According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 447.53% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $2,461,440.44 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.81% per year. In other words, apparel costing $550,000 in the year 1930 would cost $3,011,440.44 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.15% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -2.43%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.65%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $550,000 beginning in 1930. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1930 | $550,000.00 | -2.43% |
1931 | $493,628.81 | -10.25% |
1932 | $438,781.16 | -11.11% |
1933 | $435,734.07 | -0.69% |
1934 | $472,299.17 | 8.39% |
1935 | $475,346.26 | 0.65% |
1936 | $480,678.67 | 1.12% |
1937 | $505,969.53 | 5.26% |
1938 | $499,570.64 | -1.26% |
1939 | $494,085.87 | -1.10% |
1940 | $498,525.92 | 0.90% |
1941 | $521,404.22 | 4.59% |
1942 | $610,180.06 | 17.03% |
1943 | $636,549.12 | 4.32% |
1944 | $681,200.72 | 7.01% |
1945 | $716,359.47 | 5.16% |
1946 | $785,973.79 | 9.72% |
1947 | $910,963.14 | 15.90% |
1948 | $971,436.18 | 6.64% |
1949 | $933,113.15 | -3.94% |
1950 | $920,631.79 | -1.34% |
1951 | $1,003,782.23 | 9.03% |
1952 | $993,058.81 | -1.07% |
1953 | $986,554.44 | -0.65% |
1954 | $983,214.36 | -0.34% |
1955 | $980,050.07 | -0.32% |
1956 | $999,738.97 | 2.01% |
1957 | $1,016,966.76 | 1.72% |
1958 | $1,020,834.22 | 0.38% |
1959 | $1,028,920.73 | 0.79% |
1960 | $1,044,390.58 | 1.50% |
1961 | $1,052,652.89 | 0.79% |
1962 | $1,058,454.08 | 0.55% |
1963 | $1,071,462.82 | 1.23% |
1964 | $1,080,604.09 | 0.85% |
1965 | $1,090,975.92 | 0.96% |
1966 | $1,120,157.68 | 2.67% |
1967 | $1,165,864.05 | 4.08% |
1968 | $1,228,095.04 | 5.34% |
1969 | $1,298,764.12 | 5.75% |
1970 | $1,352,381.21 | 4.13% |
1971 | $1,396,153.85 | 3.24% |
1972 | $1,424,984.02 | 2.06% |
1973 | $1,477,194.76 | 3.66% |
1974 | $1,586,714.26 | 7.41% |
1975 | $1,657,383.34 | 4.45% |
1976 | $1,719,438.53 | 3.74% |
1977 | $1,796,436.18 | 4.48% |
1978 | $1,859,546.13 | 3.51% |
1979 | $1,940,938.63 | 4.38% |
1980 | $2,078,233.54 | 7.07% |
1981 | $2,177,381.21 | 4.77% |
1982 | $2,234,514.17 | 2.62% |
1983 | $2,289,713.40 | 2.47% |
1984 | $2,331,903.90 | 1.84% |
1985 | $2,400,111.87 | 2.92% |
1986 | $2,420,503.94 | 0.85% |
1987 | $2,527,034.95 | 4.40% |
1988 | $2,636,730.24 | 4.34% |
1989 | $2,710,036.22 | 2.78% |
1990 | $2,835,728.74 | 4.64% |
1991 | $2,941,380.78 | 3.73% |
1992 | $3,013,807.80 | 2.46% |
1993 | $3,054,591.95 | 1.35% |
1994 | $3,048,614.96 | -0.20% |
1995 | $3,015,741.53 | -1.08% |
1996 | $3,009,764.54 | -0.20% |
1997 | $3,036,133.60 | 0.88% |
1998 | $3,040,001.07 | 0.13% |
1999 | $3,000,447.47 | -1.30% |
2000 | $2,961,245.47 | -1.31% |
2001 | $2,908,507.35 | -1.78% |
2002 | $2,834,322.40 | -2.55% |
2003 | $2,762,422.76 | -2.54% |
2004 | $2,752,226.72 | -0.37% |
2005 | $2,731,834.65 | -0.74% |
2006 | $2,729,900.92 | -0.07% |
2007 | $2,719,488.65 | -0.38% |
2008 | $2,717,401.98 | -0.08% |
2009 | $2,744,168.34 | 0.98% |
2010 | $2,731,026.00 | -0.48% |
2011 | $2,790,618.31 | 2.18% |
2012 | $2,885,548.69 | 3.40% |
2013 | $2,911,754.26 | 0.91% |
2014 | $2,914,106.38 | 0.08% |
2015 | $2,877,274.08 | -1.26% |
2016 | $2,880,536.81 | 0.11% |
2017 | $2,870,634.35 | -0.34% |
2018 | $2,871,602.97 | 0.03% |
2019 | $2,834,976.35 | -1.28% |
2020 | $2,698,474.27 | -4.81% |
2021 | $2,765,068.45 | 2.47% |
2022 | $2,904,200.40 | 5.03% |
2023 | $2,984,139.09 | 2.75% |
2024 | $3,004,798.37 | 0.69% |
2025 | $3,011,440.44 | 0.22%* |
* 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 | 131.773 |