According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for footwear are 16.43% higher in 2024 versus 1995 (a $3.29 difference in value).
Between 1995 and 2024: Footwear experienced an average inflation rate of 0.53% per year. In other words, footwear costing $20 in the year 1995 would cost $23.29 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for footwear was lower.
In the year 1995: Pricing changed by -0.46%, which is below the average yearly change for footwear during the 1995-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1995 (2.81%), inflation for footwear was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Footwear, over time, for $20 beginning in 1995. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1995 | $20.00 | -0.46% |
1996 | $20.19 | 0.96% |
1997 | $20.34 | 0.74% |
1998 | $20.42 | 0.37% |
1999 | $20.05 | -1.80% |
2000 | $19.74 | -1.54% |
2001 | $19.61 | -0.65% |
2002 | $19.36 | -1.31% |
2003 | $19.07 | -1.50% |
2004 | $19.02 | -0.26% |
2005 | $19.55 | 2.82% |
2006 | $19.70 | 0.75% |
2007 | $19.51 | -0.94% |
2008 | $19.80 | 1.46% |
2009 | $20.23 | 2.17% |
2010 | $20.41 | 0.89% |
2011 | $20.49 | 0.39% |
2012 | $21.02 | 2.61% |
2013 | $21.53 | 2.41% |
2014 | $21.60 | 0.32% |
2015 | $21.81 | 0.99% |
2016 | $21.90 | 0.39% |
2017 | $21.80 | -0.46% |
2018 | $21.70 | -0.46% |
2019 | $21.80 | 0.47% |
2020 | $21.24 | -2.54% |
2021 | $22.03 | 3.70% |
2022 | $23.04 | 4.61% |
2023 | $23.10 | 0.23% |
2024 | $23.29 | 0.82%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Footwear:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 14.000 | 14.200 | 15.000 | 15.000 | 14.800 | 15.000 | 15.600 | 17.600 | 18.500 | 19.300 | 19.800 | 22.200 | 27.715 | 30.277 | 30.062 | 30.531 | 34.531 | 33.846 | 33.808 | 34.192 | 34.538 | 36.338 | 37.538 | 38.115 | 39.685 | 41.069 | 41.415 | 42.008 | 42.477 | 42.662 | 43.369 | 45.977 | 48.254 | 50.808 | 53.938 | 56.754 | 58.615 | 60.254 | 62.808 | 66.631 | 69.600 | 72.346 | 75.708 | 79.015 | 85.238 | 91.823 | 96.677 | 99.131 | 99.808 | 101.054 | 102.354 | 101.923 | 105.108 | 109.931 | 114.354 | 117.369 | 120.885 | 124.954 | 125.877 | 126.000 | 125.423 | 126.623 | 127.562 | 128.031 | 125.723 | 123.792 | 122.992 | 121.385 | 119.562 | 119.254 | 122.615 | 123.531 | 122.374 | 124.157 | 126.854 | 127.988 | 128.482 | 131.834 | 135.016 | 135.452 | 136.787 | 137.315 | 136.689 | 136.054 | 136.692 | 133.220 | 138.148 | 144.518 | 144.846 | 146.031 |