U.S. apparel market - statistics & facts

U.S. apparel market

The revenue of the United States apparel market was valued at approximately 318 billion U.S. dollars as of 2021, with leading retailers such as TJX and Macy's each bringing in over 20 billion U.S. dollars in sales. Specialist store-based clothing retailing was valued at over 300 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, while e-commerce brought in over 180.5 million U.S. dollars of revenue in the same year. As the internet increasingly influences social and economic activities, the e-commerce market for retail goods is expected to grow steadily. In contrast, employment within the United States' apparel manufacturing industry decreased rapidly over the past several decades as manufacturing sectors generally transitioned to other regions in search of cheaper labor.

Retail

Retail sales from women's clothing stores reached approximately 28 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, with the revenue for the women's apparel market in the United States reaching almost 134 billion U.S. dollars. Sales from men's clothing stores dropped to five billion U.S. dollars that year, with a total market revenue of 82.2 billion U.S. dollars. Although retail was heavily affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, stores saw improved sales in 2021. Monthly clothing store sales rose to 30 billion dollars in November 2021, considerably more than the same month in preceding years.

Leading brands

In terms of apparel brand companies, the industry has several heavyweights, many of which are based in the United States. The TJX companies, Nike, and The Gap all generate the majority of their revenue within the U.S. retail market. The U.S. apparel market is always changing, attempting to adapt to customer trends and new technology that will allow consumers' shopping experiences to be more enjoyable.

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