MQ315A Apparel

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
2008

MQ315A — APPAREL
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey

3. Figures to exclude

This survey covers the quantity and sales of apparel
cut, knit, or custom made in the United States.
Headwear, accessories, trimmings, findings, hosiery,
and footwear are not within the scope of this
survey.

a. Imported garments

Who would report

Exclude finished apparel which you import unless
part of “9802" apparel defined above. If records are
not kept separately on the shipments of imported
versus domestically made apparel, please estimate
the quantity and value of the imported goods and
exclude them from this report.

Manufacturers making garments (at least cut in the
U.S.) from materials they own, including custom
apparel manufacturers.

b. Resales

Jobbers having garments made for them by U.S.
contractors.

Products bought and resold without further
manufacture should not be included in shipments.
DO NOT INCLUDE IMPORTS, EXCEPT “9802"
ITEMS

Government contractors making garments for state
or federal government from government-furnished or
their materials.
Non-government contractors, wholesalers, or
importers should not report but indicate the nature
of their operations in Part IV and return the form.

4. Structure of report
For each type of apparel on the item Reference List
that you manufacture or job, report the quantity cut
or knit, the value of shipments, and the fabric type.
Only column 1 is used.

2. Figures to report
Part I
Report quantities cut or knit, shipments value, and
fabric type, for each apparel type made.

Section I — Type of Operations (for new
respondents)

Report only the portion of production cut or knit in
the U.S. made from materials owned by your
company or the government.

Section II — Men’s, Boys’, and unisex apparel
Section III — Women's and Girls' apparel

a. Shipments
Section IV — Infants' apparel
The shipments value represents the net sale price
f.o.b. plant, to the customer or branch to which the
products are shipped, net of discounts, allowances,
freight charges, and returns. Shipments to your own
branches should be assigned the same value as
comparable sales to unaffiliated customers, i.e., the
value includes an appropriate allocation of company
overhead and profit.
b. “9802" (formerly “807") apparel

Part II and III
Status of company questions.
Part IV
Remarks.

Include apparel cut or knit in the United States
which were sent abroad for sewing and then
imported back into this country under the provision
of item 9802 (formerly 807.00) of the Tariff
Schedules of the United States.

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued

5. Definitions

Government contractor — Making apparel for the
state or federal government from
government-furnished materials or from your
materials.

Sizes:
Men’s and boys’ — Include aII men's sizes and
junior boys’, preps’ (cadets), and students' sizes.
These usually include boys', junior boys', and prep
sizes 6–20 chest, chest 22–36 and waist 23–30,
and student sizes chest 35–42 and waist 28–36.
Include little boys' sizes 4 through 7 and toddler
boys’ sizes 2T through 4T.
Women’s and Girls’ — Include all women's,
misses', and juniors' sizes. Include all size runs
which are designed to fit adult women. Include
girls', subteen, and teenage girls', usually sizes 7
through 16. Include little girls' sizes 4 through 6X
and toddler girls' sizes 2T through 4T.

Wholesaler — Buying and reselling finished apparel
without further manufacture.
Importer — Importing and reselling finished apparel
without further manufacture.
Type of apparel:
Suited separates — Report the indicated garments
as either trousers or tailored jackets or vests. Do
not report as suits.
Suits — Report all tailored suits including military,
guards, band, police, fire, etc. Nontailored
work-type suits such as delivery drivers, and gas
station attendants are reported under work clothing
and washable service apparel.

Infants’ — Include all garment sizes for 0-24
months.
Fabric classification:
Fabrics made from more than one fiber are
classified according to whether the fabric is chiefly
cotton, wool, or manmade fiber by weight. As
examples, a fabric which is 55 percent cotton and
45 percent rayon should be classified as cotton; a
fabric which is 40 percent cotton, 30 percent
rayon, and 30 percent acetate should be classified
as manmade.
Blends and mixtures which are by weight 50
percent manmade fiber and 50 percent natural fiber
should be classified in the manmade category. For
example, a fabric which is 50 percent polyester
and 50 percent cotton should be classified as
polyester.
Type of operation:
Manufacturers — Making apparel from materials
you own.
Jobbers — Having apparel made for you by
domestic contractors from your materials or your
specifications.
Contractor — Making apparel for a jobber or
manufacturer from materials supplied by them.

