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APPAREL & TEXTILES INDUSTRY STATISTICS

A complete analysis of the Apparel & Textiles industry, including trends, statistics and profiles of the 350 most successful Apparel & Textiles companies, is available in the Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac.

Textile Industry Benchmarks 2002-2003

Prepared by the American Textile Manufacturers Institute

 

2002

2003

% Change 2002-2003

Fiber Consumption on Cotton System (Billions of Pounds):

4.55

4.1

-10

Shipments (Billion $):

 

 

 

Textile Mills (NAICS 313)

43.2

39.8

-8

Textile Products (NAICS 314)

34.2

34.9

2

Corporate Sales (NAICS 313 & 314) (Billion $):

48.5

47

-3

Profits After Taxes (NAICS 313 & 314) (Billion$):

0.4

0.7

70

Earnings on Sales (Percent):

 

 

 

Textiles (NAICS 313 & 314)

0.8

1.5

-----

All Manufacturing

3.2

5.1

-----

Employment (Year End):

 

 

 

Textiles (NAICS 313 & 314)                                     

478,000

428,000

-10

All Manufacturing

15,034,000

14,521,000

-3

Average Workweek in Hours (NAICS 313):

40.7

39.1

-4

Hourly Earnings (NAICS 313) (Annual Average $):

11.73

12

2

Weekly Earnings (NAICS 313) (Annual Average $):

476.7

469.41

-2

Index of Hours Worked (2002=100):

 

 

 

Textiles (NAICS 313)

100

87.6

-12

All Manufacturing

100

95.4

-5

Producer Price Index (1982=100):

 

 

 

Textiles

121.1

121.9

1

All Commodities

131.1

138

5

Textile & Apparel Imports (Million Customs $):1

79,909

85,691

7

Textiles Only

16,099

17,030

6

Textile & Apparel Exports (Million FAS $):

15,755

15,455

-2

Textiles Only

10,269

10,394

1

Textile & Apparel Trade Balance (Million $):

-64,154

-70,236

9

Textiles Only

-5,830

-6,636

14

Textile & Apparel Imports (Million SME):2

38,288

41,906

9

Textiles Only

21,032

22,989

9

1 Free Alongside Ship:  This term means that the exporter's obligations are fulfilled when the goods are placed on the dock alongside the ship that will carry them. The price includes delivery to the dock, but does not include the cost of further shipping.

2 Small to Medium Enterprises.

Source: American Textile Manufacturers Institute

 


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