U.S. Textile and Apparel Industries and Rural America: How Are the U.S. Textiles and Apparel Industries Defined?
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system
for the United States was first used in 1939. The system’s
purpose was to classify establishments by type of economic
activity in order to facilitate data collection and analysis,
and to promote uniformity and comparability across the
Federal Government. The system was periodically revised
reflecting changes in the U.S. economy and was last modified
in 1987.
In the 1990s, the Office of Management and Budget established
a committee to respond to criticisms of the SIC and to
explore new ways to classify economic activity. As a
result, the North American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) was developed and released in 1997. NAICS
replaced SIC. NAICS uses a production-oriented or supply-based
framework instead of the product-oriented framework of
the SIC.
NAICS codes were implemented in different data series
at different times over 1999-2004. Here are the industries
used in this analysis, which covers 1994-2004 and, thus,
both classification systems.
Under NAICS, textile and apparel includes:
- Subsector 313: Textile Mills
- Includes Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills;
- Fabric Mills; and
- Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating
Mills.
- Subsector 314: Textile Produce Mills
- Includes Textile
Furnishings Mills and Other Textile Product Mills.
- Subsector 315: Apparel Manufacturing
- Includes Apparel Knitting Mills;
- Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing; and
- Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing.
For more information see the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Under the 1987 SIC, textile and apparel includes:
- Major Group 22: Textile Mill Products
- Includes Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton;
- Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade Fiber and
Silk;
- Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (including Dyeing
and Finishing);
- Narrow Fabric and Other Smallwares Mills;
- Dyeing and Finishing Textiles, Except Wool
Fabrics;
- Carpets and Rugs; and
- Miscellaneous Textile Goods.
- Major Group 23: Apparel and Other Finished
Products Made From Fabrics and Similar Materials
- Includes Men's and Boys' Suits, Coats, and
Overcoats;
- Men's and Boys' Furnishings, Work Clothing;
- Women's, Misses', and Juniors' Outerwear;
- Women's, Misses', Children's, and Infants'
Underwear and Nightwear;
- Hats, Caps, and Millinery;
- Children's and Infants' Outerwear;
- Fur Goods; and
- Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessories.
For more information see the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search.
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