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Lies, damn lies and STATISTICS!

12-10-2004   


 


 


Statistics, Statistics, Statistics.


 


 


 


Recently we reported that the LFF
commonly receive questions regarding Business Plan and Market Data.  We produced an article entitled “How to
write a business Plan” please click here for further information.  And now, we have painstakingly, gathered
a set of statistics.  The figures
show macro variable for the Clothing Textile Industry using sources such as:
Office for National Statistics and BATC estimates, ONS Monthly Digest of
Statistics, HM Customs & Excise, EURATEX, ONS Consumer Trends, ONS Family
Expenditure Survey, ONS Retail Sales, ONS family Spending Survey and
Euratex/CTCOE/OETH.


 


The figures also show Production
trends, Consumer Spending, Import, Export, Total Sales, Employment, Retail
Distribution, Index of Retail sales per week and more!


 


So for all you talented entrepreneur
out there slogging over your business plan – BE HAPPY! This information is now
at your finger tips.


 


Happy reading and good
luck.


 


Jenny
Holloway


 


Industry Advisor


 


 


 


      
     


 


 


 


Industry Overview
2003


 


 


 


 















 


Total £
millions


Apparel £
million


Textiles £
million


 


Production


-Full Year 2003


-Full Year
2002


 


Exports


-Full Year 2003


-Full Year
2002


 


Imports


-Full Year 2003


-Full Year
2002


 


Balance of
Trade


-Full Year 2003


-Full Year
2002


 


Consumer
Expenditure


-Full Year 2003


-Full Year
2002


 


Employment
(‘000)


-Full Year 2003


-Full Year
2002


 


 


 


 


 


10.310


10.988


 


 


5.632


5.818


 


 


14.870


14.813


 


 


-9.238


-8.995


 


 


42.758


41.782


 


 


199


225


 


 


4.391


4.793


 


 


2.692


2.481


 


 


10.610


10.075


 


 


-7.918


-7.594


 


 


33.625


33.452


 


 


108


127



 


 


5.919


6.195


 


 


2.940


3.337


 


 


4.260


4.738


 


 


-1.320


-1.401


 


 


9.135


8.330


 


 


91


98


 


 




 

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Woven Clothing

Knitwear

Total Apparel

5.485

1.991

7.476

5.517

2.101

7.618

5.813

2.176

7.989

5.823

2.106

7.929

5.498

1.999

7.497

4.887

1.610

6.638

4.383

1.555

5.938

3.582

1.350

4.932

3.240

1.553

4.793

3.071

1.320

4.391

Textiles

Man-made Fibres

Total Textiles

6.797

1.114

7.911

6.941

1.346

8.287

7.006

1.427

8.433

7.284

1.357

8.641

7.008

1.250

8.258

6.518

1.132

7.650

6.258

1.212

7.470

5.444

1.190

6.634

5.102

1.093

6.195

5.216

703

5.919

Industry Total

15.387

15.905

16.422

16.570

15.755

14.288

13.408

11.566

10.988

10.310

 


Year

All Woven Clothing

Outerwear

Workwear

Underwear

Other Woven Clothing

           

1999

101,1

105,2

103,3

102,1

93,9

2000

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

2001

87,7

86,1

96,4

81,4

90,9

2002

79,8

78,7

96,6

68,1

83,7

2003

74,6

73,6

93,1

53,7

84,6

           

2001 Q2

88,2

84,4

102,2

85,2

89,9

Q3

86,0

84,8

96,3

77,9

89,3

Q4

86,5

88,8

90,8

74,9

90,0

           
           

2002 Q1

83,2

81,9

93,2

68,5

92,4

Q2

84,0

83,9

98,5

72,0

87,7

Q3

78,7

77,1

98,8

70,0

79,8

Q4

73,2

71,9

95,7

61,8

74,8

           
           

2003 Q1

72,4

70,2

89,6

52,9

83,5

Q2

75,9

72,8

92,5

55,3

89,5

Q3

79,0

77,1

100,8

54,1

91,7

Q4

71,1

74,2

89,4

52,7

73,7

           

 

Index Numbers of Production (1995 = 100)

 

Man-made fibres

Preparation & Spinning of textile fibres

Textile Weaving

Knitted & Crochet Fabric

Finishing of Textiles

Manufacture of other textiles

Manufacture of Made-up textiles

               

