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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEAE01

Men's footwear

Prices for men's footwear rose 5.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.5% in the month.

12 months+5.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.5%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+11.3%seasonally adjusted
Index160.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1401501602017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026160.3+1.5%+5.7%
July 2026157.0+1.1%+2.8%
June 2026155.7+0.1%+3.4%
May 2026155.5−0.2%+5.4%
April 2026155.6+1.6%+3.9%
March 2026155.2+0.0%+1.4%
February 2026155.3−0.7%+1.5%
January 2026155.0+1.4%+3.4%
December 2025150.4+1.9%+1.7%
November 2025150.9—−1.2%
September 2025154.8+0.9%+0.7%
August 2025151.7−1.2%−0.2%
July 2025152.7+1.6%+1.2%
June 2025150.6+2.1%+0.2%
May 2025147.5−1.6%−2.4%
April 2025149.7−0.9%−1.5%
March 2025153.1+0.0%−0.3%
February 2025153.1+1.3%+0.8%
January 2025149.8−0.3%+1.1%
December 2024147.8−1.1%−0.2%
November 2024152.7−1.4%+1.0%
October 2024154.9+1.2%+2.8%
September 2024153.8+0.1%+2.9%
August 2024151.9+0.1%+2.2%
July 2024150.8+0.8%+2.2%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAE01 and CUSR0000SEAE01). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.