According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 206.98% higher in 2025 versus 1920 (a $18,628,475,467,289,724 difference in value).
Between 1920 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.07% per year. In other words, apparel costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1920 would cost $27,628,475,467,289,724 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 13.43% |
| 1921 | $6,650,116,822,429,906.00 | -26.11% |
| 1922 | $5,648,130,841,121,496.00 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $5,698,598,130,841,121.00 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $5,627,102,803,738,317.00 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $5,530,373,831,775,700.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $5,432,242,990,654,205.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $5,313,084,112,149,532.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $5,250,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $5,186,915,887,850,467.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $5,060,747,663,551,401.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $4,542,056,074,766,354.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $4,037,383,177,570,093.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $4,009,345,794,392,523.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $4,345,794,392,523,364.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $4,373,831,775,700,934.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $4,422,897,196,261,682.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $4,655,607,476,635,514.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $4,596,728,971,962,616.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $4,546,261,682,242,990.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $4,587,116,154,873,164.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $4,797,627,606,038,820.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $5,614,485,981,308,411.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $5,857,117,181,883,537.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $6,267,972,681,524,082.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $6,591,480,948,957,583.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $7,232,027,318,475,917.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $8,382,099,209,202,013.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $8,938,533,429,187,634.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $8,585,909,417,685,117.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $8,471,063,982,746,226.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $9,236,161,035,226,454.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $9,137,491,013,659,236.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $9,077,641,984,184,040.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $9,046,908,698,777,856.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $9,017,792,954,708,842.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $9,198,957,584,471,602.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $9,357,476,635,514,018.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $9,393,062,544,931,702.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $9,467,469,446,441,408.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $9,609,813,084,112,148.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $9,685,837,526,959,022.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $9,739,216,391,085,550.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $9,858,914,450,035,946.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $9,943,026,599,568,656.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $10,038,461,538,461,538.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $10,306,973,400,431,344.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $10,727,534,148,094,896.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $11,300,143,781,452,192.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $11,950,395,398,993,528.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $12,443,745,506,829,616.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $12,846,513,299,784,328.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $13,111,790,079,079,798.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $13,592,199,856,218,548.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $14,599,928,109,273,900.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $15,250,179,726,815,238.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $15,821,171,818,835,368.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $16,529,654,924,514,734.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $17,110,352,264,557,868.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $17,859,273,903,666,424.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $19,122,573,687,994,252.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $20,034,867,002,156,716.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $20,560,567,936,736,156.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $21,068,475,916,606,756.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $21,456,685,837,526,956.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $22,084,291,876,347,948.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $22,271,926,671,459,380.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $23,252,156,721,782,892.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $24,261,502,516,175,412.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $24,936,017,253,774,260.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $26,092,559,309,849,028.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $27,064,701,653,486,696.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $27,731,128,684,399,708.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $28,106,398,274,622,572.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $28,051,401,869,158,876.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $27,748,921,639,108,548.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $27,693,925,233,644,856.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $27,936,556,434,219,984.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $27,972,142,343,637,668.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $27,608,195,542,774,984.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $27,247,483,824,586,628.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $26,762,221,423,436,376.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $26,079,618,979,151,688.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $25,418,044,572,250,172.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $25,324,227,174,694,460.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $25,136,592,379,583,032.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $25,118,799,424,874,188.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $25,022,992,451,473,756.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $25,003,792,235,801,580.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $25,250,079,079,798,704.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $25,129,151,689,432,060.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $25,677,482,027,318,476.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $26,550,970,524,802,292.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $26,792,097,411,933,856.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $26,813,740,115,025,156.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $26,474,832,854,061,824.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $26,504,854,421,279,652.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $26,413,738,317,757,008.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $26,422,650,970,524,800.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $26,085,636,232,925,948.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $24,829,631,560,028,748.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $25,442,388,569,374,544.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $26,722,591,660,675,768.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $27,458,136,232,925,952.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $27,648,229,690,869,876.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $27,628,475,467,289,724.00 | -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 |