According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 187.50% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $16,875,246,170,678,342 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.64% per year. In other words, apparel costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $25,875,246,170,678,340 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $9,071,200,134,657,464.00 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $9,121,191,718,565,898.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $9,233,294,058,239,354.00 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $9,312,068,675,307,188.00 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $9,401,447,567,749,536.00 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $9,652,920,383,773,776.00 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $10,046,793,469,112,944.00 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $10,583,066,823,767,042.00 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $11,192,055,209,560,680.00 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $11,654,098,636,593,164.00 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $12,031,307,860,629,524.00 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $12,279,750,883,689,612.00 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $12,729,675,138,865,510.00 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $13,673,455,647,197,440.00 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $14,282,444,032,991,078.00 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $14,817,202,491,163,106.00 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $15,480,727,150,311,394.00 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $16,024,574,987,375,860.00 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $16,725,972,058,575,994.00 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $17,909,106,211,075,576.00 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $18,763,507,826,965,152.00 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $19,255,849,183,639,116.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $19,731,526,679,010,268.00 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $20,095,101,834,707,960.00 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $20,682,881,669,752,564.00 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $20,858,609,661,673,120.00 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $21,776,636,929,809,796.00 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $22,721,932,334,623,800.00 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $23,353,644,167,648,536.00 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $24,436,795,152,331,252.00 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $25,347,247,938,057,560.00 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $25,971,385,288,671,940.00 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $26,322,841,272,513,040.00 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $26,271,334,792,122,536.00 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $25,988,049,149,974,748.00 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $25,936,542,669,584,244.00 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $26,163,777,141,895,308.00 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $26,197,104,864,500,924.00 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $25,856,253,156,034,340.00 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $25,518,431,240,531,896.00 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $25,063,962,295,909,780.00 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $24,424,675,980,474,664.00 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $23,805,083,319,306,512.00 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $23,717,219,323,346,236.00 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $23,541,491,331,425,684.00 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $23,524,827,470,122,876.00 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $23,435,100,151,489,644.00 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $23,417,118,330,247,428.00 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $23,647,776,468,607,980.00 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $23,534,522,807,608,144.00 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $24,048,057,566,066,320.00 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $24,866,116,815,350,948.00 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $25,091,942,433,933,676.00 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $25,112,211,748,863,824.00 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $24,794,810,637,939,736.00 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $24,822,927,116,647,024.00 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $24,737,592,997,811,816.00 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $24,745,940,077,428,040.00 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $24,430,311,395,387,980.00 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $23,254,009,426,022,548.00 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $23,827,882,511,361,720.00 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $25,026,847,332,098,968.00 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $25,715,716,209,392,360.00 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $25,893,746,843,965,664.00 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $25,875,246,170,678,340.00 | -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 |