Footwear imported from China
This index tracks import prices for footwear made in China, before U.S. duties. Below it is set against what shoppers paid in stores for all footwear.
Last 12 months
+4.0%
September 2026. Store prices (all footwear): +3.4%.
Since 2013
+3%
Against +8% in stores over the same years: 0.3% vs 0.6% a year.
Record high
September 2026
Index 109.1. Latest is the record itself. Low since 2013: September 2017.
Footwear imported from China vs store prices, 2013 = 100
- Footwear imported from China
- All footwear in stores (CPI)
Last ten years, stage by stage
- 2016−0.5%In stores: +0.4%
- 2017−0.8%In stores: −0.5%
- 2018+0.4%In stores: −0.5%
- 2019+0.0%In stores: +0.5%
- 2020−0.0%In stores: −2.5%
- 2021+1.9%In stores: +3.7%
- 2022+2.9%In stores: +4.6%
- 2023+0.3%In stores: +0.2%
- 2024−0.5%In stores: +0.7%
- 2025−1.6%In stores: −0.0%
In 7 of the last 10 years this index and store prices moved in the same direction. Import prices are measured before U.S. duties, freight to the store and retail markup, which together make up much of the shelf price, so a change at the border moves the store price by much less.
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
- Athletic, rubber and plastic 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
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series EIUCOCHNZ3162 (Footwear imported from China), base Jun 2012=100. How we calculate