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  • The average U.S. household spends about $1,740 each year on apparel (clothing and shoes).

  • So, about 3.5 percent of the household's budget is spent on apparel.

  • And about 2 percent of this apparel is made in the U.S.
  • Average Household Expenditures
    Source: American Apparel and Footwear Assoc., Bureau of Labor Statistics