1999

104,7

107,4

103,5

111,1

101,6

100,6

96,9

2000

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

2001

94,0

86,9

84,2

92,7

81,3

92,0

96,4

2002

86,2

78,9

84,0

93,8

87,4

90,0

89,1

2003

41,2

74,1

97,6

80,5

92,3

94,9

92,1

               

2001 Q2

98,4

89,6

89,5

91,8

78,2

93,1

94,3

Q3

86,6

85,7

84,9

94,8

78,6

88,3

95,2

Q4

80,4

77,5

72,3

92,7

84,8

92,2

99,0

               
               

2002 Q1

86,8

86,3

83,3

94,4

89,8

89,7

94,4

Q2

86,1

78,5

83,5

99,4

87,5

89,3

92,1

Q3

93,1

77,3

85,7

89,0

88,1

90,5

88,9

Q4

79,9

73,4

83,6

92,5

84,8

90,5

80,8

               
               

2003 Q1

35,7

71,9

97,6

81,7

86,6

95,5

88,3

Q2

39,1

73,2

92,2

79,5

94,2

95,3

90,9

Q3

46,1

77,6

98,5

80,9

92,7

94,9

94,4

Q4

43,9

73,6

102,5

80,1

95,9

93,9

94,8

               

Source: ONS Monthly Digest of Statistics

 

 

Total Exports Value (£m)

 

1994

(£m)

1995

(£m)

1996

(£m)

1997

(£m)

1998

(£m)

1999

(£m)

2000

(£m)

2001

(£m)

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

Apparel

EU

Non-EU

2.685

1.767

918

2.946

2.048

898

3.319

2.334

985

3.144

2.082

1.062

2.929

1.932

997

2.772

1.874

898

2.717

1.755

962

2.877

1.642

1235

2.481

1.570

911

2.692

1.774

918

Textiles

EU

Non-EU

5.133

2.925

2.208

5.557

3.204

2.353

5.861

3.314

2.547

5.728

3.210

2.518

5.419

3.132

2.287

5.035

2.923

2.112

5.020

2.763

2.257

3.553

2.091

1.462

3.337

1.797

1.540

2.940

1.578

1.362

Industry Total

EU

Non-EU

7.818

4.692

3.126

8.503

5.252

3.251

9.180

5.648

3.532

8.872

5.292

3.580

8.348

5.064

3.284

7.807

4.797

3.010

7.737

4.518

3.219

6.430

3.733

2.697

5.818

3.367

2.451

5.632

3.352

2.280

Top 10 Exports

 

 

Apparel

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Trousers

T-Shirts

Pullovers

Blouses

Women’s Coats

Shirts

Anoraks

Bras

Skirts

Men’s Coats

219

232

197

148

81

67

55

59

37

55

271

270

219

145

98

72

68

60

56

54

24%

16%

11%

-2%

21%

7%

24%

2%

51%

-2%

 

Textiles

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Carpets

Coated fabrics

Spun synthetic

fabrics

Cotton fabrics

Synthetic
filament fabric

Technical
fabrics

Wadding

Raw natural
fibres

Flax/ramie
fabrics

Synthetic
staple fibres

206

176

171

162

134

121

70

64

57

37

202

201

191

159

144

130

82

68

58

54

-2%

14%

12%

-2%

7%

7%

17%

6%

2%

46%

Top 10 Markets

Apparel

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Ireland

Germany

France

USA

Spain

Italy

Morocco

Japan

Netherlands

Belgium/Luxembourg

507

366

206

118

97

87

96

78

75

65

593

378

249

137

119

106

93

82

79

67

17%

3%

21%

16%

23%

22%

-3%

5%

5%

5%

Textiles

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Germany

Netherlands

USA

France

Ireland

Italy

Romania

Belgium/Luxembourg

Spain

Hong Kong

303

276

254

233

222

217

119

154

126

75

298

284

246

225

223

207

159

153

137

87

-2%

3%

-3%

-4%

1%

-5%

33%

-1%

8%

15%

Source: HM Customs
& Excise


Total Exports by Value (£m)
 

1994

(£m)

1995

(£m)

1996

(£m)

1997

(£m)

1998

(£m)

