Clothing Sales Statistics

U.S. consumers bought an average of 53 new items of clothing per year [1]

UK consumers keep clothing items for 2.2 years on average before discarding them [1]

The average UK household spent £1,042 on clothing and footwear in 2022 [2]

U.S. average annual expenditure on apparel and services was $1,945 per consumer unit in 2023 [3]

U.S. average annual expenditure on women’s and girls’ apparel was $655 in 2023 [3]

U.S. average annual expenditure on men’s and boys’ apparel was $406 in 2023 [3]

U.S. average annual expenditure on footwear was $290 in 2023 [3]

U.S. average annual expenditure on children under 2 apparel was $95 in 2023 [3]

U.S. average annual expenditure on apparel products and services rose 6.9% in 2023 [3]

In 2023, 58% of consumers said they shopped secondhand apparel [4]

62% of Gen Z and Millennials said they look for an item secondhand before buying new [4]

55% of consumers said they are concerned about apparel affordability [4]

47% of consumers said they are more likely to buy secondhand apparel if they can trade in items for credit [4]

65% of consumers said they are seeking more affordable ways to shop [4]

34% of consumers said they bought apparel from a social commerce platform in the last year [4]

79% of retail executives said consumers traded down in apparel in 2023 [4]

52% of consumers said sustainability is an important factor when purchasing clothing [5]

31% of consumers said they stopped purchasing certain brands due to sustainability-related concerns [5]

45% of Gen Z respondents said they had purchased secondhand clothing [6]

44% of millennials said they had purchased secondhand clothing [6]

50% of Gen Z respondents said cost of living was their top concern [6]

42% of millennials said cost of living was their top concern [6]

57% of U.S. back-to-school shoppers planned to buy clothing in 2024 [7]

Families with children in elementary through high school planned to spend $253.29 on clothing and accessories for back-to-school 2024 [7]

College shoppers planned to spend $166.07 on clothing and accessories in 2024 [7]

Valentine’s Day celebrants planned to spend $26.94 on clothing in 2024 [8]

Mother’s Day celebrants planned to spend $31.35 on special outings and $34.10 on jewelry in 2024 while clothing spending intentions were part of total apparel-related gifting categories tracked by NRF [9]

Father’s Day celebrants planned to spend $24.38 on clothing in 2024 [10]

Halloween celebrants planned to spend $3.8 billion on costumes in 2024 [11]

Consumers planned to spend $38.43 on costumes for Halloween 2024 [11]

The National Retail Federation forecast 2024 U.S. retail sales to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023 [12]

Online sales accounted for 21.0% of total retail sales in the UK in December 2023 [13]

Online sales accounted for 26.4% of retailing in Great Britain in January 2021 [14]

U.S. e-commerce sales for clothing and accessories stores were $83.3 billion in 2022 [15]

Clothing and accessories represented 7.1% of total U.S. retail e-commerce sales in 2022 [15]

Global fashion e-commerce market revenue was projected at US$781.5 billion in 2024 [16]

Global fashion e-commerce is forecast to grow at 8.14% annually from 2024 to 2029 [16]

Average revenue per user in global fashion e-commerce was projected at US$293.30 in 2024 [16]

The U.S. fashion e-commerce market revenue was projected at US$170.80 billion in 2024 [17]

China’s fashion e-commerce market revenue was projected at US$244.80 billion in 2024 [18]

UK fashion e-commerce market revenue was projected at US$44.39 billion in 2024 [19]

Germany’s fashion e-commerce market revenue was projected at US$32.58 billion in 2024 [20]

India’s fashion e-commerce market revenue was projected at US$18.48 billion in 2024 [21]

Zalando revenue was €10.1 billion in 2023 [22]

ASOS revenue declined 10% to £3.54 billion in fiscal 2023 [23]

Boohoo Group revenue fell 17% to £1.46 billion in fiscal 2024 [24]

Revolve Group net sales were $1.10 billion in 2023 [25]

Mytheresa net sales grew 8.5% to €840.9 million in fiscal 2023 [26]

Farfetch GMV was $4.1 billion in 2022 [27]

Shein generated approximately $32.5 billion in revenue in 2023 [28]

Temu’s U.S. gross merchandise value reached nearly $16 billion in 2023 [29]

Amazon captured 37.6% of U.S. apparel e-commerce sales in 2023 [30]

Walmart accounted for 6.4% of U.S. apparel e-commerce sales in 2023 [30]

Apparel and accessories online sales in the U.S. holiday season increased 4.9% year over year in 2023 [31]

Buy now, pay later drove $16.6 billion in online holiday spending in 2023 [31]

Mobile devices accounted for 54.5% of online sales during the 2023 U.S. holiday season [31]

In 2023, 76% of retail site traffic during the U.S. holiday season came from mobile devices [31]

Global apparel market revenue was projected to reach US$1.79 trillion in 2024 [32]

The worldwide apparel market was expected to grow annually by 2.81% CAGR from 2024 to 2029 [32]

Average revenue per person in the global apparel market was forecast at US$230.30 in 2024 [32]

The global fast fashion market size was valued at USD 150.82 billion in 2023 [33]

The global fast fashion market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.74% from 2024 to 2030 [33]

