Apparel Market Outlook 2022 - 2026

European Apparel Trends in 2022

Apparel is part of Consumer Goods and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Underwear, Clothing Accessories and Sportswear. You may also be interested in Footwear, Toy And Game and Musical Instrument.

European apparel sales are forecast to reach around €75 billion by 2026, a slight decrease of 0.1% annually since 2021. Since 2016, the European market has grown by 0.4% a year. Italy was the biggest contributor in 2021, with sales of €29 billion, followed by Germany, France and Spain. Malta saw the biggest year-on-year growth, at 14.1%, while the UK saw the largest decline of 11.6% since 2016. European clothing expenditure is expected to reach €322 billion by 2026, with an average year-on-year decline of 0.1% since 2021. Since 2016, the European market has dropped 1.4% a year. The UK was the biggest spender in 2021, at €71 billion, followed by Germany, Italy and France. Romania had the highest year-on-year growth at 21.2%, while Spain had the largest decrease since 2016 of 5.5%.

Top 10 countries

In 2022 major markets in the Apparel Industry were:

• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Italy
• France
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Belgium
• Austria
• Norway

Apparel Market Data and Forecasts

Global Apparel Statistics

• Apparel Import 193 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)
• Apparel Export 189 countries (Asia, Latin America, Africa...)
• Trade Balance 225 countries (Asia, Europe, Africa...)
• Online Penetration For Clothing 52 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
• Number Of Employees 206 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
• Textile Production 77 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
• Clothing Accessories Import 192 countries (Asia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
• Watch Import 192 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)
• Clothing Accessories Export 182 countries (Asia, Latin America, Africa...)
• Watch Export 173 countries (Asia, Latin America, Middle East...)

Global Apparel Industry Database

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