This timeline shows clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022. In 2022, U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales amounted to about 312.4 billion U.S. dollars. According to the NAICS definition, companies operating in this sector are retailing clothing and clothing accessories from fixed point-of-sale locations.
The clothing industry in the United States
The U.S. apparel market is the largest in the world. Retail sales in clothing stores in the United States regularly exceed 15 billion U.S. dollars on a monthly basis. Most recently, retail sales of clothing reached 17.9 billion U.S. dollars in clothing stores in October 2022.
The revenue of the women's and girls' apparel market in the United States was approximately 163 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, whereas the revenue of the men's and boys' apparel market was around 100.5 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, Service Annual Survey, and administrative records.
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US Census Bureau. (March 15, 2023). Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Clothing and Clothing Accessories Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited September 10, 2024)
Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/