Shoe prices in 1999
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 1999, how that year ranks, and what 1999 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $202.28.
Ranks 76th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +2.2%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 1999
- Men’s shoes −1.7% Average index 129.5 · $100 then = $124.88 now · 42nd of 47 years
- Women’s shoes −1.3% Average index 121.5 · $100 then = $116.95 now · 39th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes −2.8% Average index 127.7 · $100 then = $131.34 now · 44th of 47 years
- All footwear −1.8% Average index 125.7 · $100 then = $122.89 now · 76th of 78 years
1999 in context
All footwear fell 1.8% in 1999, while the consumer price index for all items rose 2.2% and clothing fell 1.3%. That left shoes 3.9% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes fell 1.7% and women’s fell 1.3%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 0.4 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States fell 0.1%, and the import price index for footwear rose 0.1%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 1999 sits between 2000 (−1.5%) and 1952 (−2.0%).
Month by month in 1999 (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