Athletic, rubber and plastic shoes at the factory gate
This index tracks what U.S. makers receive for rubber and plastic footwear, athletic shoes included. Below it is set against what shoppers paid in stores for all footwear.
September 2026. Store prices (all footwear): +3.4%.
Against +51% in stores over the same years: 1.1% vs 0.9% a year.
Index 168.373. Latest is the record itself. Low since 1981: January 1985.
Athletic, rubber and plastic shoes at the factory gate vs store prices, 1981 = 100
- Athletic, rubber and plastic shoes at the factory gate
- All footwear in stores (CPI)
Last ten years, stage by stage
- 20160.0%In stores: +0.4%
- 20170.0%In stores: −0.5%
- 2018+0.1%In stores: −0.5%
- 2019+0.4%In stores: +0.5%
- 2020+0.9%In stores: −2.5%
- 2021+1.4%In stores: +3.7%
- 2022+4.3%In stores: +4.6%
- 2023+0.5%In stores: +0.2%
- 2024+1.2%In stores: +0.7%
- 2025+0.7%In stores: −0.0%
In 5 of the last 10 years this index and store prices moved in the same direction. Producer prices cover footwear made in the United States. Store prices also cover imported shoes, freight and retail markup, so the factory-gate index and store prices can drift apart for years.
Other stages
- Factory-gate footwear prices+3.1%12 months to September 2026
- Men’s shoes at the factory gate+3.7%12 months to September 2026
- Women’s shoes at the factory gate+1.2%12 months to September 2026
- Shoe store margins−41.3%12 months to September 2026
- Imported footwear prices+1.9%12 months to September 2026
- Imported leather-upper footwear+1.2%12 months to September 2026
- Footwear imported from China+4.0%12 months to September 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series PCU3162103162101 (Rubber and plastic footwear, including athletic (PPI)), base Dec 1980=100. How we calculate