The U.S. textile industry includes about 10,000 companies at approximately 25,000 sites with annual sales totaling $65 billion. The industry has become more concentrated with 180 company sites having annual sales over $100 million (EACH??). Total U.S. textile and apparel GDP was $40.7 billion in 2005 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
(Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Hoover’s, Dunn & Bradstreet.)
Top 10 Companies by Sales
| Company | Hdqs. Location |
Sales ($ billions ) |
| Mohawk Industries Inc. | Calhoun, GA | $ 7.9 |
| VF Corp | Greensboro, NC | $ 6.2 |
| Shaw Industries Group Inc. | Dalton, GA | $ 5.7 |
| Liz Claiborne Inc. | New York, NY | $ 5.0 |
| Jones Apparel Group Inc. | Bristol, PA | $ 4.7 |
| Hanesbrands, Inc. | Winston Salem, NC | $ 4.5 |
| Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | New York, NY | $ 4.3 |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | San francisco, CA | $ 4.2 |
| Quiksilver Inc. | Huntington Beach, CA | $ 2.4 |
| Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | New York, NY | $ 2.1 |
(Source: Dunn & Bradstreet, Selectory Online, March 4, 2008.)
Top Tradeshows
| Men's Apparel Group in California International |
Apparel | February and August |
Las Vegas, NV |
| Showtime | Textiles | June and December |
High Point, NC |
| Mega Tex | Textiles | November | Atlanta, GA |
Employment and Wages (Jan 2008)
| Sector | Employment (thous) |
Average Weekly Wages |
| Textil Mills | 162.0 | $ 508.75 |
| Textil Product Mills | 154.2 | $ 447.76 |
| Apparel | 202.2 | $ 409.0 |
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, March 4, 2008)