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SIC 2325
MEN'S AND BOYS' SEPARATE TROUSERS AND SLACKS

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' separate trousers and slacks from purchased woven or knit fabrics, including jeans, dungarees, and jean-cut casual slacks. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing complete suits are classified in SIC 2311: Men's and Boys' Suits, Coats, and Overcoats; those manufacturing workpants (excluding jeans and dungarees) are classified in SIC 2326: Men's and Boys' Work Clothing. Knitting mills primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' separate trousers and slacks are classified in SIC 2253: Knit Outerwear Mills.

NAICS Code(s)

315211 (Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors)

315224 (Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Trouser, Slack, and Jean Manufacturing)

Industry Snapshot

During the late 1990s, the value of shipments by U.S. companies making men's and boys' trousers and slacks declined, as did employment levels. This was due in large part to shifts in the nature of consumer demand, especially a growing preference for casual clothes, which led manufacturers to introduce new lines and new products. At the start of the twenty-first century, the marketplace was overrun with men's casual pants, and it appeared that American men had completed their casual work wardrobes.

Concentration in the U.S. retail industry throughout the 1990s meant that manufacturers of pants had fewer potential retailers with whom to deal, and this process, consequently, gave greater leverage to those powerful chains that remained. In response to retailers' demands for cheaper goods and faster replenishment, manufacturers invested in new communications technologies and developed new methods of production. Finally, U.S. manufacturers had to compete for space on retailers' shelves with cheaply produced imported pants—a trend that intensified in the aftermath of the implementation of new international trade agreements in the mid-1990s. One response to pressure from foreign competitors was to downsize domestic production and base an increasing share of production offshore.

Organization and Structure

In the 1990s some 400 establishments owned by 278 companies were engaged in the production of men's and boys' trousers and slacks. Despite the large number of enterprises, this was a relatively highly concentrated industry, as the four largest manufacturers produced 60 percent of industry shipments. The industry was concentrated geographically in the south and southeast of the United States. Texas led the way with almost 20 percent of all industry employment, followed by Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, each with just more than 10 percent.

Men's and boys' jeans (including jean-cut casual slacks) was the most important major product class for this industry, accounting for 64 percent of the value of industry shipments; men's and boys' separate dress and sport trousers, pants, and slacks accounted for 26 percent; and about 10 percent was accounted for by contract or commission...

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