According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $40,565,445,356,917,252,096 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $50,565,445,356,917,252,096 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.94% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by -1.86%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1925-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1925 (2.43%), inflation for apparel was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1925. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $9,857,864,813,644,978,176.00 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $9,665,192,672,141,504,512.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $9,488,313,329,121,921,024.00 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $9,390,397,978,521,796,608.00 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $9,270,372,710,044,221,440.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $8,569,172,457,359,446,016.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $7,536,323,436,512,953,344.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $7,024,636,765,634,872,320.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $7,759,719,749,612,359,680.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $7,875,018,222,459,791,360.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $7,962,728,995,578,018,816.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $8,329,121,920,404,295,680.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $8,332,280,480,101,075,968.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $8,196,462,413,139,610,624.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $8,265,950,726,468,731,904.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $8,648,136,449,778,903,040.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $10,120,025,268,477,575,168.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $10,559,065,066,329,755,648.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $11,298,168,035,375,869,952.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $11,879,343,019,583,072,256.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $13,035,375,868,603,918,336.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $15,107,391,029,690,462,208.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $16,111,813,013,265,952,768.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $15,476,942,514,213,523,456.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $15,268,477,574,226,157,568.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $16,648,768,161,718,261,760.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $16,468,730,259,001,894,912.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $16,364,497,789,008,218,112.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $16,304,485,154,769,430,528.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $16,253,948,199,620,974,592.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $16,582,438,408,085,915,648.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $16,866,708,780,795,961,344.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $16,933,038,534,428,303,360.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $17,065,698,041,692,991,488.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $17,321,541,377,132,027,904.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $17,457,359,444,093,495,296.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $17,555,274,794,693,621,760.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $17,770,056,854,074,544,128.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $17,921,667,719,519,901,696.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $18,092,229,943,145,924,608.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $18,578,648,136,449,785,856.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $19,336,702,463,676,567,552.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $20,369,551,484,523,061,248.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $21,541,377,132,027,797,504.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $22,428,932,406,822,494,208.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $23,155,401,137,081,495,552.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $23,635,502,210,991,796,224.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $24,500,947,567,909,036,032.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $26,317,119,393,556,545,536.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $27,488,945,041,061,277,696.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $28,518,635,502,210,990,080.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $29,794,693,619,709,415,424.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $30,840,176,879,343,026,176.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $32,192,040,429,564,125,184.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $34,469,361,970,941,251,584.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $36,111,813,013,265,952,768.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $37,059,380,922,299,424,768.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $37,975,363,234,365,145,088.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $38,673,404,927,353,135,104.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $39,807,327,858,496,528,384.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $40,145,293,746,051,809,280.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $41,910,928,616,550,858,752.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $43,730,259,001,895,141,376.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $44,946,304,485,154,775,040.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $47,030,953,885,028,425,728.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $48,783,954,516,740,374,528.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $49,984,207,201,516,118,016.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $50,660,138,976,626,671,616.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $50,562,223,626,026,532,864.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $50,015,792,798,483,906,560.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $49,917,877,447,883,784,192.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $50,353,758,686,039,171,072.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $50,420,088,439,671,513,088.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $49,763,108,022,741,639,168.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $49,112,444,725,205,319,680.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $48,237,523,689,197,748,224.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $47,008,843,967,150,981,120.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $45,814,908,401,768,800,256.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $45,647,504,737,839,546,368.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $45,309,538,850,284,273,664.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $45,274,794,693,619,720,192.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $45,103,569,172,457,373,696.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $45,068,951,358,180,679,680.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $45,512,886,923,562,868,736.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $45,294,914,718,888,198,144.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $46,283,259,633,607,065,600.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $47,857,706,885,660,155,904.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $48,292,356,285,533,814,784.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $48,331,364,497,789,018,112.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $47,720,467,466,835,124,224.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $47,774,605,180,037,906,432.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $47,610,360,075,805,442,048.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $47,626,437,144,662,048,768.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $47,018,951,358,180,679,680.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $44,755,022,109,917,888,512.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $45,859,507,264,687,308,800.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $48,167,056,222,362,615,808.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $49,492,861,655,085,293,568.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $49,835,502,210,991,792,128.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $49,900,284,270,372,716,544.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $50,565,445,356,917,252,096.00 | 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 |