Historically, about 80 percent of goods manufactured within this industry have been made for personal consumption.
One of the larger segments of the miscellaneous service machine industry is food service equipment, which accounted for about 20.0 percent of total industry shipments in 1997.
Such devices include typewriting, mailroom, and dictation machines. In addition, a multitude of companies in the industry produce specialty products.
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Generally it means things that do not fit into established categories. For example, in finance or accounting, a miscellaneous expense is one that cannot or is not convenient to be entered into categorized expense accounts and is thus entered into the miscellaneous expense account.
Corporate apparel is also known as business apparel. Common attire includes suits, dress shirts and ties for men, and blazers, blouses and skirts for women.
This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing suspenders, gaffers, handkerchiefs, and other apparel, such as academic caps and gowns, vestments, and theatrical costumes.
The number of establishments in this industry, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, exceeded 400 in the early 2000s.
New York had the highest value of product shipments for this industry, followed by South Carolina, California, Florida, and Virginia.
Simon Worldwide Inc., Varsity Brands, Inc., Paris Accessories Inc. and E.R. Moore Co. lead the industry.
The total value of shipments in 2001 was $1.92 billion, down from $2.02 billion in 1998
The industry employed 28,152 people in 2001, including 21,533 production workers who earned an average hourly wage of $11.08.
Historically, more than half of the workers have been sewing machine operators; others are garment inspectors, testers, and graders.
Companies in this industry operated plants outside the United States to better supply their customers.
The federal government; pleating and stitching operations; knit outerwear mills; hospitals; laundry, dry cleaning, and shoe repair operations supply some orders.
The miscellaneous leather goods industry uses SIC 3199
This industry classification covers establishments primarily engaged in miscellaneous fishing activities, such as catching or taking of miscellaneous marine plants and animals.
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.