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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.

一個男孩十二歲

He lives near Chicago.

住在芝加哥附近

He wanted Nike Minds shoes.

想要Nike Minds的鞋子

These shoes say they help you think better.

這些鞋子它們幫你想得更好

He and his mother looked online for a lower price.

他和他的媽媽在網上找更低的價錢

They did not find one.

他們沒有找到

They bought the last pair in his size.

他們買了他尺寸的最後一雙

The price was $145.

價錢一百四十五美元

The boy paid $40 of his own money.

男孩用自己的錢付了四十美元

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

鞋子的價格在今年上半年上漲了3.2%

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

今年價格可能漲得比過去34年都多

That is true except for the pandemic years.

除了疫情那幾年這是真的

A shoe trade group said this.

一個鞋子貿易團體說了這件事

Parents say shoes are worse now.

父母鞋子現在更差了

But prices are higher.

但是價格更高了

One mother said she is angry.

一位媽媽很生氣

She must buy new shoes before children grow.

必須在孩子長大前買新鞋子

The old shoes break too fast.

舊鞋子壞得太快了

Kids feel pressure to wear the right brands.

孩子們感到壓力要穿對的品牌

A trend analyst said this.

一位趨勢分析師這樣說

Shoes show if you fit in, she said.

她說鞋子顯示你是否合群

Wrong shoes or old shoes can cause bullying.

錯的鞋子舊的鞋子可能導致霸凌

One student said this.

一位學生這樣說

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

一位學校領導她看到學生用膠帶修鞋子

People buy fewer shoes.

人們比較少的鞋子

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

成人鞋子的銷售從一月到六月下降了百分之七

Children's shoe sales went down 9%.

兒童鞋子的銷售下降了百分之九

A market research company said this.

一家市場研究公司說了這件事

Stores offer deals for school.

商店為學校提供優惠

Used shoe stores see more interest.

二手鞋店看到更多的興趣

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

一位食品工人每週大約七百美元。

She cannot buy new shoes for her daughter.

不能為她的女兒新鞋子

Her rent is $2,200 a month.

她的房租每個月兩千兩百美元

August 14th, 2026

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