Clothing Manufacturing

Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd

Published: Dec. 1, 2007 - 131 Pages

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

MARKET SECTORS

NATURAL FIBRES

Cotton

Linen

Wool

Cashmere

Silk

MAN-MADE FIBRES

Viscose

Acrylic

Polyester

Polypropylene

MARKET TRENDS

Long-Term Decline in Clothing Prices Continues

Table 1: All Items and Clothing Retail Price Indices in Great Britain (index 1987=100), 2002-2007

Weather Affects Clothing Sales

Growth of the Discount Clothing Retailers

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Gross Domestic Product

Table 2: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2002-2006

Population

Table 3: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2002-2006

Inflation

Table 4: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2002-2006

Unemployment

Table 5: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2002-2006

Household Disposable Income

Table 6: UK Household Disposable Income Per Capita (£), 2002-2006

MARKET POSITION

The UK

Table 7: Retail Sales of Clothing and All Retail Sales in the UK (£m, index 2002=100 and %), 2002-2006

Table 8: Production Output Indices of Total Production Industries, Total Manufacturing Industries and Textiles, Leather and Clothing Industries in the UK (index 2003=100), 2002-2006

Table 9: Private-Sector Manufacturing Business Investment by Industry by Value at Current Prices in the UK (£m and %), 2003-2006

Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

Manufacturers' Sales

Table 10: The Apparent UK Market for the Manufacture of Clothing by Type by Value (£m at msp), 2002-2006

Household Expenditure on Clothing

Table 11: Total UK Weekly and Annual Household Expenditure on Clothing (£m), †2001/2002-2005/2006

Table 12: Total UK Annual Household Expenditure on Clothing by Type (£m), 2001/2002-2005/2006

Retail Sales of Clothing

Table 13: Retail Sales of Clothing in the UK by Size of Retailer and by Size of Business by Value at Current Prices (£m and index 2002=100), 2002-2006

OVERSEAS TRADE

General Overview

Table 14: UK Trade in Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Value (£m), 2002-2006

IMPORTS

By Item

Table 15: UK Imports of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Leading Selected Items by Value (£m and %), 2006

By Region

Table 16: UK Imports of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Region by Value (£m and %), 2006

By Country

Table 17: UK Imports of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Selected Country by Value (£m and %), 2006

EXPORTS

By Item

Table 18: UK Exports of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Leading Selected Items by Value (£m and %), 2006

By Region

Table 19: UK Exports of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Region by Value (£m and %), 2006

By Country

Table 20: UK Exports of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories by Selected Country by Value (£m and %), 2006

3. Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

NUMBER OF COMPANIEs

Table 21: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing by Type of Clothing Produced, 2003-2007

Table 22: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing by Turnover Sizeband (number and %), 2006 and 2007

EMPLOYMENT

Table 23: Numbers Employed by Companies Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing† by Type of Clothing Produced, 2002-2006

Figure 1: Numbers Employed by Companies Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing† by Type of Clothing Produced, 2002-2006

Table 24: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing by Employment Sizeband (number and %), 2006 and 2007

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

Table 25: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing by Government Office Region, 2005-2007

DISTRIBUTION

HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

Table 26: Number of Bankruptcies and Company Insolvencies in the Clothing and Textile Industry, 2001-2005

Table 27: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Clothing by Age of Business (number and %), 2006 and 2007

LEGISLATION

Key TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry

British Apparel and Textile Confederation

British Clothing Industry Association/ UK Fashion Exports

Knitting Industries' Federation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANISATIONS

Euratex

International Apparel Federation

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

Alexandra PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Alexon Group PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Austin Reed Group Ltd

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Coats PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Courtaulds Textiles Ltd

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Dawson International PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Intimas Group PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Pentland Group PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Umbro PLC

Corporate Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Other Companies

Berwin & Berwin Ltd

Burberry Group PLC

Stirling Group Ltd

OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

UK Textiles Manufacturers

Table 28: Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Products by UK Producers by Value of Output (£m), 2002-2006

Table 29: UK Production of Textiles by Type by Volume (index 2003=100), 2003-2006

Wool

Table 30: World Production of Raw Wool by Volume (clean wool equivalent tonnes and %), 2005

Cotton and Other Natural Fibres

Table 31: World Cotton Production by Leading Producers by Volume (000 of 480-lb bales), Seasons Beginning August 2003/2004-2007/2008

Man-Made Fibres

Table 32: World Production of Man-Made Fibres by Volume (000 tonnes and %), 2006

Textile Machinery

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Main Media Advertising Expenditure

Table 33: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Selected Clothing Categories (£000 and %), Year Ending June 2007