Trios — Tailored suit with a matching and
contrasting pair of pants.
Tailored suit-type sport coats and jackets —
Include only tailored separate suit-type coats
including tailored uniform and separate formal
jackets.
Tailored overcoats, topcoats, and suburban, car,
and storm coats — Include only tailored items,
including uniform, reversible, zipper-lined, fingertip,
and water-repellent coats.
Raincoats — Waterproof outercoats, usually 50
percent and more plastic or rubber.
Heavy nontailored outerjackets, suburban, car, and
storm coats including uniform and water-repellent
— Lumber jackets, mackinaws, etc. Excludes ski
jackets and down or feather filled coats and
jackets.
Light nontailored outer jackets, including uniform
and water-repellent — Golf-type zip front, snorkel
jackets, etc., for outdoor outerwear.
Vests, including uniform — Vests not part of suits,
excluding sweater vests. Report sweater vests as
sweaters.

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued

Definitions — Continued

5. Item Codes

Type of apparel: — Continued

The data collected includes quantity cut or knit,
value of shipments and the quantity by type of
fabric construction. The fourth digit of the item
code corresponds to the following chart:

Dress and sport trousers, including uniform —
Includes all pants except jeans, jean-cut casuals,
dungarees, and work pants.

0 — Quantity cut or knit
Jeans and dungarees — All pants of jean type
construction which are made from denim fabric.
Excludes waistband overalls and coveralls, which
are classified as work clothing.

1 — Value of shipments
3 — (C)

Jean-cut casual slacks — All pants of jean-type
construction made from fabrics other than denim
to be worn as sportswear, e.g., corduroy etc.
Dress and business shirts — Open front shirts
designed primarily for dress or business wear,
usually with a collar band. Sleeve length may or
may not be sized in inches. Neck may be sized or
feature a convertible collar, and may include
shirts sized S-M-L-XL.
Workpants, excluding jeans and dungarees —
Utility trousers in a sturdy fabric designed for
hard wear and work with closed seam
construction and a waistband in the same fabric
as the shell. Includes waistband overalls.
Work shirts — Open front or pullover shirts in a
sturdy fabric, designed for work and ease of
movement.
Washable service apparel — Nontailored
washable work apparel designed for use by
waiters, gas station attendants, hospital staff,
and other uniformed service workers.
Overall and work type jackets — Utility jackets in
a sturdy fabric, designed for hard work and ease
of movement. Usually with closed seam
construction.
Team sports uniforms — Clothing designed to be
worn as a uniform in team athletic games, such
as baseball, football, soccer, hockey, etc.

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=

All cotton or chiefly cotton

4 — (MW) =

Manmade/wool blends that
are chiefly manmade

5 — (M)

=

All manmade or chiefly
manmade

6 — (W)

=

All wool or chiefly wool

7 — (0)

=

All other fabric

8 — (S)

=

Supplemental question

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
REFERENCE LIST
FORM

MQ315A
APPAREL

Item
prefix

Fabric types to
be reported

Garment
MENS’ AND BOYS' APPAREL (including UNISEX):
(Report quantity in units, value in thousands of U.S. dollars)

400

C, MW, M, W, O, S

402
404
406
408
410
412
414
416

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

Suits, including tailored uniforms
(supplemental: total quantity of trios)

M, W, O
MW, M, W, O
M, W, O
M, W, O
M, W, O
M, O
M, W, O
M, O

Coats, jackets and vests (except ski):
Down and feather filled coats, jackets, and vests
Tailored dress and sport coats
Heavyweight nontailored coats, jackets, and vests
Lightweight nontailored coats, jackets, and vests
Tailored overcoats, topcoats, suburban, car, and storm coats
Raincoats, 50 percent or more plastic or rubber
Tailored vests
Work jackets
Tops:
Woven dress and business shirts
Woven sport shirts
Work shirts
Knit T-shirts and tank tops made for outerwear
Sweatshirts
Other knit shirts
Sweaters, including coat, cardigan, pullover and vests

