Numbers are rounded.
Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
Gross margin estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 2014. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2012 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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Gross margin on apparel in U.S. wholesale 2000-2014
This timeline depicts the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions from 2000 to 2014. In 2014, the gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions in U.S. wholesale was 52.49 billion U.S. dollars.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (November 9, 2016). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions from 2000 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/199654/gross-margin-on-apparel-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions from 2000 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 9, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/199654/gross-margin-on-apparel-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions from 2000 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/199654/gross-margin-on-apparel-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin on Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions from 2000 to 2014 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Nov 2016, /statistics/199654/gross-margin-on-apparel-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions from 2000 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/199654/gross-margin-on-apparel-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin on apparel, piece goods, and notions from 2000 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, November 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/199654/gross-margin-on-apparel-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
