Shoe prices in 1992
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 1992, how that year ranks, and what 1992 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $240.13.
Ranks 24th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +3.0%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively dearer.
Each shoe group in 1992
- Men’s shoes +3.3% Average index 133.1 · $100 then = $121.50 now · 12th of 47 years
- Women’s shoes +4.5% Average index 119.7 · $100 then = $118.71 now · 5th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes +0.9% Average index 122.3 · $100 then = $137.08 now · 26th of 47 years
- All footwear +3.4% Average index 125.0 · $100 then = $123.65 now · 24th of 78 years
1992 in context
All footwear rose 3.4% in 1992, while the consumer price index for all items rose 3.0% and clothing rose 2.5%. That left shoes 0.3% dearer relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes rose 3.3% and women’s rose 4.5%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 1.2 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 2.7%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 1992 sits between 1960 (+3.5%) and 1957 (+3.3%).
Month by month in 1992 (January = 100)
- Men’s shoes
- Women’s shoes
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes
Neighboring years
Yearly figures are averages of the twelve monthly BLS CPI-U values; 2026 uses the months published so far. How we calculate