418
420
422
424
426
428
430

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

M,
M,
M
M,
M,
M,
M,

432
433
434
436
438
440

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

MW, M, W, O
M, O
M, O
M, W, O, S
M
M, O

442
444
445

C, M, O
C, M, O
C, M, O

454
456
458
460
462
464
466

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

M,
M,
M,
M,
M,
M,
M,

O
W, O
W,
W,
W,
W,

O
O
O
O

W, 0
0
W, 0
0
0
W, 0
0

Bottoms:
Dress and sport trousers
Jeans
Jean-cut casual slacks
Shorts (supplemental: total quantity of athletic shorts)
Sweatpants
Workpants
Underwear and Nightwear:
Pajamas and nightwear
Robes
Underwear, including thermal, undershirts, knit and woven boxer
shorts and briefs
Other garments:
Coveralls, overalls, and jumpsuits
Jogging and warm-up suits
Playsuits, including beachwear (except swimsuits)
Ski apparel
Swimsuits
Team sports uniforms
Washable service apparel
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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM

MQ315A
APPAREL

Item
prefix

Fabric types to
be reported

Garment
WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ APPAREL
(Report quantity in units, value in thousands of U.S. dollars)

700

C, M, W, 0

Dresses

702
704
706
708
710
712

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

MW, M, W, 0
M, W, 0
M, W, 0
M, 0
M, W, 0
MW, M, W, 0

Coats, jackets and vests (except ski):
Tailored coats and capes
Down- and feather-filled coats, jackets, and vests
Nontailored coats, jackets, and vests
Raincoats, 50 percent or more plastic or rubber
Tailored vests
Tailored suit-type jackets

714
716
718
720
722

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

M,
M,
M,
M,
M,

Tops:
Woven blouses and shirts
Knit T-shirts and tank tops made for outerwear
Sweatshirts
Other knit blouses and shirts
Sweaters, including coat, cardigan, pullover and vests

724
726
727
728
730

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

M, 0
MW, M, W, 0
M, 0
MW, M, W, 0
M, 0

732
734
736
738

C,
C,
C,
C,

M,
M,
M,
M,

740
742
744

C, M, 0
C, M, 0
C, M, 0

W, 0
0
0
W, 0
W, 0

0
0
0
0

Bottoms:
Shorts, including tennis skirts
Skirts
Jeans
Slacks
Sweatpants
Underwear and Nightwear:
Brassieres, bra-lettes, and bandeaux
Girdles, corsets, and other foundation garments
Nightgowns, pajamas, and other nightwear
Other underwear, including camisoles, teddies, undershirts
and union suits
Panties
Robes and dressing gowns
Slips

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM

MQ315A
APPAREL

Item
prefix

Fabric types to
be reported

Garment
WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ APPAREL — Continued
(Report quantity in units, value in thousands of U.S. dollars)

746
748
750
752
754
756
758
759
760

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

M, 0
M, 0
M, W, 0
M, W, 0
M, 0
MW, M, W, 0
M, 0
M, W, 0
M, 0

Other garments:
Bodysuits and bodyshirts
Jogging and warm-up suits
Overalls, coveralls, and jumpsuits
Playsuits, rompers, halters, and beachwear (except swimsuits)
Ski apparel
Suits, including pant suits and tailored uniforms
Swimsuits
Team sports uniforms
Washable service apparel
INFANTS’ APPAREL
(Report quantity in units, value in thousands of U.S. dollars)

803
804
805
812
814
816
818
820

C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,
C,

M,
M,
M,
M,
M,
M,
M,
M,

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Coats, jackets, vests, swimwear, and sweaters
Dresses
Shirts, knit or woven
Sets
Pants and shorts
Play clothing, including playsuits, coveralls, creepers, and rompers
Underwear
Nightwear

11/26/07

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