According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 231.18% higher in 2026 versus 1950 (a $5,779,385,659,779,788 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2026:Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, apparel costing $2,500,000,025,000,000 in the year 1950 would cost $8,279,385,684,779,788 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by -1.35%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1950-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.09%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $2,500,000,025,000,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $2,500,000,025,000,000.00 | -1.35% |
| 1951 | $2,726,003,337,148,324.00 | 9.04% |
| 1952 | $2,696,524,644,259,411.50 | -1.08% |
| 1953 | $2,679,458,032,586,884.50 | -0.63% |
| 1954 | $2,669,631,801,623,914.00 | -0.37% |
| 1955 | $2,661,357,080,812,991.00 | -0.31% |
| 1956 | $2,715,142,766,083,988.00 | 2.02% |
| 1957 | $2,761,688,070,645,428.00 | 1.71% |
| 1958 | $2,772,548,641,709,764.00 | 0.39% |
| 1959 | $2,794,269,783,838,435.50 | 0.78% |
| 1960 | $2,836,160,557,943,731.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $2,858,398,870,123,086.00 | 0.78% |
| 1962 | $2,874,431,141,694,248.50 | 0.56% |
| 1963 | $2,909,598,705,140,670.00 | 1.22% |
| 1964 | $2,934,422,867,573,437.50 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $2,962,350,050,310,301.50 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | $3,041,994,238,115,431.50 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | $3,166,115,050,279,271.50 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $3,335,229,656,852,502.50 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $3,527,099,745,655,771.50 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $3,672,424,529,897,600.00 | 4.12% |
| 1971 | $3,791,373,641,554,612.50 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $3,869,983,489,258,377.00 | 2.07% |
| 1973 | $4,011,688,083,145,427.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $4,309,060,862,287,960.50 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $4,500,930,951,091,228.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $4,669,528,387,613,776.00 | 3.75% |
| 1977 | $4,878,465,088,089,573.00 | 4.47% |
| 1978 | $5,049,648,374,865,535.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $5,270,997,156,557,716.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $5,643,876,763,099,916.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $5,912,805,189,454,900.00 | 4.76% |
| 1982 | $6,067,956,204,659,700.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $6,217,935,519,357,674.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $6,332,230,100,558,543.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $6,517,894,148,753,619.00 | 2.93% |
| 1986 | $6,573,231,344,176,666.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $6,862,329,402,508,274.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $7,160,219,351,701,489.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $7,359,329,821,214,314.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $7,700,662,054,664,872.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $7,987,691,432,793,751.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $8,184,216,052,053,164.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $8,294,890,442,899,255.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $8,278,858,171,328,092.00 | -0.19% |
| 1995 | $8,189,387,752,559,992.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $8,173,355,480,988,829.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $8,244,724,947,983,035.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,255,585,519,047,372.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $8,148,014,148,505,379.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $8,041,477,118,064,750.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $7,898,221,014,025,650.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $7,697,041,864,310,093.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $7,501,551,585,152,047.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $7,474,141,572,465,866.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $7,418,804,377,042,820.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $7,413,115,506,485,311.00 | -0.08% |
| 2007 | $7,385,079,718,037,804.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $7,379,411,534,282,322.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $7,452,099,784,905,772.00 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | $7,416,409,879,708,160.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $7,578,237,560,267,273.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $7,836,031,315,431,060.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $7,907,199,086,105,501.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $7,913,586,136,231,433.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $7,813,560,276,728,899.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $7,822,424,571,397,597.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $7,795,531,728,762,102.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $7,798,164,124,320,077.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $7,698,696,808,472,279.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $7,328,010,002,944,972.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $7,508,854,026,267,686.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $7,886,682,950,194,920.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $8,103,765,078,968,968.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $8,159,867,686,067,023.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $8,170,474,843,806,525.00 | 0.13% |
| 2026 | $8,279,385,684,779,788.00 | 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 |