Shoe prices in 2010
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 2010, how that year ranks, and what 2010 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $154.52.
Ranks 48th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +1.6%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 2010
- Men’s shoes +0.9% Average index 127.6 · $100 then = $126.82 now · 27th of 47 years
- Women’s shoes +1.5% Average index 125.3 · $100 then = $113.41 now · 16th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes −0.5% Average index 132.6 · $100 then = $126.47 now · 38th of 47 years
- All footwear +0.9% Average index 128.0 · $100 then = $120.72 now · 48th of 78 years
2010 in context
All footwear rose 0.9% in 2010, while the consumer price index for all items rose 1.6% and clothing fell 0.5%. That left shoes 0.7% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes rose 0.9% and women’s rose 1.5%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 0.6 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 1.6%, and the import price index for footwear fell 0.4%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 2010 sits between 1996 (+1.0%) and 1961 (+0.9%).
Month by month in 2010 (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