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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 390.76% higher in 2025 versus 1922 (a $31,260,580.79 difference in value).
Between 1922 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.56% per year. In other words, apparel costing $8,000,000 in the year 1922 would cost $39,260,580.79 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.90% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1922: Pricing changed by -15.07%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1922-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1922 (-6.16%), inflation for apparel was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $8,000,000 beginning in 1922. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | $8,000,000.00 | -15.07% |
| 1923 | $8,071,481.76 | 0.89% |
| 1924 | $7,970,215.93 | -1.25% |
| 1925 | $7,833,209.23 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $7,694,216.93 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $7,525,440.56 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $7,436,088.36 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $7,346,736.16 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $7,168,031.77 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $6,433,358.15 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $5,718,540.58 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $5,678,828.49 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $6,155,373.54 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $6,195,085.63 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $6,264,581.78 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $6,594,192.11 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $6,510,796.72 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $6,439,314.97 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $6,497,181.15 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $6,795,349.10 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $7,952,345.50 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $8,296,007.79 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $8,877,942.61 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $9,336,159.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $10,243,427.46 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $11,872,386.73 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $12,660,518.93 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $12,161,063.06 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $11,998,396.24 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $13,082,078.01 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $12,942,322.01 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $12,857,551.98 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $12,814,021.42 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $12,772,781.95 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $13,029,383.13 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $13,253,909.16 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $13,304,312.96 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $13,409,702.73 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $13,611,317.94 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $13,718,998.80 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $13,794,604.50 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $13,964,144.57 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $14,083,280.83 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $14,218,454.67 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $14,598,774.27 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $15,194,455.58 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $16,005,498.60 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $16,926,513.55 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $17,625,293.54 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $18,195,772.95 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $18,571,510.40 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $19,251,961.74 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $20,679,305.80 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $21,600,320.75 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $22,409,072.68 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $23,412,566.58 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $24,235,065.01 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $25,295,835.96 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $27,085,170.97 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $28,377,341.20 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $29,121,942.84 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $29,841,342.57 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $30,391,202.25 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $31,280,142.05 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $31,545,907.55 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $32,934,303.22 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $34,363,938.37 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $35,319,319.55 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $36,957,443.15 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $38,334,383.41 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $39,278,309.18 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $39,809,840.20 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $39,731,943.41 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $39,303,511.08 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $39,225,614.30 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $39,569,276.59 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $39,619,680.39 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $39,104,186.95 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $38,593,275.67 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $37,905,951.09 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $36,939,114.50 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $36,002,061.97 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $35,869,179.22 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $35,603,413.71 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $35,578,211.81 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $35,442,511.03 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $35,415,315.88 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $35,764,156.02 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $35,592,874.74 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $36,369,528.61 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $37,606,735.78 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $37,948,267.37 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $37,978,922.05 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $37,498,894.55 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $37,541,417.03 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $37,412,360.39 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $37,424,984.25 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $36,947,637.32 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $35,168,635.09 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $36,036,542.76 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $37,849,819.58 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $38,891,643.28 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $39,160,891.23 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $39,260,580.79 | 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 |