According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 187.50% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $2,812,541,028,446,390 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.64% per year. In other words, apparel costing $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $4,312,541,028,446,390 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1960: Pricing changed by 1.50%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1960-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $1,500,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,500,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $1,511,866,689,109,577.25 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $1,520,198,619,760,983.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $1,538,882,343,039,892.25 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $1,552,011,445,884,531.25 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $1,566,907,927,958,256.25 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $1,608,820,063,962,296.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $1,674,465,578,185,491.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $1,763,844,470,627,840.75 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $1,865,342,534,926,779.75 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $1,942,349,772,765,527.25 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $2,005,217,976,771,587.50 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $2,046,625,147,281,602.25 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $2,121,612,523,144,252.25 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $2,278,909,274,532,906.50 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $2,380,407,338,831,846.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $2,469,533,748,527,183.50 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $2,580,121,191,718,565.50 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $2,670,762,497,895,976.50 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $2,787,662,009,762,666.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $2,984,851,035,179,262.50 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $3,127,251,304,494,192.50 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $3,209,308,197,273,186.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $3,288,587,779,835,044.50 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $3,349,183,639,117,993.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $3,447,146,944,958,760.50 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $3,476,434,943,612,186.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $3,629,439,488,301,632.50 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $3,786,988,722,437,299.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $3,892,274,027,941,423.50 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $4,072,799,192,055,209.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $4,224,541,323,009,593.50 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $4,328,564,214,778,656.50 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $4,387,140,212,085,506.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $4,378,555,798,687,089.50 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $4,331,341,524,995,791.50 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $4,322,757,111,597,373.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $4,360,629,523,649,216.50 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $4,366,184,144,083,487.50 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $4,309,375,526,005,723.50 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $4,253,071,873,421,982.50 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $4,177,327,049,318,297.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $4,070,779,330,079,110.50 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $3,967,513,886,551,085.50 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $3,952,869,887,224,373.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $3,923,581,888,570,947.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $3,920,804,578,353,812.50 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $3,905,850,025,248,274.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $3,902,853,055,041,238.50 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $3,941,296,078,101,330.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $3,922,420,467,934,691.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $4,008,009,594,344,386.50 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $4,144,352,802,558,491.50 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $4,181,990,405,655,613.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $4,185,368,624,810,637.50 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $4,132,468,439,656,622.50 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $4,137,154,519,441,171.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $4,122,932,166,301,969.50 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $4,124,323,346,238,007.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $4,071,718,565,897,997.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $3,875,668,237,670,425.50 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $3,971,313,751,893,620.50 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $4,171,141,222,016,494.50 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $4,285,952,701,565,393.50 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $4,315,624,473,994,277.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $4,312,541,028,446,390.00 | -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 |