Quick Statistics

The subsector's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $28.8 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 29.25%. Import was valued at $76.2 billion USD from 213 countries. The subsector also exported $4.3 billion USD worth of merchandise to 182 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the subsector's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the subsector in 2008 was $100.7 billion USD.

Reference

Industries in the Apparel Manufacturing subsector group establishments with two distinct manufacturing processes: (1) cut and sew (i.e., purchasing fabric and cutting and sewing to make a garment), and (2) the manufacture of garments in establishments that first knit fabric and then cut and sew the fabric into a garment. The Apparel Manufacturing subsector includes a diverse range of establishments manufacturing full lines of ready-to-wear apparel and custom apparel: apparel contractors, performing cutting or sewing operations on materials owned by others; jobbers performing entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture; and tailors, manufacturing custom garments for individual clients are all included. Knitting, when done alone, is classified in the Textile Mills subsector, but when knitting is combined with the production of complete garments, the activity is classified in Apparel Manufacturing.

6-digit Industries Within This Subsector

315111 Sheer Hosiery Mills
315119 Other Hosiery & Sock Mills
315191 Outerwear Knitting Mills
315192 Underwear & Nightwear Knitting Mills
315211 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Apparel Contractors
315212 Women's, Girls', & Infants' Cut & Sew Apparel Contractors
315221 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Underwear & Nightwear mfg
315222 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Suit, Coat, & Overcoat mfg
315223 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Shirt (except Work Shirt) mfg
315224 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Trouser, Slack, & Jean mfg
315225 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Work Clothing mfg
315228 Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Other Outerwear mfg
315231 Women's & Girls' Cut & Sew Lingerie, Loungewear, & Nightwear mfg
315232 Women's & Girls' Cut & Sew Blouse & Shirt mfg
315233 Women's & Girls' Cut & Sew Dress mfg
315234 Women's & Girls' Cut & Sew Suit, Coat, Tailored Jacket, & Skirt mfg
315239 Women's & Girls' Cut & Sew Other Outerwear mfg
315291 Infants' Cut & Sew Apparel mfg
315292 Fur & Leather Apparel mfg
315299 All Other Cut & Sew Apparel mfg
315991 Hat, Cap, & Millinery mfg
315992 Glove & Mitten mfg
315993 Men's & Boys' Neckwear mfg
315999 Other Apparel Accessories & Other Apparel mfg

5-digit Industries Within This Subsector

31511X Hosiery & Sock Mills
31519X Other Apparel Knitting Mills
31521X Cut & Sew Apparel Contractors
31522X Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Apparel mfg
31523X Women's & Girls' Cut & Sew Apparel mfg
31529X Other Cut & Sew Apparel mfg
31599X Apparel Accessories & Other Apparel mfg

4-digit Industry Group Within This Subsector

3151XX Apparel Knitting Mills
3152XX Cut & Sew Apparel mfg

Subsector Report

315XXX Apparel manufacturing