This timeline depicts clothing store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020. In 2020, U.S. clothing store sales came to about 138 billion U.S. dollars. According to the NAICS definition, this industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new clothing.
The clothing Industry in the United States
The U.S. apparel market is the largest in the world. In 2021, The U.S. retail market was valued at 318 billion U.S. dollars. Retail sales in clothing stores in the United States regularly exceed 15 billion U.S. dollars on a monthly basis. In November 2021, U.S. clothing and clothing accessory store sales amounted to over 20 billion U.S. dollars.
The revenue of the women's and girls' apparel market was approximately 134 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, whereas the revenue of the men's and boys' apparel market was around 82 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
In terms of apparel brand companies, Nike was the highest valued apparel brand in 2021, with a valuation of 30 billion dollars. Nike, posted revenues of over five billion U.S. dollars from their apparel segment in North America in 2021.
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.
Clothing store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Figures are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Additional information on sample design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (January 13, 2022). Clothing store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197644/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Clothing store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197644/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Clothing store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197644/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Clothing Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197644/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, Clothing store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197644/annual-clothing-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited August 11, 2022)