According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 765.09% higher in 2026 versus 1914 (a $94,455,143,173.38 difference in value).
Between 1914 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.95% per year. In other words, apparel costing $12,345,678,900 in the year 1914 would cost $106,800,822,073.38 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.15% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $12,345,678,900 beginning in 1914. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | $12,345,678,900.00 | - |
| 1915 | $12,386,831,163.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $12,997,256,397.50 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $15,027,434,705.50 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $18,930,040,980.00 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $27,983,538,840.00 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $35,891,632,046.50 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $28,710,562,153.00 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $22,352,537,519.50 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $22,222,222,020.00 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $22,126,200,073.00 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $21,714,677,443.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $21,406,035,470.50 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $20,987,654,130.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $20,603,566,342.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $20,390,946,316.50 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $20,130,315,317.50 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $18,607,681,586.50 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $16,364,883,253.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $15,253,772,152.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $16,849,981,141.09 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $17,100,348,055.85 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $17,290,809,170.50 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $18,086,419,588.50 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $18,093,278,299.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $17,798,353,747.50 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $17,949,245,378.50 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $18,779,149,349.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $21,975,308,442.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $22,928,669,201.50 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $24,533,607,458.50 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $25,795,610,190.50 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $28,305,898,233.50 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $32,805,212,321.50 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $34,986,282,260.50 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $33,607,681,450.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $33,155,006,557.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $36,152,263,045.50 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $35,761,316,547.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $35,534,979,100.50 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $35,404,663,601.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $35,294,924,233.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $36,008,230,125.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $36,625,514,070.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $36,769,546,990.50 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $37,057,612,831.50 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $37,613,168,382.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $37,908,092,933.50 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $38,120,712,959.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $38,587,105,273.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $38,916,323,377.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $39,286,693,744.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $40,342,935,161.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $41,989,025,681.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $44,231,824,014.50 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $46,776,405,610.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $48,703,703,260.50 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $50,281,206,675.50 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $51,323,730,671.50 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $53,203,017,348.50 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $57,146,775,886.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $59,691,357,481.50 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $61,927,297,104.50 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $64,698,216,146.50 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $66,968,449,322.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $69,903,977,416.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $74,849,107,686.50 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $78,415,637,146.50 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $80,473,250,296.50 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $82,462,276,341.50 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $83,978,051,362.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $86,440,328,431.50 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $87,174,210,455.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $91,008,229,624.50 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $94,958,846,872.50 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $97,599,450,415.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $102,126,199,345.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $105,932,783,672.50 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $108,539,093,662.50 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $110,006,857,709.50 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $109,794,237,684.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $108,607,680,767.50 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $108,395,060,742.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $109,341,562,791.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $109,485,595,711.50 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $108,058,983,927.50 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $106,646,089,564.50 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $104,746,226,756.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $102,078,188,371.50 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $99,485,595,802.50 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $99,122,084,146.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $98,388,202,122.50 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $98,312,756,307.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $97,940,945,610.80 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $97,865,774,143.72 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $98,829,765,904.49 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $98,356,446,292.89 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $100,502,605,395.44 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $103,921,466,818.38 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $104,865,293,970.28 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $104,949,999,044.96 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $103,623,455,847.15 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $103,741,014,145.12 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $103,384,361,199.12 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $103,419,272,035.57 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $102,100,136,245.10 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $97,184,086,907.12 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $99,582,440,794.76 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $104,593,208,924.75 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $107,472,152,657.12 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $108,216,185,572.16 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $108,621,098,899.31 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $106,800,822,073.38 | -1.68%* |
* 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 | 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 15.000 | 15.050 | 15.792 | 18.258 | 23.000 | 34.000 | 43.608 | 34.883 | 27.158 | 27.000 | 26.883 | 26.383 | 26.008 | 25.500 | 25.033 | 24.775 | 24.458 | 22.608 | 19.883 | 18.533 | 20.473 | 20.777 | 21.008 | 21.975 | 21.983 | 21.625 | 21.808 | 22.817 | 26.700 | 27.858 | 29.808 | 31.342 | 34.392 | 39.858 | 42.508 | 40.833 | 40.283 | 43.925 | 43.450 | 43.175 | 43.017 | 42.883 | 43.750 | 44.500 | 44.675 | 45.025 | 45.700 | 46.058 | 46.317 | 46.883 | 47.283 | 47.733 | 49.017 | 51.017 | 53.742 | 56.833 | 59.175 | 61.092 | 62.358 | 64.642 | 69.433 | 72.525 | 75.242 | 78.608 | 81.367 | 84.933 | 90.942 | 95.275 | 97.775 | 100.192 | 102.033 | 105.025 | 105.917 | 110.575 | 115.375 | 118.583 | 124.083 | 128.708 | 131.875 | 133.658 | 133.400 | 131.958 | 131.700 | 132.850 | 133.025 | 131.292 | 129.575 | 127.267 | 124.025 | 120.875 | 120.433 | 119.542 | 119.450 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.902 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.975 | 129.763 |