Shoe prices in 1993
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 1993, how that year ranks, and what 1993 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $233.24.
Ranks 51st of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +3.0%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 1993
- Men’s shoes −0.4% Average index 132.7 · $100 then = $121.94 now · 39th of 47 years
- Women’s shoes +1.9% Average index 122.0 · $100 then = $116.47 now · 15th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes −0.3% Average index 122.0 · $100 then = $137.48 now · 35th of 47 years
- All footwear +0.7% Average index 125.9 · $100 then = $122.75 now · 51st of 78 years
1993 in context
All footwear rose 0.7% in 1993, while the consumer price index for all items rose 3.0% and clothing rose 1.4%. That left shoes 2.1% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes fell 0.4% and women’s rose 1.9%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 2.3 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 1.8%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 1993 sits between 2006 (+0.7%) and 1997 (+0.7%).
Month by month in 1993 (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