The global secondhand apparel market was valued at $197 billion in 2023 [4]

The global secondhand apparel market is expected to reach $350 billion by 2028 [4]

The U.S. apparel market revenue was projected to amount to US$365.70 billion in 2024 [34]

The China apparel market revenue was projected to amount to US$313.80 billion in 2024 [35]

The India apparel market revenue was projected to amount to US$105.50 billion in 2024 [36]

UK retail sales values for textile, clothing and footwear stores reached £69.6 billion in 2023 [37]

EU household expenditure on clothing and footwear was 5.0% of total expenditure in 2022 [38]

Japan’s apparel market revenue was projected to amount to US$93.73 billion in 2024 [39]

Germany’s apparel market revenue was projected to amount to US$68.33 billion in 2024 [40]

France’s apparel market revenue was projected to amount to US$51.11 billion in 2024 [41]

The global luxury apparel market was valued at USD 80.13 billion in 2023 [42]

The global luxury apparel market is projected to grow from USD 85.14 billion in 2024 to USD 125.36 billion by 2032 [42]

The global childrenswear market size was valued at USD 281.35 billion in 2023 [43]

The global childrenswear market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2024 to 2030 [43]

The global sports apparel market size was estimated at USD 206.64 billion in 2024 [44]

The global sports apparel market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% from 2025 to 2030 [44]

The global shapewear market size was valued at USD 2.74 billion in 2023 [45]

The global shapewear market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.3% from 2024 to 2030 [45]

The global denim jeans market size was valued at USD 95.88 billion in 2023 [46]

The global denim jeans market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2024 to 2030 [46]

The global maternity wear market size was valued at USD 19.79 billion in 2023 [47]

The global maternity wear market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% from 2024 to 2030 [47]

The global workwear market size was valued at USD 18.95 billion in 2023 [48]

The global workwear market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2024 to 2030 [48]

U.S. clothing and accessory stores held $50.67 billion in inventories in January 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $50.86 billion in February 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $50.88 billion in March 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $50.27 billion in April 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $50.32 billion in May 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $50.71 billion in June 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $51.24 billion in July 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $51.72 billion in August 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $51.94 billion in September 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $52.44 billion in October 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $53.43 billion in November 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and accessory store inventories were $53.36 billion in December 2024 [49]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 0.4% over the 12 months ended January 2024 [50]

U.S. CPI for apparel decreased 0.3% over the 12 months ended February 2024 [51]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 0.4% over the 12 months ended March 2024 [52]

U.S. CPI for apparel decreased 0.7% over the 12 months ended April 2024 [53]

U.S. CPI for apparel decreased 0.9% over the 12 months ended May 2024 [54]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 0.9% over the 12 months ended June 2024 [55]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 0.2% over the 12 months ended July 2024 [56]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 0.3% over the 12 months ended August 2024 [57]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 1.8% over the 12 months ended September 2024 [58]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 1.5% over the 12 months ended October 2024 [59]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 1.3% over the 12 months ended November 2024 [60]

U.S. CPI for apparel increased 1.1% over the 12 months ended December 2024 [61]

Inditex gross margin reached 57.8% in 2023 [62]

H&M gross margin improved to 50.7% in fiscal 2023 [63]

Gap Inc. gross margin was 41.3% in fiscal 2023 [64]

Levi Strauss & Co. gross margin was 56.1% in fiscal 2023 [65]

PVH gross margin was 58.8% in 2023 [66]

Abercrombie & Fitch gross profit rate reached 62.9% in fiscal 2023 [67]

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated clothing and clothing accessories store sales at $26.24 billion in January 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $28.11 billion in March 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $25.06 billion in April 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $26.01 billion in May 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $26.80 billion in June 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $26.64 billion in July 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $26.47 billion in August 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $26.49 billion in September 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $26.97 billion in October 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $31.88 billion in November 2024 [49]

U.S. clothing and clothing accessories store sales were $32.17 billion in December 2024 [49]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £5.03 billion in December 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £4.66 billion in November 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £4.90 billion in October 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £4.17 billion in September 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £4.07 billion in August 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £4.10 billion in July 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £3.91 billion in June 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £3.71 billion in May 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £3.74 billion in April 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £4.05 billion in March 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £3.60 billion in February 2023 [68]

Clothing store sales in Great Britain were £3.74 billion in January 2023 [68]

Primark revenue increased 7% to £4.47 billion in fiscal 2024 [69]

Inditex sales grew 10.5% to €35.95 billion in 2023 [62]

H&M net sales increased 6% in local currencies in fiscal 2023 [63]

Fast Retailing revenue rose 20.2% to ¥2.77 trillion in fiscal 2023 [70]

Gap Inc. net sales were $15.6 billion in fiscal 2023 [64]

Ralph Lauren revenue increased 3% to $6.63 billion in fiscal 2024 [71]

Levi Strauss & Co. net revenues were $6.18 billion in fiscal 2023 [65]

PVH revenue was $9.22 billion in 2023 [66]

American Eagle Outfitters revenue rose 1% to $5.26 billion in fiscal 2023 [72]

Abercrombie & Fitch net sales increased 16% to $4.28 billion in fiscal 2023 [67]