Consumer Prices in the Apparel Industry
Apparel and related Consumer Price Indexes, 1978–2011
Year |
All items |
Apparel |
Footwear |
Boys' and girls' footwear |
Infants' and toddlers' apparel |
1978 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1979 |
111.3 |
104.3 |
108.0 |
108.2 |
102.1 |
1980 |
126.4 |
111.7 |
116.2 |
119.5 |
110.5 |
1981 |
139.4 |
117.1 |
122.4 |
126.3 |
120.0 |
1982 |
148.0 |
120.1 |
125.4 |
127.2 |
124.4 |
1983 |
152.8 |
123.1 |
126.3 |
128.1 |
130.6 |
1984 |
159.4 |
125.4 |
128.0 |
130.1 |
132.6 |
1985 |
165.0 |
129.0 |
129.5 |
131.6 |
138.5 |
1986 |
168.1 |
130.1 |
129.0 |
131.1 |
144.4 |
1987 |
174.2 |
135.9 |
133.0 |
135.7 |
144.8 |
1988 |
181.4 |
141.8 |
139.1 |
142.8 |
150.4 |
1989 |
190.2 |
145.7 |
144.8 |
148.5 |
153.9 |
1990 |
200.5 |
152.5 |
148.6 |
154.2 |
162.5 |
1991 |
208.9 |
158.1 |
153.0 |
155.9 |
166.5 |
1992 |
215.2 |
162.0 |
158.2 |
157.2 |
167.1 |
1993 |
221.6 |
164.3 |
159.4 |
156.8 |
164.2 |
1994 |
227.3 |
163.9 |
159.5 |
161.4 |
165.5 |
1995 |
233.7 |
162.2 |
158.7 |
158.7 |
164.3 |
1996 |
240.6 |
161.8 |
160.3 |
165.7 |
167.6 |
1997 |
246.2 |
163.3 |
161.5 |
168.4 |
166.7 |
1998 |
250.0 |
163.4 |
162.0 |
168.9 |
162.9 |
1999 |
255.5 |
161.3 |
159.1 |
164.1 |
166.7 |
2000 |
264.1 |
159.2 |
156.7 |
158.4 |
168.7 |
2001 |
271.6 |
156.4 |
155.7 |
157.3 |
166.9 |
2002 |
275.9 |
152.3 |
153.7 |
151.7 |
163.3 |
2003 |
282.2 |
148.5 |
151.4 |
152.4 |
157.8 |
2004 |
289.7 |
147.9 |
151.0 |
152.4 |
153.1 |
2005 |
299.5 |
146.8 |
155.2 |
159.9 |
150.8 |
2006 |
309.2 |
146.8 |
156.3 |
158.5 |
150.5 |
2007 |
318.0 |
146.2 |
154.9 |
157.3 |
147.2 |
2008 |
330.2 |
146.1 |
157.2 |
163.9 |
147.0 |
2009 |
329.0 |
147.5 |
160.6 |
171.3 |
147.9 |
2010 |
334.4 |
146.8 |
162.0 |
170.4 |
147.5 |
2011 |
345.0 |
150.0 |
162.6 |
175.0 |
146.7 |
Apparel and related Consumer Price Indexes, 1978–2011
Year |
Men's and boys' apparel |
Men's apparel |
Boys' apparel |
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear |
Men's footwear |
1978 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1979 |
102.3 |
101.5 |
104.6 |
99.2 |
109.6 |
1980 |
107.1 |
106.1 |
111.0 |
101.2 |
118.0 |
1981 |
112.8 |
111.8 |
116.6 |
104.7 |
124.1 |
1982 |
116.9 |
116.2 |
120.0 |
107.2 |
128.3 |
1983 |
120.1 |
119.0 |
124.4 |
109.7 |
129.9 |
1984 |
122.3 |
121.3 |
126.5 |
111.2 |
132.9 |
1985 |
125.7 |
124.8 |
129.5 |
113.3 |
135.5 |
1986 |
127.2 |
126.4 |
130.0 |
116.3 |
138.2 |
1987 |
130.7 |
131.1 |
128.4 |
121.8 |
143.0 |
1988 |
135.8 |
136.5 |
132.3 |
126.6 |
151.5 |
1989 |
140.1 |
141.4 |
133.5 |
132.4 |
