According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 531.68% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $47,850,901,442,307,704 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 2.07% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, apparel costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $56,850,901,442,307,704 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1935: Pricing changed by 0.65%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1935-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1935 (2.53%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $9,100,961,538,461,538.00 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $9,579,807,692,307,692.00 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $9,458,653,846,153,846.00 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $9,354,807,692,307,692.00 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $9,438,873,626,373,626.00 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $9,872,041,420,118,342.00 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $11,552,884,615,384,616.00 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $12,052,144,970,414,202.00 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $12,897,559,171,597,632.00 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $13,563,239,644,970,414.00 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $14,881,286,982,248,522.00 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $17,247,781,065,088,760.00 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $18,392,751,479,289,940.00 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $17,667,159,763,313,608.00 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $17,430,843,195,266,274.00 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $19,005,177,514,792,896.00 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $18,802,144,970,414,200.00 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $18,678,994,082,840,236.00 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $18,615,754,437,869,820.00 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $18,555,843,195,266,272.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $18,928,624,260,355,032.00 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $19,254,807,692,307,692.00 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $19,328,032,544,378,696.00 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $19,481,139,053,254,436.00 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $19,774,038,461,538,460.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $19,930,473,372,781,064.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $20,040,310,650,887,576.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $20,286,612,426,035,504.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $20,459,689,349,112,428.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $20,656,065,088,757,396.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $21,208,579,881,656,804.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $22,073,964,497,041,420.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $23,252,218,934,911,244.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $24,590,236,686,390,532.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $25,605,399,408,284,020.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $26,434,171,597,633,136.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $26,980,029,585,798,816.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $27,968,565,088,757,396.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $30,042,159,763,313,604.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $31,380,177,514,792,900.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $32,555,103,550,295,856.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $34,012,943,786,982,248.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $35,207,840,236,686,388.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $36,748,890,532,544,376.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $39,348,372,781,065,088.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $41,225,591,715,976,328.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $42,307,322,485,207,096.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $43,352,440,828,402,368.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $44,151,257,396,449,704.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $45,442,677,514,792,896.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $45,828,772,189,349,112.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $47,845,784,023,668,640.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $49,922,707,100,591,712.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $51,310,650,887,573,968.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $53,690,458,579,881,656.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $55,690,828,402,366,856.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $57,062,130,177,514,792.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $57,834,319,526,627,208.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $57,721,153,846,153,848.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $57,098,742,603,550,288.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $56,985,576,923,076,912.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $57,484,837,278,106,512.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $57,558,062,130,177,504.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $56,809,171,597,633,144.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $56,066,937,869,822,496.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $55,068,417,159,763,312.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $53,663,831,360,946,736.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $52,302,514,792,899,408.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $52,109,467,455,621,304.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $51,723,372,781,065,096.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $51,686,760,355,029,576.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $51,489,619,082,840,224.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $51,450,110,946,745,560.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $51,956,893,491,124,264.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $51,708,062,130,177,504.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $52,836,357,248,520,712.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $54,633,727,810,650,888.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $55,129,892,751,479,288.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $55,174,426,775,147,928.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $54,477,059,911,242,600.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $54,538,835,059,171,592.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $54,351,346,153,846,152.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $54,369,685,650,887,576.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $53,676,213,017,751,472.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $51,091,741,863,905,320.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $52,352,607,248,520,704.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $54,986,871,301,775,144.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $56,500,395,710,059,168.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $56,891,549,556,213,016.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $56,850,901,442,307,704.00 | -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 |