About 15,000 Companies Manufacture Clothing in the US, with Combined Annual Revenue of about $30 Billion.

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About 15,000 companies manufacture clothing in the US, with combined annual revenue of about $30 billion. While VF Corp., Levi Strauss, and Warnaco are exceptions, most large companies in the industry have annual revenue under $1 billion. The industry is one of the most fragmented in the US: the 20 largest companies hold only 30 percent of the market. Some plants in the industry have 500 workers and produce annual sales of $50 million, but most manufacturers operate a single plant with fewer than 50 employees and annual revenue under $5 million. The industry includes knitting mills, but most apparel is cut and sewn.

Demand is largely determined by consumer tastes and the comparative costs of manufacture in the US and overseas. The profitability of individual companies depends on operation efficiency and production volume. Small companies can compete effectively with large ones by specializing in a particular type of apparel manufacture. There are few economies of scale in manufacture, because of the high labor content of most apparel. Average annual revenue per production worker is about $125,000.

Because of the different skills and equipment needed to produce different types of clothes, manufacturers usually specialize in one type. The largest product segments are men's pants (20 percent of industry revenue); women's skirts and pants (15 percent); women's tops (15 percent); men's tops (12 percent) and dresses (10 percent)

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Companies mentioned:

--VF Corp

--Levi Strauss 

--Warnacon

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