 | 3.03% |
| 2010 | $20.61 | 3.05% |
| 2011 | $21.17 | 2.72% |
| 2012 | $21.85 | 3.23% |
| 2013 | $22.16 | 1.39% |
| 2014 | $22.83 | 3.03% |
| 2015 | $22.60 | -1.00% |
| 2016 | $22.85 | 1.11% |
| 2017 | $22.99 | 0.62% |
| 2018 | $22.67 | -1.40% |
| 2019 | $22.37 | -1.33% |
| 2020 | $21.60 | -3.47% |
| 2021 | $21.82 | 1.04% |
| 2022 | $23.05 | 5.65% |
| 2023 | $24.06 | 4.35% |
| 2024 | $24.64 | 2.42% |
| 2025 | $24.67 | 0.14%* |
* 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 underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories:
| Year | 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 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 102.954 | 102.192 | 101.792 | 101.454 | 97.092 | 95.854 | 94.192 | 95.438 | 94.385 | 91.805 | 90.378 | 93.116 | 95.952 | 98.564 | 101.749 | 103.161 | 106.286 | 105.219 | 106.391 | 107.052 | 105.557 | 104.153 | 100.543 | 101.586 | 107.328 | 111.995 | 114.706 | 114.865 |