SIC 2353 Hats, Caps, and Millinery

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SIC 2353
HATS, CAPS, AND MILLINERY

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in the manufacture of hats, caps, millinery, and hat bodies. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing millinery trimmings are classified in SIC 2396: Automotive Trimmings, Apparel Findings, and Related Products. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hats and caps of paper are classified in SIC 2679: Converted Paper and Paperboard Products, Not Elsewhere Classified; those manufacturing caps of rubber are classified in SIC 3069: Fabricated Rubber Products, Not Elsewhere Classified; those manufacturing caps of plastics are classified in SIC 3089: Plastic Products, Not Elsewhere Classified; and those manufacturing fur hats are classified in SIC 2371: Fur Goods.

NAICS Code(s)

315991 (Hat, Cap, and Millinery Manufacturing)

Industry Snapshot

Approximately 389 establishments were engaged in the manufacture of hats, caps, and millinery (the design, production, and sales of women's hats) in the late 1990s. Altogether, these establishments were responsible for total product shipments estimated at $1.08 billion in 2000. Throughout the 1990s the industry experienced a modest recovery, due in large part to the fad-driven popularity of team logo sports headwear. This was a welcome development for an industry whose fortunes had been steadily drifting downward since the early 1960s, when a national trend toward hatlessness began.

In addition to team logo sports headwear, the industry's output included straw harvest hats; jungle-cloth helmets; opera hats; panamas; and hat bodies made from fur-felt, straw, and wool-felt. To professional uniform services, the industry supplied chauffeur caps, police hats and caps (excluding protective headwear), and various other uniform hats and caps.

Organization and Structure

Of the 389 establishments engaged in the production of hats, caps, and millinery in 1997, 305 (78 percent) employed fewer than 50 employees. All together there were some 17,000 people employed in this industry (14,000 of whom were production workers). The average hourly wage was approximately $17 per hour.

According to the 1997 Census of Manufacturers, the largest concentration of the industry's establishments was located in the mid-Atlantic region. In terms of the number of establishments per state, New York topped the others with 86, followed by California with 53, and Missouri with 37. Missouri, however, had the largest number of employees—3,245.

The industry leaders in 1998...

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