According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 753.19% higher in 2025 versus 1915 (a $11,290,070.59 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.97% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,498,973 in the year 1915 would cost $12,789,043.59 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.19% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 3%, which is above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1915-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,498,973 beginning in 1915. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1915 | $1,498,973.00 | 3.00% |
1916 | $1,683,312.72 | 12.30% |
1917 | $2,056,843.21 | 22.19% |
1918 | $2,866,967.78 | 39.39% |
1919 | $3,660,922.19 | 27.69% |
1920 | $4,152,494.78 | 13.43% |
1921 | $3,068,286.16 | -26.11% |
1922 | $2,605,981.54 | -15.07% |
1923 | $2,629,266.56 | 0.89% |
1924 | $2,596,279.45 | -1.25% |
1925 | $2,551,649.83 | -1.72% |
1926 | $2,506,373.41 | -1.77% |
1927 | $2,451,394.90 | -2.19% |
1928 | $2,422,288.62 | -1.19% |
1929 | $2,393,182.35 | -1.20% |
1930 | $2,334,969.81 | -2.43% |
1931 | $2,095,651.57 | -10.25% |
1932 | $1,862,801.40 | -11.11% |
1933 | $1,849,865.28 | -0.69% |
1934 | $2,005,098.73 | 8.39% |
1935 | $2,018,034.85 | 0.65% |
1936 | $2,040,673.06 | 1.12% |
1937 | $2,148,042.86 | 5.26% |
1938 | $2,120,877.01 | -1.26% |
1939 | $2,097,591.99 | -1.10% |
1940 | $2,116,441.77 | 0.90% |
1941 | $2,213,569.29 | 4.59% |
1942 | $2,590,458.19 | 17.03% |
1943 | $2,702,405.39 | 4.32% |
1944 | $2,891,969.32 | 7.01% |
1945 | $3,041,232.25 | 5.16% |
1946 | $3,336,772.86 | 9.72% |
1947 | $3,867,402.58 | 15.90% |
1948 | $4,124,134.83 | 6.64% |
1949 | $3,961,438.23 | -3.94% |
1950 | $3,908,449.89 | -1.34% |
1951 | $4,261,456.72 | 9.03% |
1952 | $4,215,931.53 | -1.07% |
1953 | $4,188,317.89 | -0.65% |
1954 | $4,174,137.91 | -0.34% |
1955 | $4,160,704.24 | -0.32% |
1956 | $4,244,291.49 | 2.01% |
1957 | $4,317,430.32 | 1.72% |
1958 | $4,333,849.25 | 0.38% |
1959 | $4,368,179.72 | 0.79% |
1960 | $4,433,855.41 | 1.50% |
1961 | $4,468,932.20 | 0.79% |
1962 | $4,493,560.58 | 0.55% |
1963 | $4,548,787.87 | 1.23% |
1964 | $4,587,596.23 | 0.85% |
1965 | $4,631,628.80 | 0.96% |
1966 | $4,755,517.03 | 2.67% |
1967 | $4,949,558.84 | 4.08% |
1968 | $5,213,754.23 | 5.34% |
1969 | $5,513,772.73 | 5.75% |
1970 | $5,741,398.70 | 4.13% |
1971 | $5,927,231.05 | 3.24% |
1972 | $6,049,626.66 | 2.06% |
1973 | $6,271,282.11 | 3.66% |
1974 | $6,736,236.15 | 7.41% |
1975 | $7,036,254.64 | 4.45% |
1976 | $7,299,703.72 | 3.74% |
1977 | $7,626,589.54 | 4.48% |
1978 | $7,894,516.50 | 3.51% |
1979 | $8,240,060.19 | 4.38% |
1980 | $8,822,931.94 | 7.07% |
1981 | $9,243,853.41 | 4.77% |
1982 | $9,486,405.68 | 2.62% |
1983 | $9,720,748.48 | 2.47% |
1984 | $9,899,864.00 | 1.84% |
1985 | $10,189,434.09 | 2.92% |
1986 | $10,276,006.59 | 0.85% |
1987 | $10,728,273.28 | 4.40% |
1988 | $11,193,973.63 | 4.34% |
1989 | $11,505,186.84 | 2.78% |
1990 | $12,038,801.82 | 4.64% |
1991 | $12,487,336.94 | 3.73% |
1992 | $12,794,818.58 | 2.46% |
1993 | $12,967,963.58 | 1.35% |
1994 | $12,942,588.88 | -0.20% |
1995 | $12,803,028.04 | -1.08% |
1996 | $12,777,653.34 | -0.20% |
1997 | $12,889,600.54 | 0.88% |
1998 | $12,906,019.46 | 0.13% |
1999 | $12,738,098.66 | -1.30% |
2000 | $12,571,670.49 | -1.31% |
2001 | $12,347,776.09 | -1.78% |
2002 | $12,032,831.31 | -2.55% |
2003 | $11,727,588.61 | -2.54% |
2004 | $11,684,302.36 | -0.37% |
2005 | $11,597,729.86 | -0.74% |
2006 | $11,589,520.40 | -0.07% |
2007 | $11,545,316.18 | -0.38% |
2008 | $11,536,457.42 | -0.08% |
2009 | $11,650,091.29 | 0.98% |
2010 | $11,594,296.81 | -0.48% |
2011 | $11,847,290.02 | 2.18% |
2012 | $12,250,307.40 | 3.40% |
2013 | $12,361,560.53 | 0.91% |
2014 | $12,371,546.22 | 0.08% |
2015 | $12,215,178.37 | -1.26% |
2016 | $12,229,029.97 | 0.11% |
2017 | $12,186,990.06 | -0.34% |
2018 | $12,191,102.26 | 0.03% |
2019 | $12,035,607.60 | -1.28% |
2020 | $11,456,101.72 | -4.81% |
2021 | $11,738,820.65 | 2.47% |
2022 | $12,329,491.38 | 5.03% |
2023 | $12,668,863.05 | 2.75% |
2024 | $12,756,569.95 | 0.69% |
2025 | $12,789,043.59 | 0.25%* |
* 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 | 131.817 |