1980

  • The average U.S. household spent about $1,319 each year on apparel (clothing and shoes).

  • That's equivalent to $2,955 in today's dollars.

  • So, about 6 percent of the household's budget was spent on apparel.

  • And 70 percent of this apparel was made in the U.S.
  • Average Household Expenditures
    Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics