SIC 2384 Robes and Dressing Gowns

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SIC 2384

Establishments in this industry are primarily engaged in manufacturing men's, boys', and women's robes and dressing gowns from purchased materials and fabrics. This classification includes the manufacturing of bathrobes, caftans, housecoats, dusters, lounging robes, and men's smoking jackets. Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing girls', children's, and infants' robes from purchased fabrics are classified in SIC 2369: Girls', Children's, and Infants' Outerwear, Not Elsewhere Classified. Knitting mills that manufacture robes and dressing gowns are classified in SIC 2253: Knit Outerwear Mills.

NAICS CODE(S)

315231

Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Lingerie, Loungewear, and Nightwear Manufacturing

315221

Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Underwear and Nightwear Manufacturing

315211

Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors

315212

Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors

In 2005 shipments of men's, junior boys', and little boys' underwear and nightwear totaled $112 million, down more than half from 2002, when shipments totaled $246 million. In comparison, shipments of women's, misses', juniors', and girls' loungewear and nightwear totaled $1.4 billion, down from $1.9 billion in 2002. Both sectors had seen significant sales declines in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to weak economic conditions in the United States, as well as increased imports from countries such as China, which joined the World Trade Organization in December 2001. As a result, import values for underwear, loungewear, and nightwear from China continued to increase through the early and mid-2000s.

Sales for this industry had begun to decline in the late 1990s. Shipments of men's, junior boys', and little boys' robes, which totaled $59.9 million in 1997, plummeted to $32.8 million in 1999. Shipments dropped by another $10.5 million in 2000, by more than half their value the next year, and down to $2.8 million in 2004. Shipments of women's, misses', juniors', and girls' robes and dressing gowns went from $156.3 million in 2000 to $112.6 million in 2001. Accordingly, employment figures have dropped as well, from 13,606 employees with an annual payroll of $313 million in 2001, to 8,241 employees earning about $282 million in pay in 2004.

The top three industry leaders for this category were Lillian Vernon of White Plains, New York, with sales of $228 million and 1,150 employees in 2005; New York City-based NAP...