According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 391.84% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $48,374,940,093.08 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, apparel costing $12,345,678,900 in the year 1925 would cost $60,720,618,993.08 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 $12,345,678,900 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 | $12,345,678,900.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $12,170,203,362.89 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $11,932,336,523.69 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $11,713,966,966.39 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $11,593,083,818.60 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $11,444,904,476.15 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $10,579,225,159.73 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $9,304,102,923.37 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $8,672,390,989.77 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $9,579,900,838.27 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $9,722,244,630.61 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $9,830,529,534.71 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $10,282,866,474.83 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $10,286,765,931.21 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $10,119,089,306.85 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $10,204,877,347.22 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $10,676,711,569.24 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $12,493,858,242.45 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $13,035,882,679.31 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $13,948,355,472.30 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $14,665,855,446.27 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $16,093,056,481.46 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $18,651,099,866.93 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $19,891,126,995.86 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $19,107,336,263.42 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $18,849,972,142.32 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $20,554,034,580.51 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $20,331,765,566.84 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $20,203,083,506.29 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $20,128,993,835.06 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $20,066,602,532.98 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $20,472,145,996.53 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $20,823,097,070.75 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $20,904,985,654.74 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $21,068,762,822.71 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $21,384,618,789.51 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $21,552,295,413.87 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $21,673,178,561.66 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $21,938,341,595.51 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $22,125,515,501.77 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $22,336,086,146.30 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $22,936,602,428.87 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $23,872,471,960.14 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $25,147,594,196.49 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $26,594,292,513.58 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $27,690,039,756.44 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $28,586,914,723.91 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $29,179,632,093.71 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $30,248,083,141.91 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $32,490,270,560.58 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $33,936,968,877.67 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $35,208,191,657.64 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $36,783,572,035.28 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $38,074,292,097.16 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $39,743,259,427.92 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $42,554,767,478.11 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $44,582,484,795.86 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $45,752,321,709.95 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $46,883,164,060.23 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $47,744,943,920.28 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $49,144,848,760.80 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $49,562,090,593.49 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $51,741,886,710.08 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $53,987,973,585.12 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $55,489,264,291.54 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $58,062,905,502.53 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $60,227,103,793.59 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $61,708,897,218.10 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $62,543,380,883.48 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $62,422,497,735.69 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $61,747,891,781.90 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $61,627,008,634.11 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $62,165,133,614.59 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $62,247,022,198.58 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $61,435,935,271.48 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $60,632,647,257.14 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $59,552,497,839.80 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $58,035,609,307.86 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $56,561,614,796.11 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $56,354,943,607.96 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $55,937,701,775.27 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $55,894,807,755.09 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $55,683,418,224.71 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $55,640,680,182.78 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $56,188,748,777.03 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $55,919,647,292.23 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $57,139,826,188.18 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $59,083,588,210.07 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $59,620,192,402.56 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $59,668,350,688.86 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $58,914,156,830.34 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $58,980,993,512.70 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $58,778,221,780.93 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $58,798,070,013.90 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $58,048,087,568.28 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $55,253,113,213.14 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $56,616,675,120.20 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $59,465,500,967.95 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $61,102,297,783.58 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $61,525,310,811.71 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $61,755,520,536.57 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $60,720,618,993.08 | -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 |