This timeline shows clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2021. In 2021, U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales amounted to about 302.79 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 over 20 billion U.S. dollars in clothing stores in November 2021.
The revenue of the women's and girls' apparel market in the United States was approximately 133.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, whereas the revenue of the men's and boys' apparel market was around 82.2 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2021
(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. (February 16, 2022). Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, 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 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Clothing and clothing accessories store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. 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 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2022, 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 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197640/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited May 26, 2022)