Shoe prices in 2026 so far
How U.S. shoe prices are moving in 2026, through September 2026, against the same months of 2025.
at September 2026 shoe prices (all footwear). Overall inflation would make it $101.41.
Same months, January–September. All items: +3.4%.
Shoes measured against everything else. Shoes got relatively cheaper.
Each shoe group in 2026
- Men’s shoes +3.6% Year-to-date average index 156.8 · $100 then = $103.15 now
- Women’s shoes +3.7% Year-to-date average index 137.8 · $100 then = $103.09 now
- Boys’ and girls’ shoes +2.1% Year-to-date average index 167.0 · $100 then = $100.44 now
- All footwear +3.3% Year-to-date average index 150.7 · $100 then = $102.55 now
2026 in context
All footwear rose 3.3% in 2026 so far, while the consumer price index for all items rose 3.4% and clothing rose 3.5%. That left shoes 0.0% cheaper relative to everything else people bought.
Men’s shoes rose 3.6% and women’s rose 3.7%, so women’s shoes rose faster by 0.1 points. Men’s vs women’s over time →
Before the store: the producer price index for footwear made in the United States rose 3.2%, and the import price index for footwear rose 0.9%. Factory to store →
Month by month in 2026 (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