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Shoes for kids cost more. Families feel it as school starts.

Shoes for kids cost more. Families feel it as school starts.

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August 14th, 2026

Shoes for kids cost more. Families feel it as school starts.

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A boy is 12 years old.

一个男孩12岁

He lives near Chicago.

在芝加哥附近

He wanted Nike Minds shoes.

想要Nike Minds鞋

These shoes say they help you think better.

这双鞋它们帮你更好地思考

He and his mother looked online for a lower price.

和他的妈妈在网上找更低的价格

They did not find one.

他们没有找到

They bought the last pair in his size.

他们买了他尺码的最后一双

The price was $145.

价格145美元

The boy paid $40 of his own money.

男孩用自己的钱付了40美元

Shoe prices went up 3.2% in the first half of the year.

今年上半年鞋子的价格涨了3.2%

This year, prices may go up the most in 34 years.

今年价格可能会涨最多是34年来最多的

That is true except for the pandemic years.

这是真的除了疫情那几年

A shoe trade group said this.

一个鞋子行业组织说了这个

Parents say shoes are worse now.

父母们现在鞋子更差了

But prices are higher.

但是价格更高了

One mother said she is angry.

一位妈妈很生气

She must buy new shoes before children grow.

必须在孩子们长大前买新鞋

The old shoes break too fast.

旧鞋子得太快了。

Kids feel pressure to wear the right brands.

孩子们感到压力要穿对的品牌

A trend analyst said this.

一位潮流分析师说了这个

Shoes show if you fit in, she said.

她说鞋子显示你是否合群

Wrong shoes or old shoes can cause bullying.

错的鞋子旧的鞋子会带来欺负

One student said this.

一个学生说了这个

A school leader said she saw students fix shoes with tape.

一位学校领导她看到学生用胶带修鞋子

People buy fewer shoes.

人们更少的

Adult shoe sales went down 7% from January to June.

成人鞋的销售从一月到六月下降了7%

Children's shoe sales went down 9%.

儿童鞋的销售下降了9%

A market research company said this.

一家市场研究公司说了这个

Stores offer deals for school.

商店为学校提供优惠

Used shoe stores see more interest.

二手鞋店看到更多的兴趣

One food worker said she makes about $700 a week.

一个食品工人每周大约700美元

She cannot buy new shoes for her daughter.

不能为她的女儿新鞋

Her rent is $2,200 a month.

她的房租每月2200美元

August 14th, 2026

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