Women's outerwear price inflation, 1935→2026

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Prices for Women's Outerwear, 1935-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's outerwear are 431.28% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $86.26 difference in value).

Between 1935 and 2026: Women's outerwear experienced an average inflation rate of 1.85% per year. In other words, women's outerwear costing $20 in the year 1935 would cost $106.26 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for women's outerwear was lower.

Price Inflation for Women's outerwear since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1944 (15.67%), 1948 (14.49%), and 1943 (13.28%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1935

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's outerwear, over time, for $20 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1935	$20.00	-
1936	$20.71	3.55%
1937	$22.84	10.29%
1938	$21.83	-4.44%
1939	$21.73	-0.47%
1940	$21.73	0.00% **
1941	$20.55	-5.41%
1942	$22.88	11.32%
1943	$25.91	13.28%
1944	$29.97	15.67%
1945	$33.60	12.11%
1946	$34.68	3.20%
1947	$36.60	5.54%
1948	$41.90	14.49%
1949	$46.43	10.80%
1950	$44.04	-5.14%
1951	$49.44	12.26%
1952	$54.51	10.25%
1953	$52.38	-3.91%
1954	$52.39	0.02%
1955	$50.41	-3.76%
1956	$51.27	1.69%
1957	$51.98	1.39%
1958	$51.73	-0.49%
1959	$51.95	0.44%
1960	$52.70	1.43%
1961	$52.00	-1.33%
1962	$52.67	1.30%
1963	$52.97	0.56%
1964	$54.18	2.28%
1965	$56.17	3.67%
1966	$57.97	3.21%
1967	$60.38	4.16%
1968	$64.65	7.08%
1969	$65.58	1.43%
1970	$68.46	4.40%
1971	$71.13	3.89%
1972	$74.50	4.75%
1973	$78.22	5.00%
1974	$82.10	4.95%
1975	$81.24	-1.05%
1976	$86.48	6.46%
1977	$91.35	5.63%
1978	$100.03	9.51%
1979	$102.10	2.06%
1980	$100.28	-1.78%
1981	$97.15	-3.12%
1982	$99.20	2.11%
1983	$102.75	3.58%
1984	$102.61	-0.13%
1985	$102.72	0.10%
1986	$96.59	-5.96%
1987	$102.45	6.07%
1988	$106.08	3.54%
1989	$110.53	4.19%
1990	$115.86	4.82%
1991	$121.63	4.98%
1992	$121.06	-0.47%
1993	$126.46	4.46%
1994	$123.19	-2.58%
1995	$118.38	-3.91%
1996	$121.33	2.49%
1997	$125.20	3.19%
1998	$120.63	-3.66%
1999	$115.28	-4.43%
2000	$117.66	2.07%
2001	$116.95	-0.61%
2002	$112.14	-4.11%
2003	$110.19	-1.74%
2004	$105.90	-3.90%
2005	$102.28	-3.42%
2006	$96.26	-5.88%
2007	$94.56	-1.77%
2008	$94.09	-0.50%
2009	$94.20	0.12%
2010	$92.85	-1.43%
2011	$95.65	3.01%
2012	$96.93	1.34%
2013	$103.59	6.87%
2014	$113.67	9.73%
2015	$111.29	-2.09%
2016	$111.98	0.62%
2017	$111.38	-0.53%
2018	$106.38	-4.49%
2019	$106.49	0.10%
2020	$94.10	-11.64%
2021	$96.74	2.81%
2022	$101.94	5.37%
2023	$106.12	4.10%
2024	$101.50	-4.35%
2025	$105.59	4.03%
2026	$106.26	0.63%*

* 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 Women's outerwear:

Year	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	2026
CPI	19.700	20.400	22.500	21.500	21.400	21.400	20.242	22.533	25.525	29.525	33.100	34.158	36.050	41.275	45.733	43.383	48.700	53.692	51.592	51.600	49.658	50.500	51.200	50.950	51.175	51.908	51.217	51.883	52.175	53.367	55.325	57.100	59.475	63.683	64.592	67.433	70.058	73.383	77.050	80.867	80.017	85.183	89.975	98.533	100.567	98.775	95.692	97.708	101.208	101.075	101.175	95.142	100.917	104.492	108.875	114.125	119.808	119.242	124.558	121.342	116.600	119.508	123.325	118.817	113.550	115.900	115.192	110.458	108.542	104.308	100.742	94.817	93.142	92.676	92.784	91.454	94.211	95.476	102.035	111.962	109.621	110.299	109.712	104.781	104.889	92.684	95.288	100.406	104.528	99.978	104.007	104.663

Adjust women's outerwear prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 1935 * 1935 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Women's outerwear was 19.700 in the year 1935 and 104.663 in 2026:

104.663 / 19.700 * $20 = $106.26

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1935 has the same "purchasing power" as $106.26 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Women's outerwear).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Women's outerwear in 1935. In addition to women's outerwear, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.