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US CPI: apparel

Clothing prices offer a read on goods demand and retail pricing pressure.

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US CPI: apparel

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US CPI: apparel-20-10010203040US CPI: apparel3.411915196719962026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS CPI: apparel (%)
Dec 19154
Dec 191724.022
Dec 191933.962
Dec 1920-5.399
Sep 1922-11.333
Mar 1923-1.099
Sep 19232.256
Mar 19240.37
Sep 1924-2.206
Jun 1925-1.859
Jun 1926-1.894
Jun 1927-1.931
Jun 1928-1.575
Jun 1929-1.2
Jun 1930-0.81
Jun 1931-9.388
Jun 1932-12.162
Jun 1933-6.667
Jun 193413.736
Sep 19377.143
Mar 19381.843
Sep 1938-3.556
Mar 1939-2.262
Sep 1939-0.461
Mar 19401.389
Sep 19400.926
Mar 19410
Sep 19419.174
Nov 194112.385
Jan 194215.278
Mar 194221.461
May 194223.182
Jul 194219.556
Sep 194213.866
Nov 194210.612
Jan 19438.835
Mar 19433.008
May 19431.476
Jul 19432.974
Sep 19434.797
Nov 19435.904
Jan 19447.011
Mar 19447.299
May 19447.273
Jul 19447.22
Sep 19446.69
Nov 19446.272
Jan 19455.862
Mar 19454.762
May 19455.085
Jul 19455.724
Sep 19455.281
Nov 19454.59
Jan 19464.886
Mar 19466.818
May 19467.742
Jul 19468.599
Sep 194611.599
Nov 194615.047
Jan 194719.255
Mar 194720.061
May 194718.862
Jul 194716.129
Sep 194713.202
Nov 194711.172
Jan 19487.552
Mar 19486.582
May 19486.801
Jul 19486.818
Sep 19486.948
Nov 19485.882
Jan 19492.179
Mar 1949-0.95
May 1949-3.066
Jul 1949-4.255
Sep 1949-6.729
Nov 1949-7.407
Jan 1950-5.924
Mar 1950-4.556
May 1950-3.65
Jul 1950-2.222
Sep 19501.244
Nov 19504.25
Jan 19517.305
Mar 19519.548
May 195110.606
Jul 195110.354
Sep 195110.319
Nov 19516.954
Jan 19523.052
Mar 19520.229
May 1952-0.685
Jul 1952-1.144
Sep 1952-3.118
Nov 1952-3.139
Jan 1953-2.05
Mar 1953-1.602
May 1953-0.92
Jul 1953-0.231
Sep 1953-0.23
Nov 19530.694
Jan 19540.465
Mar 19540
May 1954-0.232
Jul 1954-0.464
Sep 1954-0.922
Nov 1954-0.92
Jan 1955-1.157
Mar 1955-0.698
May 1955-0.698
Jul 1955-0.466
Sep 19550.465
Nov 19550.464
Jan 19561.171
Mar 19561.639
May 19561.874
Jul 19562.108
Sep 19562.083
Nov 19562.54
Jan 19572.315
Mar 19572.304
May 19572.069
Jul 19571.835
Sep 19571.361
Nov 19571.351
Jan 19580.905
Mar 19580.45
May 19580.45
Jul 19580.45
Sep 19580
Nov 19580
Jan 19590
Mar 19590
May 19590.448
Jul 19590.673
Sep 19591.79
Nov 19591.333
Jan 19601.121
Mar 19601.794
May 19601.563
Jul 19601.559
Sep 19601.319
Nov 19601.316
Jan 19611.552
Mar 19611.101
May 19610.879
Jul 19610.877
Sep 19610.651
Nov 19610.433
Jan 1962-0.218
Mar 19620.436
May 19620.436
Jul 19620.435
Sep 19621.078
Nov 19620.862
Jan 19631.532
Mar 19631.085
May 19631.085
Jul 19631.082
Sep 19630.64
Nov 19631.496
Jan 19641.293
Mar 19641.073
May 19641.502
Jul 19641.071
Sep 19640.424
Nov 19640.211
Jan 19650.426
Mar 19650.637
May 19651.057
Jul 19650.636
Sep 19651.055
