Numbers are rounded.
Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
Inventory estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 2010. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2007 Economic Census.
Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found .
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Value of U.S. wholesale apparel inventories 1992-2010
The timeline shows the value of apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 1992 to 2010. In 2007, the value of U.S. wholesale apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories amounted to about 18.2 billion U.S. dollars.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (February 29, 2012). Value of apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 1992 to 2010 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/199150/value-of-us-wholesale-apparel-inventories-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Value of apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 1992 to 2010 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 29, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/199150/value-of-us-wholesale-apparel-inventories-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2012). Value of apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 1992 to 2010 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/199150/value-of-us-wholesale-apparel-inventories-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Value of Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notion Inventories of Merchant Wholesalers in The United States from 1992 to 2010 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 29 Feb 2012, /statistics/199150/value-of-us-wholesale-apparel-inventories-since-1992/
U.S. Census Bureau, Value of apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 1992 to 2010 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/199150/value-of-us-wholesale-apparel-inventories-since-1992/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Value of apparel, piece goods, and notion inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 1992 to 2010 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, February 29, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/199150/value-of-us-wholesale-apparel-inventories-since-1992/