Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturingin USA
USA Market Research and Industry Report
25 July 2007
Industry Code : 31523
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's and girls' apparel from purchased fabric. Women's and girls' clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture, including buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for apparel to be made from their raw materials, and marketing finished apparel, are included. Manufacturers in this industry includes firms that operate their own cut and sew production facilities in the US, as well as those companies that engage offshore firms to perform some of these operations on their behalf. Domestic firms that commission foreign firms to manufacture women's and girls' apparel, which are then sold in the US, are included in the import part of this industry. For example, many US firms in this industry design apparel products, purchase the required fabrics, and then transport the fabric to a foreign for the cut and sew functions. The final products are then shipped back to the US. A firm that imports apparel products from an offshore firm, with no input into the design or materials used, is classified as an importer and included in the wholesale industry. Import data in this industry is also comprised of imports by domestic manufacturing firms that also import completed garments.
The major products and services in this industry are:
| - | Other Outerwear |
| - | Blouses and shirts |
| - | Dresses |
| - | Lingerie and nightwear |
| - | Suits, coats and skirts | |
The primary activities of this industry are:
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' lingerie and loungewear, including bathrobes, foundation garments, panties and slips (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' nightwear, including nightgowns and pajamas (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' blouses (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' shirts (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' dresses (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' suits (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' coats, including tailored jackets (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' skirts (cut and sew from purchased fabric) |
| - | Manufacture of women's and girls' other outerwear, including bathing suits, down coats, sweaters, jogging suits, windbreakers (cut and sew from purchased fabric)
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