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Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS NC42431

Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina industry analysis

The Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to decline -x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to decrease -x% to $x.x million.

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Definition of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina?

Operators in this industry wholesale piece goods, fabrics, yarns, thread and other notions and hair accessories. Products sold in this industry include apparel trimmings, belts and buckles, textile fabrics, textile labels, millinery supplies, sewing needles, remnants, ribbons, sewing accessories and zippers. Operators that buy fabric goods in the gray (i.e. unbleached and untreated) have them finished on a contract basis and sell at wholesale, which are classified in other industries.

What’s included in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina?

The Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina includes apparel wholesaling, belt and buckle assembly kit wholesaling, binding and embroidery wholesaling, fabrics and textile wholesaling, hair accessories, millinery supplies and sewing needle wholesaling, remnants and ribbon wholesaling and hair accessories wholesaling. Related terms covered in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina industry report includes a popular trend within retail and manufacturing industries in which producers supply goods directly to stores, eliminating the middleman, a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line to the time they leave the store by releasing continuous signals from a chip and fabrics, yarn and ribbon sold by the yard.

Industry Performance of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina

Benchmark the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina industry performance with all NC county and national performance.

Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina

#3 in Highest Revenue 10.5% of state's GDP
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Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in the US


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Key Drivers of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina

See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, house price index, import penetration into the manufacturing sector, demand from apparel manufacturing and trade-weighted index are impacting Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina

North Carolina Economic Indicators

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Median Houshold Income
House Price Index

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US Key External Drivers

Import penetration into the manufacturing sector
Demand from apparel manufacturing
Trade-weighted index

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County Data of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina

Access proprietary data on county in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in North Carolina, such as Guilford County, Mecklenburg County and Wake County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina

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What is the market size of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina in 2025?

The market size of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina is $1.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina in 2025?

There are 360 businesses in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.4% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina in 2025?

There are 2,401 employees in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in North Carolina, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.5% from 2020 to 2025.