Facts and Figures about the Fashion Industry

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE FASHION INDUSTRY UNITED KINGDOM The U.K. fashion market is a leading industry well known for key players like Burberry, Marks & Spencer, Next, TopShop, Asos, Mulberry, Supergroup and French Connection. FASHION STATISTICS Consumption Expenditure Total UK household consumption on clothing and footwear is € 59 bilion. Thus, British consumers spent about € 900 on fashion, this is slightly above the EU-27 average of € 700 per year. Fact: Total UK household consumption on clothing and footwear is € 59 billion. 11.2% 17.2 Billions - Recreation and culture 2%20,9 Billions - Communications 14.6% 152.6 Billions - Transport 1.7% 17.9% Billions - Health 5.1% 52.9 Billions - Fumishings, household equipments 23.9% 249.4 Billions - Housing, water, electricity,. gas 1.5% 161 Billions - Education 9.9% 103.0 Billions - Restaurants and hotels 11.6% 121.1 Billions - Miscellaneous goods and services 9.4% 98.3 Billions - Food and non-alcoholic beverages 3.5%367 Bllions- Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics 5.6% 59.0 Billions - Clothing and footwear CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (EUR) United Kingdom Employment - number of employees in the fashion retail industry The UK fashion and textiles sectors as a whole employ an estimated 600 thousand people, making the United Kingdom the third-largest fashion employer in the EU-27 surpassed only by Italy and Germany. UK Employment Number of person employed (x1000) In manufacturing of textiles, In retail of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods clothing, footwear and leather goods 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 300 250 150 100 50 50 100 200 300 400 500 Textiles Арparel Leather Products. Footwear FACT Within a decade UK employment in the production of FACT textiles, apparel, footwear and leather products decreased from 285 thousand to 99 thousand people in 2009 Employment in UK fashion retail remains stable over time, approximately 435 thousand people are active in the retail of textile, clothing and footwear. WARTIME FASHION The UK fashion and textiles sectors as a whole employ an esti mated 600 thousand people, making the United Kingdom the third-largest fashion employer in the EU-27 supassed only by Italy and Germany. CLOTHING THE SUPPLIER'S SUPPLIER Sources: http://www.liverpoolblitz70.co.uk/2O1/02/25/wartime-fashion/ http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/facts-and-figures-in-the-uk-fashion-industry