According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $3,558,083,251,490.15 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,719,021,469,021.50 in the year 1920 would cost $5,277,104,720,511.65 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.68% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1920: Pricing changed by 13.43%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1920-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1920 (15.62%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,719,021,469,021.50 beginning in 1920. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | $1,719,021,469,021.50 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $1,270,188,176,584.23 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $1,078,806,463,970.03 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $1,088,445,836,693.52 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $1,074,790,058,668.58 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $1,056,314,594,281.90 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $1,037,571,369,541.79 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $1,014,811,739,500.23 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $1,002,762,523,595.88 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $990,713,307,691.52 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $966,614,875,882.81 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $867,543,545,113.65 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $771,149,817,878.80 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $765,794,610,810.20 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $830,057,095,633.43 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $835,412,302,702.04 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $844,783,915,072.09 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $889,232,133,741.50 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $877,986,198,897.43 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $868,346,826,173.94 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $876,150,127,902.48 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $916,358,317,239.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $1,072,380,215,487.71 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $1,118,723,353,581.39 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $1,197,197,734,086.68 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $1,258,988,584,878.26 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $1,381,334,469,445.57 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $1,601,000,944,009.60 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,707,281,207,371.10 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $1,639,929,180,008.29 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,617,993,427,977.28 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $1,764,128,790,099.35 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $1,745,282,580,607.92 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $1,733,851,273,211.48 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $1,727,981,142,386.28 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $1,722,419,965,815.04 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $1,757,022,842,258.32 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $1,787,300,359,146.19 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $1,794,097,352,733.26 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $1,808,309,248,415.32 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $1,835,497,222,763.61 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,850,018,072,699.63 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,860,213,563,080.24 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,883,076,177,873.12 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,899,141,799,078.93 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,917,370,100,062.44 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,968,656,506,219.45 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $2,048,984,612,248.49 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $2,158,354,418,149.57 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,282,554,028,240.63 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,376,785,075,697.77 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,453,714,684,933.28 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,504,383,182,582.37 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,596,142,596,007.85 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,788,621,096,223.59 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,912,820,706,314.65 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $3,021,881,557,961.77 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $3,157,203,521,195.31 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $3,268,118,098,366.18 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $3,411,163,917,948.67 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,652,457,190,289.75 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,826,707,389,521.98 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,927,117,522,058.28 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $4,024,129,157,801.05 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $4,098,278,178,750.93 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $4,218,152,429,286.58 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $4,253,991,122,745.69 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $4,441,217,400,644.15 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,634,004,855,113.85 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,762,838,779,014.28 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,983,741,070,594.14 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $5,169,422,577,222.81 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $5,296,711,729,853.45 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $5,368,389,116,771.67 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $5,357,884,672,137.11 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $5,300,110,226,646.99 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $5,289,605,782,012.42 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $5,335,948,920,106.10 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $5,342,745,913,693.17 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $5,273,231,206,552.65 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $5,204,334,407,920.05 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $5,111,648,131,732.70 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,981,269,436,562.48 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,854,907,146,693.72 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,836,987,799,964.16 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,801,149,106,505.05 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,797,750,609,711.52 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $4,779,451,249,249.59 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,775,783,962,255.11 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,822,825,336,962.73 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $4,799,727,916,936.85 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,904,460,319,486.02 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $5,071,298,706,165.80 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $5,117,354,516,803.30 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $5,121,488,324,721.25 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $5,056,756,229,432.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $5,062,490,420,385.46 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $5,045,087,027,260.02 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $5,046,789,365,199.32 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,982,418,746,387.20 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,742,518,857,731.47 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,859,556,908,215.78 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $5,104,078,752,510.73 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $5,244,569,520,412.98 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $5,280,877,824,338.11 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $5,277,104,720,511.65 | -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 |