Nov 19651.471
Jan 19661.695
Mar 19662.11
May 19662.301
Jul 19662.737
Sep 19663.34
Nov 19663.727
Jan 19673.75
Mar 19674.132
May 19674.09
Jul 19674.098
Sep 19674.04
Nov 19674.192
Jan 19684.016
Mar 19684.365
May 19684.912
Jul 19685.315
Sep 19686.214
Nov 19686.322
Jan 19696.564
Mar 19696.274
May 19695.993
Jul 19695.981
Sep 19695.302
Nov 19695.225
Jan 19704.71
Mar 19704.472
May 19704.24
Jul 19703.704
Sep 19703.646
Nov 19703.938
Jan 19713.806
Mar 19713.596
May 19713.898
Jul 19713.401
Sep 19713.015
Nov 19712.306
Jan 19722.167
Mar 19722.149
May 19721.958
Jul 19721.48
Sep 19722.114
Nov 19722.576
Jan 19732.284
Mar 19732.913
May 19733.36
Jul 19733.89
Sep 19734.14
Nov 19734.396
Jan 19744.785
Mar 19745.975
May 19746.502
Jul 19747.644
Sep 19749.021
Nov 19749.173
Jan 19758.219
Mar 19756.528
May 19755.087
Jul 19754.203
Sep 19752.665
Nov 19752.204
Jan 19762.813
Mar 19762.925
May 19763.458
Jul 19763.894
Sep 19764.645
Nov 19764.313
Jan 19774.651
Mar 19774.601
May 19774.545
Jul 19774.685
Sep 19773.916
Nov 19774.393
Jan 19783.791
Mar 19783.234
May 19784.22
Jul 19782.941
Sep 19783.643
Nov 19783.589
Jan 19793.149
Mar 19795.013
May 19793.926
Jul 19794.099
Sep 19794.97
Nov 19794.54
Jan 19806.471
Mar 19807.041
May 19806.848
Jul 19807.16
Sep 19807.275
Nov 19807.657
Jan 19815.849
Mar 19815.24
May 19814.972
Jul 19814.9
Sep 19814.629
Nov 19813.503
Jan 19823.467
Mar 19823.178
May 19822.737
Jul 19822.654
Sep 19822.263
Nov 19822.154
Jan 19831.99
Mar 19831.848
May 19832.459
Jul 19832.792
Sep 19832.817
Nov 19832.711
Jan 19842.772
Mar 19842.117
May 19841.4
Jul 19840.805
Sep 19841.859
Nov 19842.248
Jan 19851.798
Mar 19853.356
May 19853.254
Jul 19853.194
Sep 19852.69
Nov 19852.964
Jan 19862.552
Mar 19860.478
May 19860.478
Jul 19860.193
Sep 19861.123
Nov 19860.836
Jan 19871.053
Mar 19874.278
May 19875.608
Jul 19873.571
Sep 19874.81
Nov 19876.262
Jan 19884.545
Mar 19884.193
May 19884.68
Jul 19885.033
Sep 19883.972
Nov 19883.899
Jan 19894.438
Mar 19894.374
May 19893.525
Jul 19892.041
Sep 19891.868
Nov 19891.835
Jan 19901.214
Mar 19905.113
May 19904.236
Jul 19905.043
Sep 19905.667
Nov 19904.423
Jan 19916.084
Mar 19912.711
May 19913.108
Jul 19913.642
Sep 19913.549
Nov 19914.235
Jan 19923.312
Mar 19923.571
May 19922.859
Jul 19923.195
Sep 19921.523
Nov 19921.204
Jan 19931.407
Mar 19932.099
May 19931.427
Jul 19930.155
Sep 19930.975
Nov 19931.264
Jan 19940.54
Mar 1994-0.073
May 19940.444
Jul 19941.159
Sep 1994-0.297
Nov 1994-1.468
Jan 1995-0.767
Mar 1995-1.249
May 1995-1.622
Jul 1995-1.986
Sep 1995-1.118
Nov 1995-0.373
Jan 19960.464
Mar 19960.298
May 19960.225
Jul 19960
Sep 1996-0.904
Nov 1996-0.224
Jan 1997-0.308
Mar 1997-0.223
May 19971.197
Jul 19971.481
Sep 19971.141
Nov 19970.975
Jan 19980.154
Mar 19980.297
May 19980
Jul 1998-0.461
Sep 19980.451
Nov 19980.223
Jan 1999-1.464
Mar 1999-1.631
May 1999-0.813
Jul 1999-1.775
