According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 399.58% higher in 2025 versus 1925 (a $19,978,849,809,885,936 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $5,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1925 would cost $24,978,849,809,885,936 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.95% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by -1.72%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1925-2025 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 $5,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $5,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.72% |
| 1926 | $4,911,280,101,394,169.00 | -1.77% |
| 1927 | $4,803,548,795,944,233.00 | -2.19% |
| 1928 | $4,746,514,575,411,914.00 | -1.19% |
| 1929 | $4,689,480,354,879,595.00 | -1.20% |
| 1930 | $4,575,411,913,814,955.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $4,106,463,878,326,995.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $3,650,190,114,068,441.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $3,624,841,571,609,632.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $3,929,024,081,115,335.50 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $3,954,372,623,574,144.50 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $3,998,732,572,877,059.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $4,209,125,475,285,171.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $4,155,893,536,121,673.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $4,110,266,159,695,817.50 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $4,147,202,607,278,653.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $4,337,525,592,278,445.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $5,076,045,627,376,426.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $5,295,408,014,039,193.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $5,666,861,655,454,811.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $5,959,344,837,671,834.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $6,538,461,538,461,540.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $7,578,239,251,243,054.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $8,081,310,324,656,332.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $7,762,503,656,039,777.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $7,658,672,126,352,735.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $8,350,394,852,295,992.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $8,261,187,481,719,800.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $8,207,078,093,009,652.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $8,179,292,190,699,034.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $8,152,968,704,299,503.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $8,316,759,286,341,036.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $8,460,076,045,627,377.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $8,492,249,195,671,249.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $8,559,520,327,581,164.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $8,688,212,927,756,654.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $8,756,946,475,577,655.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $8,805,206,200,643,462.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $8,913,424,978,063,761.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $8,989,470,605,440,187.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $9,075,753,144,194,210.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $9,318,514,185,434,338.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $9,698,742,322,316,468.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $10,216,437,554,840,598.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $10,804,328,751,096,812.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $11,250,365,603,977,770.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $11,614,507,165,837,964.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $11,854,343,375,255,924.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $12,288,680,900,848,202.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $13,199,766,013,454,226.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $13,787,657,209,710,440.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $14,303,890,026,323,484.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $14,944,428,195,378,764.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $15,469,435,507,458,322.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $16,146,534,074,290,728.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $17,288,680,900,848,202.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $18,113,483,474,700,204.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $18,588,768,645,802,864.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $19,047,967,241,883,588.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $19,398,947,060,544,016.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $19,966,364,434,045,040.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $20,136,004,679,730,916.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $21,022,228,721,848,496.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $21,934,776,250,365,604.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $22,544,603,685,288,092.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $23,590,231,061,713,944.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $24,469,143,024,276,100.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $25,071,658,379,643,172.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $25,410,938,871,014,912.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $25,361,216,730,038,028.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $25,087,744,954,665,104.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $25,038,022,813,688,212.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $25,257,385,200,350,976.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $25,289,558,350,394,856.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $24,960,514,770,400,708.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $24,634,396,022,228,716.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $24,195,671,248,903,188.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $23,578,531,734,425,268.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $22,980,403,626,791,460.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $22,895,583,503,948,520.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $22,725,943,258,262,652.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $22,709,856,683,240,716.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $22,623,237,788,827,144.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $22,605,878,911,962,564.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $22,828,546,358,584,384.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $22,719,216,145,071,656.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $23,214,960,514,770,400.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $24,004,679,730,915,468.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $24,222,682,070,780,928.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $24,242,249,195,671,248.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $23,935,843,813,980,696.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $23,962,986,253,290,436.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $23,880,608,365,019,012.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $23,888,666,276,689,092.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $23,583,971,921,614,512.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $22,448,420,590,816,028.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $23,002,412,986,253,292.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $24,159,842,059,081,600.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $24,824,846,446,329,332.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $24,996,709,564,200,060.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $24,978,849,809,885,936.00 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 1913 | 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 |
| CPI | 14.900 | 15.000 | 15.450 | 17.350 | 21.200 | 29.550 | 37.733 | 42.800 | 31.625 | 26.860 | 27.100 | 26.760 | 26.300 | 25.833 | 25.267 | 24.967 | 24.667 | 24.067 | 21.600 | 19.200 | 19.067 | 20.667 | 20.800 | 21.033 | 22.140 | 21.860 | 21.620 | 21.814 | 22.815 | 26.700 | 27.854 | 29.808 | 31.346 | 34.392 | 39.862 | 42.508 | 40.831 | 40.285 | 43.923 | 43.454 | 43.169 | 43.023 | 42.885 | 43.746 | 44.500 | 44.669 | 45.023 | 45.700 | 46.062 | 46.315 | 46.885 | 47.285 | 47.738 | 49.015 | 51.015 | 53.738 | 56.831 | 59.177 | 61.092 | 62.354 | 64.638 | 69.431 | 72.523 | 75.238 | 78.608 | 81.369 | 84.931 | 90.938 | 95.277 | 97.777 | 100.192 | 102.038 | 105.023 | 105.915 | 110.577 | 115.377 | 118.585 | 124.085 | 128.708 | 131.877 | 133.662 | 133.400 | 131.962 | 131.700 | 132.854 | 133.023 | 131.292 | 129.577 | 127.269 | 124.023 | 120.877 | 120.431 | 119.538 | 119.454 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.903 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.389 |