Table 34: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Selected Clothing Brands (£000), Year Ending June 2007

EXHIBITIONS

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

6. Buying Behaviour

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

Table 35: Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear in the UK (£), 2001/2002 to 2005/2006

Expenditure by Gross Income Decile Group

Table 36: Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear in the UK by Gross Income Decile Group (£ and %), 2005/2006†

Expenditure by Household Type

Table 37: Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear in the UK by Household Type (£), 2005/06†

Expenditure by Government Regional Office

Table 38: Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear by UK Government Regional Office (£), 2005/2006†

Expenditure by Category of Clothing

Table 39: Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear in the UK by Category (£), 2005/2006†

PURCHASING BY CLOTHING TYPE

Menswear

Table 40: Purchasing of Selected Men's Clothing Items in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Type (% of men, women and adults), 2007

Table 41: Purchasing of Selected Men's Clothing Items in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Type by Amount Spent (% of adults), 2007

Womenswear

Table 42: Purchasing of Selected Women's Lingerie and Underwear Items in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Region (% of adults), 2007

Table 43: Purchasing of Selected Women's Lingerie and Underwear Items in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Type by Amount Spent (% of adults), 2007

Table 44: Usage of Tights, Stockings and Hold-Ups in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Region (% of adults), 2007

Table 45: Usage† of Tights, Stockings and Hold-ups in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months‡ (% of women), 2007

Jeans

Table 46: Purchasing of Jeans in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Amount Spent by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Region (% of adults), 2007

Childrenswear

Table 47: Purchasing of Childrenswear in Great Britain in the Last 12 Months† by Amount Spent by Sex, Age, Social Grade, Region and Presence of Children (% of adults), 2007

PLACE OF PURCHASE

Table 48: Total Weekly Expenditure on Clothing in the UK by Type of Clothing and Type of Retailers (£m per week), 2005/2006†

7. Current Issues

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

THE POLITICAL SCENE

HEALTH ISSUES

SKILLS TRAINING

MARKET TRENDS

CORPORATE ACTIVITY

Alexon Group PLC

ASDA

Austin Reed Group Ltd

Burberry Group PLC

Courtaulds Textiles Ltd

Dawson International PLC

Intimas Group PLC

THE ENVIRONMENT

8. The Global Market

GLOBAL TRENDS

Table 49: World Exports and Imports of Clothing by Value ($bn), 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005

Figure 2: World Exports and Imports of Clothing by Value ($bn), 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005

Table 50: Clothing Exports of Selected Economies by Value ($m), 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005

Table 51: Clothing Imports of Selected Economies by Value ($m), 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005

Clothing Suppliers to the EU

Table 52: Number of Companies, Number of Employees and Combined Turnover of Clothing Manufacturers in the EU-25 (number and 4m), 2005 and 2006

Table 53: EU-25 Trade in Articles of Clothing and Apparel by Value (_m), 2004-2006

Table 54: EU-25 Imports of Clothing by Source by Value (_m and %), 2005 and 2006

Table 55: EU-25 Exports of Clothing by Destination by Value (_m and %), 2005 and 2006

Clothing Suppliers to the US

Table 56: US Trade in Articles of Clothing and Apparel by Value ($m), 2002-2006

Table 57: US Imports of Articles of Clothing and Apparel by Source by Value ($m and %), 2002-2006

Table 58: US Exports of Articles of Clothing and Apparel by Destination by Value ($m and %), 2002-2006

Clothing Suppliers to Japan

Table 59: Japanese Imports of Clothing by Source by Value ($m and %), 2005

CHINESE CLOTHING IMPORTS AFTER 2007

9. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

The Economy

Population

Table 60: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2007-2011

Gross Domestic Product

Table 61: Forecast UK Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2007-2011

Inflation

Table 62: Forecast UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2007-2011

Unemployment

Table 63: Forecast Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2007-2011

FORECASTS 2007 to 2011

The Apparent UK Market

Table 64: The Forecast Total Apparent UK Market for the Manufacture of Clothing by Value (£m at msp), 2007-2011

Household Expenditure on Clothing

Table 65: Forecast Total UK Annual Household Expenditure on Clothing by Type (£m), 2006/2007-2010/2011

MARKET GROWTH

Figure 3: Growth in the Total Apparent UK Market for the Manufacture of Clothing by Value (£m at msp), 2002-2011

FUTURE TRENDS

10. Company Profiles

Alexandra Plc

Alexon Group Plc

Austin Reed Group Ltd

Dawson International PLC

Intimas Group Plc

Pentland Group Plc

11. Further Sources

Associations

General Sources

Government Publications

Other Sources

Bisnode Sources

Abstract

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