Women's footwear price inflation, 2009→2026

Women's Footwear Inflation Calculator

Prices for Women's Footwear, 2009-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's footwear are 8.04% higher in 2026 versus 2009 (a $1.61 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2026:Women's footwear experienced an average inflation rate of 0.46% per year. In other words, women's footwear costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $21.61 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.46% during this same period, inflation for women's footwear was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by 0.68%, which is above the average yearly change for women's footwear during the 2009-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for women's footwear was higher.

Price Inflation for Women's footwear since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1979 (6.28%), 1980 (6.09%), and 1981 (5.02%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's footwear, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2009	$20.00	0.68%
2010	$20.31	1.54%
2011	$20.04	-1.30%
2012	$20.61	2.85%
2013	$21.13	2.51%
2014	$20.74	-1.84%
2015	$20.89	0.71%
2016	$20.84	-0.22%
2017	$20.60	-1.15%
2018	$20.24	-1.77%
2019	$20.13	-0.55%
2020	$19.54	-2.92%
2021	$20.17	3.24%
2022	$21.16	4.89%
2023	$21.38	1.05%
2024	$21.40	0.10%
2025	$21.61	0.98%
2026	$21.61	-0.01%*

* 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 Women's footwear:

Year	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	2025	2026
CPI	79.600	81.750	86.883	92.175	96.800	99.850	99.992	100.167	100.925	98.500	100.942	104.500	109.008	110.600	114.550	119.700	122.008	120.417	119.367	121.033	121.967	123.108	121.508	119.625	120.875	118.983	118.425	118.408	121.850	122.825	122.465	122.562	123.396	125.293	123.661	127.188	130.374	127.972	128.884	128.604	127.125	124.870	124.185	120.559	124.462	130.551	131.922	132.049	133.342	133.322

Adjust women's footwear prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2009* 2009 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Women's footwear was 123.396 in the year 2009 and 133.322 in 2026:

133.322 / 123.396* $20 = $21.61

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.61 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Women's footwear).

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