Shoe prices in 2004
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 2004, how that year ranks, and what 2004 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $178.39.
Ranks 65th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +2.7%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 2004
- Men’s shoes −0.8% Average index 119.7 · $100 then = $135.11 now · 41st of 47 years
- Women’s shoes −0.0% Average index 118.4 · $100 then = $120.01 now · 32nd of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes +0.0% Average index 118.6 · $100 then = $141.40 now · 34th of 47 years
- All footwear −0.3% Average index 119.3 · $100 then = $129.56 now · 65th of 78 years
2004 in context
All footwear fell 0.3% in 2004, while the consumer price index for all items rose 2.7% and clothing fell 0.4%. That left shoes 2.9% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes fell 0.8% and women’s fell 0.0%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 0.8 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States fell 0.6%, and the import price index for footwear rose 0.7%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 2004 sits between 1953 (−0.1%) and 1986 (−0.4%).
Month by month in 2004 (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