According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 391.84% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $407,510,499,052.43 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, apparel costing $104,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $511,510,499,052.43 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.93% 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 $104,000,000,000 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 | $104,000,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $102,521,794,061.91 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $100,518,003,790.27 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $98,678,458,622.87 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $97,660,138,976.63 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $96,411,876,184.46 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $89,119,393,556.54 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $78,377,763,739.73 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $73,056,222,362.60 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $80,701,085,395.97 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $81,900,189,513.58 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $82,812,381,554.01 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $86,622,867,972.20 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $86,655,716,993.05 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $85,243,209,096.65 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $85,965,887,555.27 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $89,940,619,077.70 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $105,248,262,792.17 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $109,814,276,689.83 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $117,500,947,567.91 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $123,545,167,403.66 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $135,567,909,033.48 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $157,116,866,708.78 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $167,562,855,337.97 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $160,960,202,147.82 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $158,792,166,771.95 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $173,147,188,881.87 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $171,274,794,693.62 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $170,190,777,005.69 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $169,566,645,609.60 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $169,041,061,276.06 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $172,457,359,444.09 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $175,413,771,320.28 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $176,103,600,758.05 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $177,483,259,633.61 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $180,144,030,322.17 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $181,556,538,218.57 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $182,574,857,864.81 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $184,808,591,282.38 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $186,385,344,283.01 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $188,159,191,408.72 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $193,217,940,619.08 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $201,101,705,622.24 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $211,843,335,439.04 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $224,030,322,173.09 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $233,260,897,030.95 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $240,816,171,825.65 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $245,809,222,994.31 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $254,809,854,706.25 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $273,698,041,692.99 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $285,885,028,427.04 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $296,593,809,222.99 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $309,864,813,644.98 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $320,737,839,545.17 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $334,797,220,467.47 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $358,481,364,497.79 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $375,562,855,337.97 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $385,417,561,591.91 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $394,943,777,637.40 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $402,203,411,244.47 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $413,996,209,728.36 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $417,511,054,958.94 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $435,873,657,612.13 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $454,794,693,619.71 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $467,441,566,645.61 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $489,121,920,404.30 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $507,353,126,974.10 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $519,835,754,895.77 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $526,865,445,356.92 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $525,847,125,710.68 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $520,164,245,104.23 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $519,145,925,457.99 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $523,679,090,334.81 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $524,368,919,772.58 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $517,536,323,436.51 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $510,769,425,142.14 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $501,670,246,367.66 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $488,891,977,258.37 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $476,475,047,378.40 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $474,734,049,273.53 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $471,219,204,042.96 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $470,857,864,813.65 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $469,077,119,393.56 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $468,717,094,125.08 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $473,334,024,005.05 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $471,067,113,076.44 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $481,345,900,189.51 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $497,720,151,610.87 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $502,240,505,369.55 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $502,646,190,777.01 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $496,292,861,655.09 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $496,855,893,872.39 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $495,147,744,788.38 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $495,314,946,304.49 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $488,997,094,125.08 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $465,452,229,943.15 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $476,938,875,552.75 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $500,937,384,712.57 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $514,725,761,212.89 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $518,289,222,994.31 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $520,228,509,734.11 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $511,510,499,052.43 | -1.68%* |
* 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 | 131.975 | 129.763 |