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The Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing industry is in a state of long-term decline, as low levels of domestic product innovation and a falling number of industry operators have caused revenue to decrease over the five years to 2022. Largely as a result of overwhelming import competition, industry revenue is expected to fall an annualized 7.6% to $2.8 billion over the five years to 2022 as apparel production is moved overseas to low-cost manufacturers. Labor costs are significantly lower in developing countries and automation for apparel manufacturing is somewhat limited. As a result, most companies have moved overseas and domestic operators satisfy a relatively small portion of total demand; in 2022, imports are expected to account for 97.0% of domestic demand. Furthermore, revenue declines accelerated as domestic demand and international trade was constricted due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. As a result, industry revenue is expected to slightly decrease 0.5% in 2022, as the industry returns to normal production following historic lows.High import competition and increasing price pressures from the downstream retail sector has historically constrained industry profit. However, over the past five years, many operators have opted to expand their presences while many others decided to leave the industry. As a result, the number of industry operators is estimated to fall at an annualized rate of 6.3% to 4,471 companies over the five years to 2022, as industry employment fell. Given the intense price-based competition from imports produced in developing countries where labor costs are substantially lower, domestic industry operators are also increasingly opting to compete on the basis of quality, shifting their product mix from low-cost apparel to premium clothing.The industry is anticipated to experience modest growth over the five years to 2027 following the lows of 2020, with anticipated growth of an annualized 1.2% to $3.0 billion, aided by pent-up demand from the pandemic. As US economic conditions improve as business reopen, IBISWorld expects domestic demand for industry products to increase, and exports to grow strongly. However, import substitutes will likely still capture the majority of demand. IBISWorld expects industry profit to remain relatively stable as the industry increases its focus on manufacturing high-end products that can be sold at higher prices.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 7.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.8bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
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There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Blouses and shirts, Dresses and Shorts, pants and skirts. Blouses and shirts is the largest segment of the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US.
Industry operators manufacture blouses, shirts, skirts, dresses, pants, nightwear, suits, coats and other outerwear for women and girls. This industry includes women’s, girls’ and infants’ clothing jobbers who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacturing and complete tasks such as buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples and marketing finished apparel.
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NAICS 31524 - Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US
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The market size of the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $2.8bn in 2024.
There are 4,470 businesses in the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 6.3 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 7.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
Manufacturing women's and girls' undergarments and Manufacturing women's and girls' nightwear are part of the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry.
The level of competition is high and steady in the Women's, Girls' and Infants' Apparel Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.