According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.45% higher in 2026 versus 1930 (a $4,454,521,294,718,910,464 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.78% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $5,454,521,294,718,909,440 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.14% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -1.28%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.67%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1930. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -1.28% |
| 1931 | $924,361,158,432,708,864.00 | -7.56% |
| 1932 | $812,947,189,097,104,128.00 | -12.05% |
| 1933 | $757,751,277,683,134,592.00 | -6.79% |
| 1934 | $837,045,067,368,747,136.00 | 10.46% |
| 1935 | $849,482,374,524,964,096.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $858,943,781,942,078,336.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $898,466,780,238,500,608.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $898,807,495,741,056,512.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $884,156,729,131,175,552.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $891,652,470,187,393,536.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $932,879,045,996,592,768.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $1,091,652,470,187,393,536.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $1,139,011,925,042,589,568.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $1,218,739,352,640,545,024.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $1,281,431,005,110,732,544.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $1,406,132,879,045,996,544.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $1,629,642,248,722,317,056.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $1,737,989,778,534,923,520.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $1,669,505,962,521,294,848.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $1,647,018,739,352,640,768.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $1,795,911,413,969,336,064.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $1,776,490,630,323,679,488.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $1,765,247,018,739,352,832.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $1,758,773,424,190,800,896.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $1,753,321,976,149,915,136.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $1,788,756,388,415,673,088.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $1,819,420,783,645,656,064.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $1,826,575,809,199,319,040.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $1,840,885,860,306,643,968.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $1,868,483,816,013,628,416.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,883,134,582,623,509,248.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $1,893,696,763,202,725,376.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $1,916,865,417,376,490,752.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $1,933,219,761,499,148,032.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,951,618,398,637,137,920.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $2,004,088,586,030,664,704.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $2,085,860,306,643,952,640.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $2,197,274,275,979,556,864.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $2,323,679,727,427,598,336.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $2,419,420,783,645,656,576.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $2,497,785,349,233,390,592.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,549,574,105,621,805,568.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $2,642,930,153,321,976,320.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,838,841,567,291,312,128.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,965,247,018,739,353,088.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $3,076,320,272,572,401,664.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $3,213,969,335,604,770,304.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $3,326,746,166,950,595,584.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $3,472,572,402,044,293,632.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $3,718,228,279,386,712,064.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,895,400,340,715,502,080.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $3,997,614,991,482,112,000.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $4,096,422,487,223,168,512.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $4,171,720,613,287,905,280.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $4,294,037,478,705,280,512.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $4,330,494,037,478,705,664.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $4,520,954,003,407,154,688.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $4,717,206,132,879,046,656.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $4,848,381,601,362,862,080.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $5,073,253,833,049,403,392.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $5,262,350,936,967,632,896.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $5,391,822,827,938,672,640.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $5,464,735,945,485,519,872.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $5,454,173,764,906,302,464.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $5,395,229,982,964,226,048.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $5,384,667,802,385,009,664.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $5,431,686,541,737,649,152.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,438,841,567,291,312,128.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $5,367,972,742,759,795,712.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $5,297,785,349,233,390,592.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $5,203,407,155,025,554,432.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $5,070,868,824,531,514,368.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $4,942,078,364,565,587,968.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $4,924,020,442,930,154,496.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $4,887,563,884,156,728,320.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $4,883,816,013,628,620,800.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $4,865,345,826,235,094,016.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $4,861,611,584,327,088,128.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $4,909,499,148,211,244,032.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $4,885,986,371,379,898,368.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,992,599,659,284,497,408.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $5,162,436,115,843,271,680.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $5,209,321,976,149,914,624.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $5,213,529,812,606,474,240.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $5,147,632,027,257,240,576.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $5,153,471,890,971,038,720.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $5,135,754,684,838,161,408.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $5,137,488,926,746,167,296.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $5,071,959,114,139,693,056.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $4,827,747,870,528,109,568.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $4,946,889,267,461,669,888.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $5,195,805,792,163,544,064.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $5,338,821,124,361,159,680.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $5,375,781,942,078,364,672.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $5,382,770,017,035,776,000.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $5,454,521,294,718,909,440.00 | 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 |