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Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview
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Category
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Quantity
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Unit
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Date
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Source
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U.S. Retail Sales1
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Clothing & Accessories Stores
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226.5
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Clothing Stores, General
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167.4
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Men's Clothing Stores
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8.5
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Women's Clothing Stores
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38.0
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Family Clothing Stores
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89.0
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Shoe Stores
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27.5
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Jewelry Stores
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29.6
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Sporting Goods Stores
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40.8
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Department Stores
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184.2
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Discount Department Stores
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119.7
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Bil. US$
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2011
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Census
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Value of U.S. Exports
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Total Apparel & Textiles
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22.38
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Apparel
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5.16
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Textile Mill Products
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17.25
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Fabric
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8.25
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Value of U.S. Imports
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Total Apparel & Textiles
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102.05
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Apparel
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78.23
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Non-Apparel
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23.82
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Fabric
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5.54
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Man-Made Fiber Products
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41.74
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Cotton Products
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53.58
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Wool Products
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4.85
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Bil. US$
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2011
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ITA
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Cotton Statistics
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Worldwide Cotton Production
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116.56
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Bil. Bales
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2010/112
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USDA
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Total Foreign Cotton Production
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98.45
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Bil. Bales
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2010/112
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USDA
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Cotton Production, U.S.
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18.1
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Mil. Bales
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2010/112
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USDA
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Worldwide Biotech Cotton Planting
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21
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Mil. Hectares
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2010
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ISAAA
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Percent of Total Cotton Crop
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64%
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%
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2010
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ISAAA
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1 Includes sales of non-apparel and all other merchandise carried by these stores; clothing represents a significant portion of these sales.
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2 Marketing year beginning August 1.
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PRE = Plunkett Research estimate
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Census = U.S. Census Bureau
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USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture
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ITA = U.S. International Trade Administration
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ISAAA = International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
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Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2012
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