1999

(£m)

2000

(£m)

2001

(£m)

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

Apparel

EU

Non-EU

4.864

1.354

3.510

5.284

1.566

3.718

6.208

1.911

4.297

6.750

2.097

4.653

7.125

2.393

4.732

7.745

2.411

5.334

8.766

2.313

6.453

9.400

2.275

7.125

10.075

2.472

7.603

10.610

2.687

7.923

Textiles

EU

Non-EU

5.133

2.925

2.208

5.557

3.204

2.353

5.861

3.314

2.547

5.728

3.210

2.518

5.419

3.132

2.287

5.035

2.923

2.112

5.020

4.565

455

4.977

2.719

2.258

4.738

2.618

2.120

4.260

2.422

1.838

Industry Total

EU

Non-EU

9.997

4.279

5.718

10.841

4.770

3.251

12.069

5.225

6.844

12.478

5.307

7.171

12.545

5.525

7.019

12.780

5.334

7.446

13.786

6.878

6.908

14.377

4.994

9.383

14.813

5.090

9.723

14.870

5.109

9.761

Top 10 Imports

Apparel

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Trousers

T-Shirts

Pullovers

Blouses

Shirts

Skirts

Anoraks

Women’s Coats

Babies garments

Briefs

1.800

1.217

1.084

544

435

291

270

312

289

278

1.997

1.367

1.076

542

425

335

326

317

294

292

11%

12%

-1%

0%

-2%

15%

21%

2%

2%

5%

Textiles

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Carpets

Bed Linen

Cotton Fabrics

Curtains
and blinds

Spun synthetic
fabric

Spun synthetic
filament fabric

Synthetic
filament yarn

Synthetic
staple fibres

Cotton terry

Raw natural
fibres

674

242

285

159

179

158

153

145

127

112

713

229

218

181

161

157

144

142

138

110

6%

-5%

-24%

14%

-10%

-1%

-6%

-2%

9%

-2%

Top 10 Suppliers

Apparel

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Hong Kong

Turkey

China

Italy

Bangladesh

France

Romania

India

Germany

Morocco

1.607

1.028

740

576

363

321

362

373

353

376

1.647

1.164

870

569

449

438

410

393

376

351

3%

13%

18%

-1%

24%

36%

13%

5%

7%

-7%

Textiles

2002

(£m)

2003

(£m)

%

Belgium/Luxembourg

Italy

Germany

China

France

Netherlands

India

Turkey

Pakistan

USA

621,1

508,8

421,8

279,5

296,0

238,8

253,7

241,1

226,0

118,7

636,0

440,0

407,0

329,0

275,7

254,0

252,8

235,3

220,6

171,7

2%

-14%

-4%

18%

-7%

6%

0%

-2%

-2%

-9%

Total UK Employment

Year

Total

(‘000)

Apparel

(‘000)

Textiles

(‘000)

       

1994

373

222

151

1995

368

216

152

1996

372

218

154

1997

370

219

151

1998

334

195

139

1999

307

177

130

2000

272

156

116

2001

242

135

107

2002

225

127

98

2003

199

108

91

       

Source: BATC
estimates based on ONS Labour Market Trends.

 

1999

(‘000)

2000

(‘000)

2001

(‘000)

2002

(‘000)

2003

(‘000)

Textiles

Apparel

706

1.570

692

1.499

680

1.427

657

1.351

627

1.268

Total

2.276

2.191

2.107

2.008

1.895

Source: EURATEX

Year

Total

(£m)

Menswear

(£m)

Womenswear

(£m)

Childrenswear

(£m)

H’hold Textiles

(£m)

Carpets

(£m)

             

1994

27.424

5.753

12.392

3.983

2.843

2.453

1995

28.745

6.029

12.985

4.174

3.202

2.537

1996

30.433

6.399

13.782

4.430

3.227

2.595

1997

32.070

6.742

14.522

4.668

3.404

2.734

1998

33.729

7.070

15.228

4.895

3.676

2.860

1999

35.299

7.357

15.847

5.094

3.972

3.029

2000

37.560

7.787

16.771

5.391

4.292

3.319

2001

40.124

8.337

17.956

5.772

4.536

3.524

2002

41.782

8.764

18.683

6.005

4.685

3.645

2003

42.758

8.742

18.829

6.052

5.029

4.106

Source: ONS Consumer
Trends

 

