Men's footwear priced at $20 in 1988 $25.42 in 2023

Men's Footwear Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Men's Footwear, 1988-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for men's footwear are 27.08% higher in 2023 versus 1988 (a $5.42 difference in value).

Between 1988 and 2023: Men's footwear experienced an average inflation rate of 0.69% per year. In other words, men's footwear costing $20 in the year 1988 would cost $25.42 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.71% during this same period, inflation for men's footwear was lower.

In the year 1988: Pricing changed by 5.90%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for men's footwear during the 1988-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1988 (4.08%), inflation for men's footwear was higher.

Price Inflation for Men's footwear since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1979 (9.70%), 1980 (7.61%), and 1988 (5.90%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1988

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Men's footwear, over time, for $20 beginning in 1988. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1988$20.005.90%
1989$20.723.58%
1990$21.443.50%
1991$22.193.48%
1992$22.923.31%
1993$22.84-0.35%
1994$22.930.40%
1995$23.140.91%
1996$22.73-1.80%
1997$22.740.08%
1998$22.70-0.21%
1999$22.30-1.73%
2000$22.29-0.05%
2001$21.63-2.98%
2002$21.680.25%
2003$20.77-4.18%
2004$20.61-0.78%
2005$20.891.34%
2006$21.261.76%
2007$20.81-2.10%
2008$21.161.70%
2009$21.772.84%
2010$21.960.89%
2011$22.241.28%
2012$22.973.28%
2013$23.552.51%
2014$23.760.93%
2015$23.73-0.12%
2016$23.900.68%
2017$23.86-0.13%
2018$24.060.80%
2019$24.140.35%
2020$23.71-1.79%
2021$24.824.71%
2022$25.713.59%
2023$25.42-1.16%*

* 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 Men's footwear:

Year19771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI74.60076.67784.11590.51595.21598.39299.631101.954103.923105.938109.692116.169120.323124.531128.869133.138132.669133.200134.415132.000132.100131.823129.538129.477125.615125.931120.669119.731121.338123.477120.879122.932126.425127.556129.191133.423136.765138.033137.860138.799138.617139.730140.218137.702144.187149.363147.632

Adjust men's footwear prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1988 * 1988 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Men's footwear was 116.169 in the year 1988 and 147.632 in 2023:

147.632 / 116.169 * $20 = $25.42

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1988 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.42 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Men's footwear).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Men's footwear in 1977. In addition to men's footwear, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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