Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview
Category
Quantity
Unit
Date
Source
U.S. Production
Value of Production of:
Fabric
31.4
Bil. US$
2010
PRE
Apparel
5.8
Carpets & Rugs
8.6
2009
Census
Quantity of Production of:
Broadwoven Fabric, excl. silk & tire cord
2.74
Bil. Sq. Yards
Knit Fabric
330
Mil. Pounds
Yarn
4,818
Cotton
12.19
Mil. Bales
2009/102
USDA
U.S. Retail Sales1
Clothing & Accessories Stores
218.3
Clothing Stores, General
158.9
Men's Clothing Stores
8.2
Women's Clothing Stores
36.8
Family Clothing Stores
85.0
Shoe Stores
27.6
Jewelry Stores
29.7
Sporting Goods Stores
40.2
Department Stores
186.7
Discount Department Stores
123.4
Value of U.S. Exports
Total Apparel & Textiles
19.72
ITA
4.51
Textile Mill Products
15.21
7.62
Vale of U.S. Imports
93.28
71.40
Non-Apparel
21.88
4.77
Man-Made Fiber Products
35.40
Cotton Products
51.88
Wool Products
4.42
Worldwide Statistics
Worldwide Cotton Production
101.34
Bil. Bales
Total Foreign Cotton Production
89.16
Worldwide Biotech Cotton Planting
33
Mil. Hectares
ISAAA
Percent of Total Cotton Crop
49%
%
1 Includes sales of non-apparel and all other merchandise carried by these stores; clothing represents a significant portion of these sales.
2 Marketing year beginning August 1.
PRE = Plunkett Research estimate
Census = U.S. Census Bureau
USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture
ITA = U.S. International Trade Administration
ISAAA = International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2011
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