According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 542.10% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $54,209,940,762,680,475,648 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 2.06% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, apparel costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $64,209,940,762,680,475,648 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1935: Pricing changed by 1.49%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1935-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1935 (2.55%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | $10,111,378,501,789,458,432.00 | 1.11% |
| 1937 | $10,576,638,282,117,730,304.00 | 4.60% |
| 1938 | $10,580,649,142,292,977,664.00 | 0.04% |
| 1939 | $10,408,182,154,757,496,832.00 | -1.63% |
| 1940 | $10,496,421,078,612,858,880.00 | 0.85% |
| 1941 | $10,981,735,159,817,349,120.00 | 4.62% |
| 1942 | $12,850,796,001,480,931,328.00 | 17.02% |
| 1943 | $13,408,305,565,839,810,560.00 | 4.34% |
| 1944 | $14,346,846,846,846,844,928.00 | 7.00% |
| 1945 | $15,084,845,119,091,693,568.00 | 5.14% |
| 1946 | $16,552,819,943,230,900,224.00 | 9.73% |
| 1947 | $19,183,944,218,190,790,656.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $20,459,397,753,918,300,160.00 | 6.65% |
| 1949 | $19,653,214,858,694,311,936.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $19,388,498,087,128,223,744.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $21,141,243,983,709,736,960.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $20,912,624,953,720,840,192.00 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $20,780,266,567,937,802,240.00 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $20,704,060,224,608,169,984.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $20,639,886,461,804,265,472.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $21,057,015,920,029,614,080.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $21,417,993,335,801,552,896.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $21,502,221,399,481,675,776.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $21,670,677,526,841,909,248.00 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $21,995,557,201,036,652,544.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $22,168,024,188,572,127,232.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $22,292,360,854,004,682,752.00 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $22,565,099,345,921,261,568.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $22,757,620,634,332,958,720.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $22,974,207,083,796,119,552.00 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $23,591,879,550,783,660,032.00 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $24,554,485,992,842,162,176.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $25,866,037,270,146,859,008.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $27,354,066,395,162,284,032.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $28,481,118,104,405,770,240.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $29,403,615,944,711,827,456.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $30,013,266,691,348,877,312.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $31,112,242,379,365,662,720.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $33,418,486,980,130,807,808.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $34,906,516,105,146,232,832.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $36,214,056,522,275,692,544.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $37,834,444,033,074,167,808.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $39,162,038,751,079,841,792.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $40,878,686,906,084,163,584.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $43,770,517,092,434,894,848.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $45,856,164,383,561,637,888.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $47,059,422,436,134,756,352.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $48,222,571,886,955,454,464.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $49,108,971,985,684,324,352.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $50,548,870,788,596,809,728.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $50,978,032,827,347,886,080.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $53,220,103,665,309,138,944.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $55,530,359,126,249,545,728.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $57,074,540,293,718,376,448.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $59,721,708,009,379,225,600.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $61,947,735,406,639,505,408.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $63,471,862,273,232,125,952.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $64,330,186,350,734,295,040.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $64,205,849,685,301,731,328.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $63,511,970,874,984,570,880.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $63,387,634,209,552,023,552.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $63,941,132,913,735,639,040.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $64,025,360,977,415,757,824.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $63,191,102,060,965,068,800.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $62,364,864,864,864,854,016.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $61,253,856,596,322,344,960.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $59,693,631,988,152,524,800.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $58,177,526,841,910,394,880.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $57,964,951,252,622,475,264.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $57,535,789,213,871,407,104.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $57,491,669,751,943,725,056.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $57,274,241,021,843,759,104.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $57,230,281,994,323,075,072.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $57,794,008,391,953,604,608.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $57,517,218,931,260,022,784.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $58,772,257,188,695,531,520.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $60,771,550,660,249,280,512.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $61,323,485,128,964,579,328.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $61,373,019,252,128,841,728.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $60,597,278,785,634,934,784.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $60,666,024,929,038,614,528.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $60,457,460,199,925,956,608.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $60,477,875,478,217,932,800.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $59,706,466,740,713,316,352.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $56,831,642,601,505,611,776.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $58,234,160,187,584,839,680.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $61,164,374,305,812,668,416.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $62,847,932,864,371,220,480.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $63,283,030,976,181,641,216.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $63,365,293,718,375,899,136.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $64,209,940,762,680,475,648.00 | 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 |