Shoe prices in 2020
What happened to U.S. shoe prices in 2020, how that year ranks, and what 2020 prices come to in September 2026 money.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $130.19.
Ranks 78th of 78 years since 1948, largest rise first. All items: +1.2%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 2020
- Men’s shoes −1.8% Average index 137.7 · $100 then = $117.48 now · 43rd of 47 years
- Women’s shoes −2.9% Average index 120.6 · $100 then = $117.87 now · 47th of 47 years
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes −3.0% Average index 152.1 · $100 then = $110.26 now · 45th of 47 years
- All footwear −2.5% Average index 133.2 · $100 then = $115.98 now · 78th of 78 years
2020 in context
All footwear fell 2.5% in 2020, while the consumer price index for all items rose 1.2% and clothing fell 4.8%. That left shoes 3.7% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes fell 1.8% and women’s fell 2.9%, so men’s shoes rose faster by 1.1 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 0.5%, and the import price index for footwear rose 0.4%. Factory to store →
Ranked by yearly change, 2020 sits between 1952 (−2.0%) and no smaller year.
Month by month in 2020 (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