Shoe prices in 2003
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 2003, how that year ranks, and what 2003 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $183.16.
Ranks 74th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +2.3%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 2003
- Men’s shoes −4.2% Average index 120.7 · $100 then = $134.06 now · 47th of 47 years
- Women’s shoes −0.5% Average index 118.4 · $100 then = $119.99 now · 35th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes +0.6% Average index 118.6 · $100 then = $141.41 now · 29th of 47 years
- All footwear −1.5% Average index 119.6 · $100 then = $129.23 now · 74th of 78 years
2003 in context
All footwear fell 1.5% in 2003, while the consumer price index for all items rose 2.3% and clothing fell 2.5%. That left shoes 3.7% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes fell 4.2% and women’s fell 0.5%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 3.7 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 0.8%, and the import price index for footwear rose 0.8%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 2003 sits between 2002 (−1.3%) and 2000 (−1.5%).
Month by month in 2003 (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