According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 781.80% higher in 2025 versus 1913 (a $39,090,184,563,758,400 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.96% per year. In other words, apparel costing $5,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1913 would cost $44,090,184,563,758,400 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $5,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1913. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | $5,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1914 | $5,033,557,046,979,866.00 | 0.67% |
| 1915 | $5,184,563,758,389,262.00 | 3.00% |
| 1916 | $5,822,147,651,006,711.00 | 12.30% |
| 1917 | $7,114,093,959,731,543.00 | 22.19% |
| 1918 | $9,916,107,382,550,336.00 | 39.39% |
| 1919 | $12,662,192,393,736,016.00 | 27.69% |
| 1920 | $14,362,416,107,382,552.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $10,612,416,107,382,550.00 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $9,013,422,818,791,948.00 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $9,093,959,731,543,624.00 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $8,979,865,771,812,081.00 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $8,825,503,355,704,698.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $8,668,903,803,131,990.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $8,478,747,203,579,418.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $8,378,076,062,639,822.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $8,277,404,921,700,224.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $8,076,062,639,821,029.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $7,248,322,147,651,005.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $6,442,953,020,134,228.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $6,398,210,290,827,740.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $6,935,123,042,505,594.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $6,979,865,771,812,081.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $7,058,165,548,098,435.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $7,429,530,201,342,282.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $7,335,570,469,798,659.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $7,255,033,557,046,980.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $7,320,230,105,465,004.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $7,656,169,334,021,684.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $8,959,731,543,624,163.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $9,346,928,239,545,690.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $10,002,581,311,306,144.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $10,518,843,572,534,848.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $11,541,042,849,767,686.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $13,376,355,188,435,724.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $14,264,326,277,749,096.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $13,701,600,413,009,808.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $13,518,327,310,273,620.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $14,739,287,558,079,504.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $14,581,827,568,404,748.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $14,486,319,050,077,440.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $14,437,274,135,260,712.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $14,390,810,531,750,132.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $14,679,917,398,038,202.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $14,932,885,906,040,268.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $14,989,674,754,775,426.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $15,108,415,074,858,028.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $15,335,570,469,798,658.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $15,456,892,101,187,404.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $15,542,075,374,290,138.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $15,733,092,410,944,760.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $15,867,320,598,864,222.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $16,019,617,965,926,692.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $16,448,115,642,746,516.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $17,119,256,582,343,832.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $18,033,040,784,718,636.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $19,070,727,929,788,332.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $19,858,027,878,162,104.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $20,500,774,393,391,844.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $20,924,109,447,599,380.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $21,690,758,905,524,008.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $23,298,915,849,251,420.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $24,336,602,994,321,112.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $25,247,805,885,389,776.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $26,378,420,237,480,636.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $27,305,110,996,386,164.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $28,500,258,131,130,612.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $30,516,262,261,228,704.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $31,972,121,837,893,652.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $32,811,048,012,390,292.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $33,621,579,762,519,356.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $34,241,094,475,993,800.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $35,242,643,262,777,492.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $35,542,075,374,290,144.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $37,106,350,025,813,112.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $38,717,088,280,846,672.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $39,793,495,095,508,512.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $41,639,132,679,401,128.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $43,190,500,774,393,384.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $44,254,001,032,524,528.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $44,852,865,255,549,808.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $44,765,100,671,140,936.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $44,282,395,456,892,096.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $44,194,630,872,483,224.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $44,581,827,568,404,744.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $44,638,616,417,139,912.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $44,057,821,373,257,624.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $43,482,188,951,987,600.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $42,707,795,560,144,544.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $41,618,482,188,951,984.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $40,562,725,864,739,296.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $40,413,009,808,982,960.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $40,113,577,697,470,312.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $40,085,183,273,102,744.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $39,932,292,204,439,856.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $39,901,652,039,235,944.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $40,294,682,498,709,344.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $40,101,703,665,462,048.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $40,976,742,385,131,648.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $42,370,676,303,562,208.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $42,755,472,379,969,016.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $42,790,010,325,245,224.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $42,249,173,980,382,032.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $42,297,083,118,224,056.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $42,151,677,852,348,992.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $42,165,900,877,645,848.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $41,628,084,667,010,840.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $39,623,722,250,903,456.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $40,601,574,599,896,752.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $42,644,553,433,144,032.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $43,818,353,123,386,680.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $44,121,708,828,084,664.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $44,090,184,563,758,400.00 | -0.07%* |
* 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 Apparel:
| Year | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 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 | 2025 |
| CPI | 14.900 | 15.000 | 15.450 | 17.350 | 21.200 | 29.550 | 37.733 | 42.800 | 31.625 | 26.860 | 27.100 | 26.760 | 26.300 | 25.833 | 25.267 | 24.967 | 24.667 | 24.067 | 21.600 | 19.200 | 19.067 | 20.667 | 20.800 | 21.033 | 22.140 | 21.860 | 21.620 | 21.814 | 22.815 | 26.700 | 27.854 | 29.808 | 31.346 | 34.392 | 39.862 | 42.508 | 40.831 | 40.285 | 43.923 | 43.454 | 43.169 | 43.023 | 42.885 | 43.746 | 44.500 | 44.669 | 45.023 | 45.700 | 46.062 | 46.315 | 46.885 | 47.285 | 47.738 | 49.015 | 51.015 | 53.738 | 56.831 | 59.177 | 61.092 | 62.354 | 64.638 | 69.431 | 72.523 | 75.238 | 78.608 | 81.369 | 84.931 | 90.938 | 95.277 | 97.777 | 100.192 | 102.038 | 105.023 | 105.915 | 110.577 | 115.377 | 118.585 | 124.085 | 128.708 | 131.877 | 133.662 | 133.400 | 131.962 | 131.700 | 132.854 | 133.023 | 131.292 | 129.577 | 127.269 | 124.023 | 120.877 | 120.431 | 119.538 | 119.454 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.903 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.389 |