Tugba Sabanoglu
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This timeline shows clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2019. In 2019, U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales amounted to about 268.7 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. In 2016, store-based retailing was valued at approximately 292 billion U.S. dollars. Retail sales in clothing and accessory stores in the United States regularly exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars on a monthly basis. In December 2019, U.S. clothing and clothing accessory store sales amounted to 35.3 billion U.S. dollars.
The revenue of the women's and girls' apparel market was approximately 187.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, whereas the revenue of the men's and boys' apparel market was around 86 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
In terms of apparel brand companies, Gap had the largest share of the market, as of 2016, with 4 percent. One of the dominant players in the apparel market is Nike, which posted revenues of over five billion U.S. dollars from their apparel segment in North America in 2019.
The U.S. apparel market is always changing, attempting to adapt to customer trends and new technology that will allow the consumers' shopping experience to be more enjoyable.
The clothing Industry in the United States
The U.S. apparel market is the largest in the world. In 2016, store-based retailing was valued at approximately 292 billion U.S. dollars. Retail sales in clothing and accessory stores in the United States regularly exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars on a monthly basis. In December 2019, U.S. clothing and clothing accessory store sales amounted to 35.3 billion U.S. dollars.
The revenue of the women's and girls' apparel market was approximately 187.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, whereas the revenue of the men's and boys' apparel market was around 86 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
In terms of apparel brand companies, Gap had the largest share of the market, as of 2016, with 4 percent. One of the dominant players in the apparel market is Nike, which posted revenues of over five billion U.S. dollars from their apparel segment in North America in 2019.
The U.S. apparel market is always changing, attempting to adapt to customer trends and new technology that will allow the consumers' shopping experience to be more enjoyable.
