According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 786.44% higher in 2026 versus 1915 (a $19,660,880,595,279,900 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, apparel costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1915 would cost $22,160,880,620,279,900 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.18% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 0.33%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1915-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $2,500,000,025,000,000 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 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | 0.33% |
| 1916 | $2,623,200,469,199,889.00 | 4.93% |
| 1917 | $3,032,945,766,763,566.00 | 15.62% |
| 1918 | $3,820,598,044,850,498.50 | 25.97% |
| 1919 | $5,647,840,588,039,868.00 | 47.83% |
| 1920 | $7,243,909,264,022,701.00 | 28.26% |
| 1921 | $5,794,573,701,356,590.00 | -20.01% |
| 1922 | $4,511,351,097,162,238.00 | -22.15% |
| 1923 | $4,485,049,878,737,542.00 | -0.58% |
| 1924 | $4,465,670,033,582,503.50 | -0.43% |
| 1925 | $4,382,613,554,346,622.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $4,320,321,194,919,711.50 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $4,235,880,441,029,901.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $4,158,361,060,409,745.50 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $4,115,448,546,137,874.50 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $4,062,846,109,288,483.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $3,755,537,136,115,726.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $3,302,879,324,280,178.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $3,078,626,830,343,300.50 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $3,400,785,295,258,230.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $3,451,316,160,247,892.50 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $3,489,756,402,560,908.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $3,650,332,262,416,942.50 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $3,651,716,537,070,875.50 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $3,592,192,726,951,827.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $3,622,646,769,338,317.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $3,790,144,002,464,009.50 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $4,435,215,991,196,013.50 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $4,627,630,168,092,470.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $4,951,550,437,112,403.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $5,206,256,973,435,770.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $5,712,901,496,774,641.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $6,620,985,669,753,599.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $7,061,185,009,703,766.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $6,782,945,804,263,567.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $6,691,583,677,104,099.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $7,296,511,700,872,093.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $7,217,608,045,598,006.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $7,171,926,982,018,273.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $7,145,625,763,593,578.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $7,123,477,369,130,676.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $7,267,441,933,139,535.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $7,392,026,651,993,356.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $7,421,096,419,725,915.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $7,479,235,955,191,030.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $7,591,362,202,159,468.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $7,650,886,012,278,516.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $7,693,798,526,550,388.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $7,787,929,203,017,720.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $7,854,374,386,406,423.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $7,929,125,217,718,715.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $8,142,303,514,424,143.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $8,474,529,431,367,665.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $8,927,187,243,203,212.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $9,440,753,139,811,740.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $9,829,734,317,566,446.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $10,148,117,487,970,654.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $10,358,527,235,368,216.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $10,737,818,490,545,404.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $11,533,776,416,555,928.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $12,047,342,313,164,452.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $12,498,615,850,346,068.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $13,057,862,810,534,330.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $13,516,057,720,985,606.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $14,108,527,272,868,218.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $15,106,589,298,352,714.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $15,826,412,118,397,010.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $16,241,694,514,576,412.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $16,643,134,164,216,502.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $16,949,058,862,735,330.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $17,446,013,463,496,678.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $17,594,130,851,467,334.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $18,367,940,383,014,952.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $19,165,282,583,679,400.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $19,698,228,325,442,968.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $20,611,849,597,037,652.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $21,380,122,029,969,548.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $21,906,146,398,463,456.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $22,202,381,174,404,764.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $22,159,468,660,132,892.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $21,919,989,145,002,772.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $21,877,076,630,730,900.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $22,068,106,532,973,424.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $22,097,176,300,705,984.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $21,809,247,172,688,264.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $21,524,086,593,978,408.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $21,140,642,514,839,424.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $20,602,159,674,460,132.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $20,078,903,855,274,088.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $20,005,537,298,615,732.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $19,857,419,910,645,068.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $19,842,192,889,451,828.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $19,767,151,360,462,212.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $19,751,979,710,255,124.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $19,946,539,512,865,176.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $19,851,010,718,997,372.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $20,284,164,100,959,028.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $20,974,183,487,704,180.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $21,164,673,522,831,668.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $21,181,769,314,807,732.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $20,914,036,753,990,864.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $20,937,763,221,559,244.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $20,865,780,939,554,820.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $20,872,826,897,543,332.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $20,606,589,353,352,716.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $19,614,396,652,400,892.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $20,098,449,813,387,596.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $21,109,759,347,310,216.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $21,690,808,633,297,896.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $21,840,974,747,756,368.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $21,869,366,220,908,500.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $22,160,880,620,279,900.00 | 1.33%* |
* 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 | 131.654 | 133.409 |