Shoe prices in 2005
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 2005, how that year ranks, and what 2005 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $172.53.
Ranks 29th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +3.4%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 2005
- Men’s shoes +1.3% Average index 121.3 · $100 then = $133.32 now · 22nd of 47 years
- Women’s shoes +2.9% Average index 121.8 · $100 then = $116.62 now · 11th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes +4.8% Average index 124.4 · $100 then = $134.86 now · 6th of 47 years
- All footwear +2.8% Average index 122.6 · $100 then = $126.01 now · 29th of 78 years
2005 in context
All footwear rose 2.8% in 2005, while the consumer price index for all items rose 3.4% and clothing fell 0.7%. That left shoes 0.6% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes rose 1.3% and women’s rose 2.9%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 1.6 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 1.3%, and the import price index for footwear rose 0.1%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 2005 sits between 1991 (+3.0%) and 1972 (+2.8%).
Month by month in 2005 (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