Phone Number: +32 488 331 972 HOMEABOUT CASEDOING BUSINESS IN THE USA U.S. STATES IN EUROPE CASE STUDIESINDUSTRIES NEWS & EVENTS CONTACT Textiles 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) INDUSTRY QUICK LINKS Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace Agribusiness Automotive Chemicals & Plastics Energy & Renewables Financial & Professional Food Processing Freight Transportation Homeland Security & Defense IT & Communication Life Science, Biotech & Health Care Metal & Steel Pharmaceutical Science & Research Textiles C.A.S.E. aisbl Call Centre (Belgian registered international non-profit-organisation BE07.647.874.91) +32 488 331 972 caseoffice@invest-in-usa.org Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 16:00 C.E.T. Useful Links About C.A.S.E. Why Invest in the USA Case Studies Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy U.S. States in Europe Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Missouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Designed by Heart New Media By visiting our website you agree that we are using cookies to ensure you to get the best experience. Accept Decline Read more