156.8 |
1990 |
144.2 |
146.2 |
134.7 |
138.3 |
162.3 |
1991 |
148.7 |
150.8 |
139.2 |
144.1 |
168.1 |
1992 |
151.5 |
153.3 |
143.1 |
144.6 |
173.5 |
1993 |
152.7 |
154.2 |
145.4 |
149.7 |
173.0 |
1994 |
151.4 |
153.2 |
142.6 |
149.6 |
173.7 |
1995 |
151.1 |
152.5 |
144.6 |
146.2 |
175.2 |
1996 |
152.9 |
155.0 |
143.5 |
146.7 |
172.1 |
1997 |
155.8 |
158.1 |
145.4 |
147.7 |
172.2 |
1998 |
157.8 |
160.2 |
147.3 |
149.9 |
171.8 |
1999 |
157.0 |
159.7 |
145.1 |
148.1 |
168.8 |
2000 |
155.3 |
158.1 |
143.6 |
145.5 |
168.8 |
2001 |
150.5 |
153.1 |
139.6 |
140.6 |
163.8 |
2002 |
145.7 |
149.3 |
132.1 |
140.7 |
164.1 |
2003 |
141.3 |
145.0 |
126.8 |
138.8 |
157.4 |
2004 |
140.7 |
144.2 |
126.8 |
137.3 |
156.1 |
2005 |
139.0 |
144.2 |
119.9 |
138.2 |
158.1 |
2006 |
136.6 |
142.3 |
115.8 |
132.8 |
161.0 |
2007 |
134.6 |
140.4 |
113.3 |
131.5 |
157.6 |
2008 |
135.4 |
140.6 |
115.5 |
132.1 |
160.3 |
2009 |
136.1 |
140.9 |
117.7 |
125.3 |
164.8 |
2010 |
134.0 |
139.5 |
113.1 |
127.2 |
166.3 |
2011 |
137.4 |
142.2 |
118.6 |
125.9 |
168.4 |
Apparel and related Consumer Price Indexes, 1978–2011
Year |
Women's and girls' apparel |
Women's apparel |
Girls' apparel |
Women's footwear |
1978 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1979 |
101.7 |
101.8 |
101.3 |
106.4 |
1980 |
103.9 |
103.6 |
104.9 |
112.9 |
1981 |
105.5 |
104.9 |
108.8 |
118.5 |
1982 |
106.6 |
106.0 |
108.8 |
122.3 |
1983 |
108.4 |
108.0 |
109.7 |
122.4 |
1984 |
109.6 |
109.5 |
109.7 |
122.6 |
1985 |
113.5 |
113.6 |
112.9 |
123.5 |
1986 |
112.6 |
112.6 |
111.6 |
120.6 |
1987 |
119.5 |
119.6 |
117.7 |
123.6 |
1988 |
124.4 |
124.4 |
123.2 |
127.9 |
1989 |
126.0 |
125.8 |
126.4 |
133.4 |
1990 |
132.7 |
132.6 |
132.1 |
135.4 |
1991 |
138.1 |
137.6 |
139.8 |
140.3 |
1992 |
141.1 |
140.3 |
144.7 |
146.5 |
1993 |
143.5 |
143.1 |
144.3 |
149.3 |
1994 |
141.7 |
141.3 |
143.1 |
147.4 |
1995 |
137.3 |
136.7 |
140.6 |
146.1 |
1996 |
135.0 |
134.1 |
139.2 |
148.1 |
1997 |
136.5 |
136.0 |
138.2 |
149.3 |
1998 |
136.4 |
136.4 |
135.7 |
150.7 |
1999 |
133.4 |
133.4 |
132.6 |
148.7 |
2000 |
131.5 |
131.5 |
131.0 |
146.4 |
2001 |
129.1 |
129.3 |
127.4 |
148.0 |
2002 |
125.3 |
125.2 |
125.4 |
145.7 |
2003 |
122.4 |
122.0 |
123.2 |
144.9 |
2004 |
122.3 |
122.2 |
121.9 |
144.9 |
2005 |
119.9 |
120.6 |
115.2 |
149.2 |
2006 |
119.8 |
121.4 |
111.2 |
150.3 |
2007 |
119.4 |
120.9 |
110.6 |
149.9 |
2008 |
116.3 |
117.9 |
107.8 |
150.0 |
2009 |
117.0 |
118.6 |
108.3 |
151.0 |
2010 |
115.9 |
118.1 |
104.4 |
153.4 |
2011 |
118.1 |
120.1 |
107.8 |
151.4 |
Source: Consumer Price Index | Chart