Men’s

Outerwear

Women’s

Outerwear

Children’s

Outerwear

Other

Clothing

Furnishings

           

January 2003

99,8

73,4

95,2

105,3

145,5

February

102,2

75,8

96,9

152,0

147,5

March

104,7

76,6

96,8

152,7

150,5

April

102,7

77,5

98,2

151,4

148,2

May

103,0

76,8

98,5

152,0

152,8

June

103,0

75,8

96,1

151,7

149,9

July

98,6

72,5

94,2

148,5

147,9

August

100,3

74,6

96,1

150,9

150,8

September

104,0

77,1

97,5

151,7

153,4

October

103,4

76,6

96,4

151,2

151,3

November

104,4

76,6

96,9

151,5

152,7

December

103,5

74,9

96,8

152,1

157,5

           

January 1987
= 100 Source: ONS

Consumer Price
Index – Detailed Figures

 

All items

Garments

Household

Textiles

Carpets & flooring

         

June 2003

1,1

– 4,8

2,3

2,2

July

1,3

-2,1

1,4

2,3

August

1,4

-1,2

1,2

2,5

September

1,4

-3,7

0,8

2,1

October

1,4

-3,6

1,2

1,7

November

1,3

-4,4

1,5

1,5

December

1,3

-3,9

-0,7

0,8

         

January 1996
= 100 Source: ONS

 

Total Weekly Expenditure
– £m

 

Supermarkets

Clothing Chains

Independants

Mens Outerwear

16

33

64

Mens Underwear incl. Socks

5

6

2

Womens Outerwear

31

67

82

Womens Underwear & hoisery

14

15

5

Boys Outerwear

2

3

14

Girls Outerwear

2

5

16

Babies Outerwear

3

4

9

Boys, Girls & Babies Underwear

3

3

4

Ties, belts, hats gloves etc

2

4

11

Haberdashery, wool

0

0

3

Textile & Clothes hire

0

0

5

       

Source: ONS Family
Expenditure Survey.

Index of Retail
Sales Per Week

 

Clothing. Footwear &

Textile – Value

Clothing. Footwear &

Textile – Volume

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

87

93

94

96

100

106

112

118

83

88

89

93

100

109

121

129

Source: ONS Retail
Sales.

UK Average Weekly Spend on
Clothing

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

£21,00

£21,60

£22,70

£23,50

£22,40

£22,80

£22,80

£22,00

UK Average Weekly Spend on
Clothing – Area

North East

North West

Yorks and Humber

East Mids

West Mids

East

London

South

East

£20,50

£23,20

£18,80

£19,40

£22,00

£22,60

£27,50

£25,40

South West

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern

Ireland

United

Kingdom

 

£18,00

£22,50

£17,80

£23,10

£30,20

£22,50

Uk Average Weekly spend
on Clothing – By Age

Under 30

30-50

50-65

65-75

75 and over

All

£23,00

£29,20

£24,00

£11,60

£7,80

£22,30

Source: ONS Family
Spending Survey

EU Apparel &
Textile Industry

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Turnover (billion €)

Textiles

Apparel

92,8

96,3

99,2

97,3

97,9

96,9

93,8

93,7

87,7

88,2

-Total

189,1

196,5

194,8

187,5

175,9

Investment (billion €)

Textiles

Apparel

5,5

1,1

6,0

1,3

5,2

1,1

4,7

1,0

4,1

0,9

-Total

6,6

7,3

6,3

5,7

5

Companies

Textiles

Apparel

32.759

82.970

31.776

79.886

30.823

76.935

30.299

72.601

29.390

68.876

-Total

115.729

111.662

107.758

102.900

98.266

Extra EU Imports (billion €)

Textiles

Apparel

16,6

41,4

19,5

48,3

19,7

50,8

18,9

51,3

18,0

53,0

-Total

58,0

67,8

70,5

70,2

71,0

Extra EU Exports (billion €)

Textiles

Apparel

19,9

12,9

23,3

15,0

24,3

16,4

24,3

16,5

23,4

16,7

-Total

32,8

38,3

40,7

40,8

40,1

Source: Euratex/CTCOE/OETH




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