According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 320.38% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $980,366,429.45 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.81% per year. In other words, apparel costing $306,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $1,286,366,429.45 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.66% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 5.16%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for apparel during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $306,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1945 | $306,000,000.00 | 5.16% |
1946 | $335,736,441.72 | 9.72% |
1947 | $389,126,871.17 | 15.90% |
1948 | $414,958,527.61 | 6.64% |
1949 | $398,588,466.26 | -3.94% |
1950 | $393,256,932.52 | -1.34% |
1951 | $428,775,460.12 | 9.03% |
1952 | $424,194,846.63 | -1.07% |
1953 | $421,416,441.72 | -0.65% |
1954 | $419,989,693.25 | -0.34% |
1955 | $418,638,036.81 | -0.32% |
1956 | $427,048,343.56 | 2.01% |
1957 | $434,407,361.96 | 1.72% |
1958 | $436,059,386.50 | 0.38% |
1959 | $439,513,619.63 | 0.79% |
1960 | $446,121,717.79 | 1.50% |
1961 | $449,651,042.94 | 0.79% |
1962 | $452,129,079.75 | 0.55% |
1963 | $457,685,889.57 | 1.23% |
1964 | $461,590,674.85 | 0.85% |
1965 | $466,021,104.29 | 0.96% |
1966 | $478,486,380.37 | 2.67% |
1967 | $498,010,306.75 | 4.08% |
1968 | $524,592,883.44 | 5.34% |
1969 | $554,779,877.30 | 5.75% |
1970 | $577,682,944.79 | 4.13% |
1971 | $596,380,858.90 | 3.24% |
1972 | $608,695,950.92 | 2.06% |
1973 | $630,998,282.21 | 3.66% |
1974 | $677,780,613.50 | 7.41% |
1975 | $707,967,607.36 | 4.45% |
1976 | $734,475,092.02 | 3.74% |
1977 | $767,365,398.77 | 4.48% |
1978 | $794,323,435.58 | 3.51% |
1979 | $829,091,042.94 | 4.38% |
1980 | $887,737,914.11 | 7.07% |
1981 | $930,089,815.95 | 4.77% |
1982 | $954,494,723.93 | 2.62% |
1983 | $978,073,619.63 | 2.47% |
1984 | $996,095,705.52 | 1.84% |
1985 | $1,025,231,411.04 | 2.92% |
1986 | $1,033,942,085.89 | 0.85% |
1987 | $1,079,447,852.76 | 4.40% |
1988 | $1,126,305,276.07 | 4.34% |
1989 | $1,157,618,650.31 | 2.78% |
1990 | $1,211,309,447.85 | 4.64% |
1991 | $1,256,439,754.60 | 3.73% |
1992 | $1,287,377,668.71 | 2.46% |
1993 | $1,304,799,018.40 | 1.35% |
1994 | $1,302,245,889.57 | -0.20% |
1995 | $1,288,203,680.98 | -1.08% |
1996 | $1,285,650,552.15 | -0.20% |
1997 | $1,296,914,355.83 | 0.88% |
1998 | $1,298,566,380.37 | 0.13% |
1999 | $1,281,670,674.85 | -1.30% |
2000 | $1,264,925,153.37 | -1.31% |
2001 | $1,242,397,546.01 | -1.78% |
2002 | $1,210,708,711.66 | -2.55% |
2003 | $1,179,996,073.62 | -2.54% |
2004 | $1,175,640,736.20 | -0.37% |
2005 | $1,166,930,061.35 | -0.74% |
2006 | $1,166,104,049.08 | -0.07% |
2007 | $1,161,656,348.47 | -0.38% |
2008 | $1,160,765,006.13 | -0.08% |
2009 | $1,172,198,517.79 | 0.98% |
2010 | $1,166,584,638.04 | -0.48% |
2011 | $1,192,040,083.44 | 2.18% |
2012 | $1,232,590,527.61 | 3.40% |
2013 | $1,243,784,495.71 | 0.91% |
2014 | $1,244,789,226.99 | 0.08% |
2015 | $1,229,055,946.01 | -1.26% |
2016 | $1,230,449,653.99 | 0.11% |
2017 | $1,226,219,720.25 | -0.34% |
2018 | $1,226,633,477.30 | 0.03% |
2019 | $1,210,988,053.99 | -1.28% |
2020 | $1,152,679,847.85 | -4.81% |
2021 | $1,181,126,208.59 | 2.47% |
2022 | $1,240,557,791.41 | 5.03% |
2023 | $1,274,704,387.73 | 2.75% |
2024 | $1,283,529,202.45 | 0.69% |
2025 | $1,286,366,429.45 | 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 |