2000
The average U.S. household spent about $1,749 each year on apparel (clothing and shoes).
That's equivalent to $2,263 in today's dollars.
So, about 4.3 percent of the household's budget was spent on apparel.
And about 29 percent of this apparel was made in the U.S.
Average Household Expenditures
Source: American Apparel and Footwear Assoc., Bureau of Labor Statistics