According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $40,134,297,091,412,752 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $49,134,297,091,412,744 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.16% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -2.43%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.65%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $8,077,562,326,869,805.00 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $7,180,055,401,662,051.00 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $7,130,193,905,817,175.00 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $7,728,531,855,955,679.00 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $7,778,393,351,800,554.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $7,865,650,969,529,085.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $8,279,501,385,041,551.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $8,174,792,243,767,313.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $8,085,041,551,246,537.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $8,157,696,873,763,356.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $8,532,069,038,994,246.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $9,984,764,542,936,290.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $10,416,258,256,978,478.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $11,146,920,946,089,920.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $11,722,245,898,146,174.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $12,861,389,303,217,560.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $14,906,669,507,777,544.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $15,896,228,425,314,298.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $15,269,124,227,572,980.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $15,064,883,869,593,012.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $16,425,527,381,206,050.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $16,250,053,270,828,894.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $16,143,618,154,698,488.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $16,088,962,284,253,144.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $16,037,183,038,568,082.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $16,359,365,011,719,582.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $16,641,274,238,227,146.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $16,704,559,982,953,336.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $16,836,884,721,926,272.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $17,090,027,700,831,028.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $17,225,229,064,564,244.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $17,320,157,681,653,528.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $17,533,027,913,914,342.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $17,682,612,401,448,968.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $17,852,333,262,305,562.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $18,329,852,972,512,252.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $19,077,775,410,185,384.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $20,096,100,575,324,952.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $21,252,503,728,958,024.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $22,129,874,280,843,808.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $22,846,153,846,153,852.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $23,317,920,306,839,976.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $24,172,277,860,643,512.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $25,964,415,086,298,740.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $27,120,818,239,931,812.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $28,136,266,780,311,100.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $29,396,228,425,314,292.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $30,428,936,714,255,268.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $31,760,813,978,265,496.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $34,007,457,916,045,172.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $35,629,874,280,843,800.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $36,564,777,327,935,224.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $37,468,037,502,663,544.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $38,158,427,445,131,048.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $39,274,557,852,120,184.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $39,608,246,324,312,808.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $41,351,480,929,043,256.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $43,146,494,779,458,768.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $44,346,047,304,496,056.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $46,402,834,008,097,168.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $48,131,685,489,026,200.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $49,316,854,890,262,096.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $49,984,231,834,647,336.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $49,886,426,592,797,792.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $49,348,497,762,625,176.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $49,250,692,520,775,632.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $49,682,186,234,817,816.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $49,745,471,979,544,000.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $49,098,231,408,480,720.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $48,456,744,086,937,992.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $47,593,756,658,853,624.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $46,379,821,010,014,912.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $45,203,281,483,059,880.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $45,036,437,246,963,560.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $44,702,748,774,770,936.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $44,671,105,902,407,840.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $44,500,723,417,856,376.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $44,466,577,881,951,848.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $44,904,572,767,952,272.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $44,689,516,300,873,640.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $45,664,663,328,361,392.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $47,218,069,465,160,880.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $47,646,887,918,176,008.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $47,685,377,157,468,568.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $47,082,666,737,694,440.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $47,136,056,893,245,256.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $46,974,016,620,498,616.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $46,989,866,822,927,768.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $46,390,522,054,123,160.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $44,156,851,694,012,360.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $45,246,574,685,702,104.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $47,523,279,352,226,720.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $48,831,366,929,469,416.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $49,169,427,871,297,680.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $49,134,297,091,412,744.00 | -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 |