According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 391.84% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $59,178,753,039.80 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, apparel costing $15,102,900,000 in the year 1925 would cost $74,281,653,039.80 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 $15,102,900,000 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 | $15,102,900,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $14,888,234,649.40 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $14,597,243,840.81 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $14,330,104,737.84 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $14,182,224,162.98 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $14,000,951,200.25 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $12,941,935,470.63 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $11,382,033,922.93 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $10,609,238,660.77 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $11,719,427,140.64 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $11,893,561,271.20 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $12,026,029,974.73 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $12,579,389,545.17 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $12,584,159,886.29 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $12,379,035,217.94 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $12,483,982,722.68 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $13,061,193,998.74 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $15,284,172,962.73 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $15,947,250,379.03 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $17,063,510,202.15 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $17,941,252,969.05 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $19,687,197,820.59 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $22,816,541,598.23 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $24,333,510,075.81 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $23,374,671,509.79 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $23,059,828,995.58 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $25,144,468,066.96 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $24,872,558,622.87 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $24,715,137,365.76 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $24,624,500,884.40 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $24,548,175,426.41 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $25,044,290,903.35 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $25,473,621,604.55 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $25,573,798,768.16 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $25,774,153,095.39 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $26,160,550,726.47 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $26,365,675,394.82 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $26,513,555,969.68 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $26,837,939,166.14 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $27,066,915,540.11 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $27,324,513,960.83 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $28,059,146,494.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $29,204,028,363.87 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $30,763,929,911.56 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $32,533,726,468.73 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $33,874,192,324.70 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $34,971,370,783.32 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $35,696,462,634.24 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $37,003,536,102.34 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $39,746,482,248.89 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $41,516,278,806.06 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $43,071,410,012.63 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $44,998,627,826.91 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $46,577,610,739.10 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $48,619,316,740.37 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $52,058,732,691.09 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $54,539,310,075.81 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $55,970,412,413.14 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $57,353,811,339.23 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $58,408,056,727.73 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $60,120,609,191.41 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $60,631,035,691.72 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $63,297,656,380.29 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $66,045,372,867.97 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $67,881,954,200.88 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $71,030,379,343.02 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $73,677,918,667.09 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $75,490,648,294.38 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $76,511,501,295.01 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $76,363,620,720.15 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $75,538,351,705.62 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $75,390,471,130.76 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $76,048,778,205.94 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $76,148,955,369.55 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $75,156,724,415.67 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $74,174,034,144.03 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $72,852,649,652.56 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $70,996,986,955.15 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $69,193,798,010.11 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $68,940,969,930.51 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $68,430,543,430.20 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $68,378,069,677.83 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $68,119,469,485.47 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $68,067,186,546.75 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $68,737,657,991.79 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $68,408,456,750.79 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $69,901,144,192.04 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $72,279,016,132.34 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $72,935,462,774.48 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $72,994,376,487.37 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $72,071,744,810.49 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $72,153,508,457.36 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $71,905,450,718.89 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $71,929,731,755.21 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $71,012,252,046.75 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $67,593,062,342.39 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $69,261,155,226.78 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $72,746,223,342.07 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $74,748,574,029.06 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $75,266,060,634.24 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $75,547,684,227.53 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | $74,281,653,039.80 | -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 |