1970

  • The average U.S. household spent about $647 each year on apparel (clothing and shoes).

  • That's equivalent to $3,603 in today's dollars.

  • So, about 7.8 percent of the household's budget was spent on apparel.

  • And about 75 percent of this apparel was made in the U.S.
  • Average Household Expenditures
    Source: New York Times, Bureau of Labor Statistics