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57 catwalk shows to take place at London Fashion Week
06 Feb '08
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• Overseas sales of apparel and textile industry combined are worth £6.2 billion at manufacturers prices
• UK designers sell an estimated £750 million of clothing at manufacturers prices, of which 2/3 is exported
• Major export sectors are USA, Japan, Russia, France, Italy, Middle East, Hong Kong, China
• At retail level, spending on clothing accounts for 5% of expenditure on all consumer items
• In 2007, the clothing industry fuelled £146million of employment revenue
• Consumer expenditure on textiles and clothing goods in 2007 totaled over £50million
• The clothing industry is particularly important in terms of its widespread location and its high female employment - approximately 70% of employees in the clothing industry are women. It also makes a significant contribution to ethnic minority and inner city employment.
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• UK designers sell an estimated £750 million of clothing at manufacturers prices, of which 2/3 is exported
• Major export sectors are USA, Japan, Russia, France, Italy, Middle East, Hong Kong, China
• At retail level, spending on clothing accounts for 5% of expenditure on all consumer items
• In 2007, the clothing industry fuelled £146million of employment revenue
• Consumer expenditure on textiles and clothing goods in 2007 totaled over £50million
• The clothing industry is particularly important in terms of its widespread location and its high female employment - approximately 70% of employees in the clothing industry are women. It also makes a significant contribution to ethnic minority and inner city employment.
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