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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 207.27% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $164,575,667.56 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.62% per year. In other words, apparel costing $79,400,000 in the year 1955 would cost $243,975,667.56 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.60% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1955: Pricing changed by -0.32%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation for apparel was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $79,400,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $79,400,000.00 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $80,995,121.08 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $82,390,852.02 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $82,704,179.37 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $83,359,318.39 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $84,612,627.80 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $85,282,008.97 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $85,752,000.00 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $86,805,919.28 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $87,546,511.21 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $88,386,798.21 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $90,750,995.52 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $94,453,955.16 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $99,495,677.13 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $105,221,022.42 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $109,564,878.92 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $113,111,174.89 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $115,446,887.89 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $119,676,807.17 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $128,549,668.16 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $134,275,013.45 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $139,302,493.27 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $145,540,556.05 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $150,653,488.79 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $157,247,605.38 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $168,370,726.46 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $176,403,300.45 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $181,032,000.00 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $185,504,035.87 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $188,922,152.47 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $194,448,107.62 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $196,100,197.31 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $204,730,941.70 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $213,618,044.84 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $219,557,022.42 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $229,740,161.43 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $238,299,695.07 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $244,167,461.88 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $247,471,641.26 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $246,987,408.07 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $244,324,125.56 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $243,839,892.38 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $245,976,215.25 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $246,289,542.60 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $243,085,058.30 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $239,909,058.30 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $235,636,412.56 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $229,626,224.22 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $223,801,183.86 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $222,975,139.01 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $221,323,049.33 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $221,166,385.65 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $220,322,822.96 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $220,153,768.61 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $222,322,278.74 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $221,257,535.43 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $226,085,482.69 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $233,776,387.44 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $235,899,465.11 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $236,090,025.11 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $233,106,009.33 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $233,370,343.68 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $232,568,083.23 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $232,646,557.49 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $229,679,205.02 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $218,620,316.05 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $224,015,528.25 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $235,287,479.82 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $241,763,813.81 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $243,437,551.57 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $243,975,667.56 | 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 |