Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade

The Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Industry report provides in-depth analysis of the industry's key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, industry structure, and trends and opportunities.

Find in this new report complete 2007 data and outlook into year 2012 for the industry represented by the 6-digit NAICS code 315291. This 148-page report also includes the most recent information on the global market and overseas growth opportunities. This detailed information resource contains at least 5 years of independently researched industry statistics cross-referenced with the relevant U.S. and international economic indicators. All data have been verified to ensure the highest quality.

In this report, you will find industry data on the following major categories:

Executive Summary

• Quick Industry Statistics: 2-page overview for the CEO on the run
• Supply & Demand with Capacity Utilization
• 2012 Outlook domestic and international

Industry Income Statement

• All relevant financial data including: Revenue, Cost of Materials, Labor Costs, Gross Profit, SG&A, Net Income, etc.
• 4-year Financials Comparison and Trends

Industry Balance Sheet

• Traditional key elements of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity
• Inventory fabrication stages
• Calculated balance sheet ratios

Capital Expenditure

• Plant additions and expansions
• Computer and IT investments
• Machinery and Equipment for production and material handling

Industry Cost Analysis

• Upstream Industries and the cost allocations towards producer, wholesale, retail, and freight
• Materials and their percentage share of total material costs

Industry Pricing Analysis

• Producer Pricing Indices at industry, wholesale, and retail levels for comparison and trend forecasting
• Pricing Distribution among Downstream Industries differentiated at producer, wholesale, retail, and freight categories

Industry Foreign Trade

• Detailed Import/Export Data by commodities and by countries
• Mode of Shipment and insurance and freight costs

Industry Structure

• Labor and Compensation Structure: productivity indices, hourly wages, , production hours, output index, HR structure
• Establishments: Trends, Employee Statistics, State by State numbers
• Valued added statistics: industry GDP contribution

Competitive Landscape

• Industry Concentration: HHI, number of companies, size distributions, market shares
• Major Players: company profiles and market size ranges

Definition & Classification

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing infants' dresses, blouses, shirts, and all other infants' wear from purchased fabric. Infants' 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 materials, and marketing finished apparel, are included. For the purposes of classification, the term infants' apparel includes apparel for young children of an age not exceeding 24 months. This 6-digit NAICS industry (315291) is under the hierarchy of Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Industry (31529), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing Industry Group (3152), Apparel Manufacturing Subsector (315), and the Manufacturing Sector (31-33). Its SIC equivalent codes are: 2341 - Women's, Misses', Children's, and Infants' Underwear and Nightwear (infants' except contractors); 2361 - Girls', Children's, and Infants' Dresses, Blouses, and Shirts (infants' except contractors); 2369 - Girls', Children's, and Infants' Outerwear, NEC (infants' except contractors); and 2385 - Waterproof Outerwear (infants' waterproof outerwear made from rubberized fabric, plastics, etc. except contractors).

Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview

The industry's revenue for the year 2007 was approximately $61.1 million USD, with an estimated gross profit of 38.22%. Import was valued at $2.4 billion USD from 99 countries. The industry also exported $37.6 million USD worth of merchandise to 76 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the industry's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the industry in 2007 was $2.5 billion USD.

Report Summary

This 148-page report contains unparalleled research on this industry in breadth and depth. The report's supply and demand data covers both U.S. shipments and international trade while taking into consideration of the industry's capacity utilization. The industry level income statements, balance sheets, and capital expenditure analysis contain all the elements needed for financial benchmarking. In the cost analysis section, 25 upstream industries are analyzed to offer insight into the supply chain cost structure. For the channel and pricing structure, 20 downstream industries are analyzed. The competitive landscape section provides the number of companies and their revenue share within the industry, the market concentration, and a list of major players. All related trade associations, industry standards, and trade publications are also listed.

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