Sep 1999-1.347
Nov 1999-1.037
Jan 2000-0.86
Mar 2000-0.151
May 2000-1.49
Jul 2000-2.2
Sep 2000-1.062
Nov 2000-1.347
Jan 2001-1.104
Mar 2001-0.226
May 2001-1.815
Jul 2001-1.526
Sep 2001-2.761
Nov 2001-2.883
Jan 2002-3.987
Mar 2002-3.026
May 2002-2.08
Jul 2002-3.181
Sep 2002-1.735
Nov 2002-1.953
Jan 2003-1.91
Mar 2003-3.588
May 2003-3.619
Jul 2003-2.106
Sep 2003-2.087
Nov 2003-1.912
Jan 2004-1.948
Mar 2004-0.081
May 20040.735
Jul 2004-0.258
Sep 2004-0.656
Nov 2004-0.081
Jan 20050.259
Mar 20050
May 2005-0.81
Jul 2005-1.812
Sep 2005-0.578
Nov 2005-1.22
Jan 2006-1.034
Mar 2006-1.215
May 20060
Jul 20060
Sep 20060.996
Nov 20060.165
Jan 20070.947
Mar 20070.477
May 2007-0.775
Jul 2007-0.264
Sep 2007-1.779
Nov 2007-0.408
Jan 2008-0.166
Mar 2008-1.388
May 2008-0.576
Jul 20080.755
Sep 20081.366
Nov 20080.048
Jan 2009-0.89
Mar 20091.377
May 20090.827
Jul 20091.104
Sep 20091.079
Nov 20090.992
Jan 20101.668
Mar 2010-0.385
May 2010-0.612
Jul 2010-0.322
Sep 2010-1.196
Nov 2010-0.79
Jan 2011-0.012
Mar 2011-0.645
May 20111.045
Jul 20113.056
Sep 20113.521
Nov 20114.763
Jan 20124.664
Mar 20124.924
May 20124.43
Jul 20122.972
Sep 20122.681
Nov 20121.798
Jan 20132.115
Mar 20130.802
May 20130.207
Jul 20131.566
Sep 20130.833
Nov 2013-0.107
Jan 2014-0.33
Mar 20140.475
May 20140.79
Jul 20140.346
Sep 20140.48
Nov 2014-0.318
Jan 2015-1.407
Mar 2015-0.499
May 2015-1.458
Jul 2015-1.635
Sep 2015-1.369
Nov 2015-1.538
Jan 2016-0.53
Mar 2016-0.638
May 20160.531
Jul 20160.345
Sep 2016-0.086
Nov 20160.266
Jan 20170.993
Mar 20170.646
May 2017-0.935
Jul 2017-0.443
Sep 2017-0.217
Nov 2017-1.554
Jan 2018-0.668
Mar 20180.276
May 20181.421
Jul 20180.282
Sep 2018-0.554
Nov 2018-0.369
Jan 20190.128
Mar 2019-2.192
May 2019-3.064
Jul 2019-0.545
Sep 2019-0.338
Nov 2019-1.56
Jan 2020-1.282
Mar 2020-1.566
May 2020-7.914
Jul 2020-6.462
Sep 2020-6.027
Nov 2020-5.191
Jan 2021-2.539
Mar 2021-2.479
May 20215.558
Jul 20214.21
Sep 20213.395
Nov 20214.958
Jan 20225.344
Mar 20226.769
May 20224.976
Jul 20225.131
Sep 20225.459
Nov 20223.55
Jan 20233.059
Mar 20233.252
May 20233.475
Jul 20233.182
Sep 20232.316
Nov 20231.077
Jan 20240.056
Mar 20240.397
May 20240.8
Jul 20240.228
Sep 20241.787
Nov 20241.131
Jan 20250.405
Mar 20250.331
May 2025-0.914
Jul 2025-0.213
Sep 2025-0.083
Dec 20250.603
Feb 20262.529
Apr 20264.172
Jun 20263.877
Aug 20263.609
Sep 20263.411

Recent observations

Date%
September 20263.411
August 20263.609
July 20263.864
June 20263.877
May 20264.791
April 20264.172
March 20263.356
February 20262.529
January 20261.729
December 20250.603
November 20250.171
September 2025-0.083
August 20250.232
July 2025-0.213
June 2025-0.518
May 2025-0.914
April 2025-0.718
March 20250.331
February 20250.598
January 20250.405
December 20241.24
November 20241.131
October 20240.296
September 20241.787

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods