This category includes companies that manufacture automotive trimmings, apparel findings, and related products, and those that specialize in printing and stamping on garments and apparel accessories
The industry employed more than 12,000 workers.
According to the latest figures available from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 600 establishments manufactured automotive and apparel trimmings in the early 2000s.
The value of shipments totaled roughly $7.5 billion in 2001.
New York, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Pennsylvania have the most companies.
Companies in this industry operated plants outside the United States to better supply their customers.
QST Industries Inc., Prince Corp., Findlay Industries Inc., TS Trim Industries Inc., and HFI Inc. lead the industry.
This industry make trimmings, bindings, and linings for items such as hats, suits, coats, neckties, purses, and luggage, as well as shoulder pads, shoulder straps, waistbands, ribbons, bows, sweatbands and visors for caps.
The American Apparel Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is the central trade association for the U.S. apparel industry. Throughout the 1990s, the AAMA represented three-fourths of the industry.
Children's apparel production developed early in the twentieth century, concurrent with the emergence of the women's apparel industry.
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing apparel belts. Companies that produce all types of belts for clothing are grouped in this industry.
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