The . apparel industry is large, mature, slow growing, and highly fragmented (Wagle). “Clothing that is sold in the United States is produced both domestically and internationally.” According to the . Department of Commerce, domestic apparel production in 2001 approximately equaled $ billion, a slight decline from $ billion in 2000. Apparel imports for 2002 approximately equaled $ billion and exports were $ billion, a figure that is continually falling in the past two years. At the retail level personal consumption expenditures dropped 2% in 2002 after falling 6% in 2001. The . apparel industry.
