1960

  • The average U.S. household spent about $558 each year on apparel (clothing and shoes).

  • That's equivalent to $4,388 in today's dollars.

  • So, about 10.4 percent of the household's budget was spent on apparel.

  • And about 95 percent of this apparel was made in the U.S.
  • Average Household Expenditures
    Sources: PBS, Bureau of Labor Statistics