According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 405.65% higher in 2026 versus 1925 (a $10,141,361,440,642,926 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $12,641,361,465,642,926 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 $2,500,000,025,000,000 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 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | -1.86% |
| 1926 | $2,464,466,228,055,906.50 | -1.42% |
| 1927 | $2,416,298,192,198,358.00 | -1.95% |
| 1928 | $2,372,078,356,001,263.50 | -1.83% |
| 1929 | $2,347,599,518,106,444.00 | -1.03% |
| 1930 | $2,317,593,200,686,987.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $2,142,293,135,762,793.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $1,884,080,877,969,046.50 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $1,756,159,208,970,310.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $1,939,929,956,802,389.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $1,968,754,575,302,493.50 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $1,990,682,268,801,326.75 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $2,082,280,500,923,878.75 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $2,083,070,140,855,970.25 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $2,049,115,623,776,058.50 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $2,066,487,702,282,059.50 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $2,162,034,134,065,067.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $2,530,006,342,419,457.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $2,639,766,292,980,101.50 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $2,824,542,037,089,387.50 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $2,969,835,784,594,125.50 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $3,258,843,999,739,419.50 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $3,776,847,795,191,094.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $4,027,953,293,596,020.50 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $3,869,235,667,245,736.50 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $3,817,119,431,727,733.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $4,162,192,082,051,485.50 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $4,117,182,605,922,299.50 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $4,091,124,488,163,298.50 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $4,076,121,329,453,570.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $4,063,487,090,540,114.50 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $4,145,609,643,477,575.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $4,216,677,237,365,762.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $4,233,259,675,939,672.50 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $4,266,424,553,087,492.50 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $4,330,385,387,586,861.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $4,364,339,904,666,772.50 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $4,388,818,742,561,592.50 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $4,442,514,257,943,778.50 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $4,480,416,974,684,144.50 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $4,523,057,531,017,057.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $4,644,662,080,559,066.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $4,834,175,664,260,898.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $5,092,387,922,054,644.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $5,385,344,336,860,393.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $5,607,233,157,777,954.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $5,788,850,342,158,877.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $5,908,875,611,836,703.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $6,125,236,953,229,628.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $6,579,279,914,181,935.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $6,872,236,328,987,683.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $7,129,658,946,849,338.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $7,448,673,479,414,088.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $7,710,044,296,936,197.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $8,048,010,187,871,133.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $8,617,340,578,908,718.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $9,027,953,343,596,020.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $9,264,845,323,223,310.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $9,493,840,903,529,692.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $9,668,351,328,521,796.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $9,951,832,064,142,452.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $10,036,323,536,876,188.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $10,477,732,258,915,036.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $10,932,564,859,799,432.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $11,236,576,233,654,456.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $11,757,738,588,834,490.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $12,195,988,751,144,980.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $12,496,051,925,339,548.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $12,665,034,870,807,014.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $12,640,556,032,912,194.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $12,503,948,324,660,456.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $12,479,469,486,765,638.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $12,588,439,797,394,188.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $12,605,022,235,968,102.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $12,440,777,130,093,178.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $12,278,111,304,082,442.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $12,059,381,042,893,242.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $11,752,211,109,309,854.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $11,453,727,214,979,472.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $11,411,876,298,578,650.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $11,327,384,825,844,916.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $11,318,698,786,591,916.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $11,275,892,405,873,264.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $11,267,237,952,217,548.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $11,378,221,844,672,934.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $11,323,728,792,959,334.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $11,570,815,024,109,922.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $11,964,426,841,059,304.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $12,073,089,192,114,340.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $12,082,841,245,275,666.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $11,930,116,986,009,954.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $11,943,651,414,445,988.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $11,902,590,137,977,262.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $11,906,609,405,231,606.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $11,754,737,957,092,550.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $11,188,755,639,367,026.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $11,464,876,930,820,596.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $12,041,764,176,008,294.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $12,373,215,537,503,476.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $12,458,875,677,336,704.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $12,475,071,192,343,890.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $12,641,361,465,642,926.00 | 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 |