This statistic shows the U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022. In 2022, the gross margin as a percentage of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions in U.S. wholesale amounted to 43.6 percent.
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022
Year
Share of gross margin
2022
43.6%
2021
40.4%
2020
31.1%
2019
35.8%
2018
35.4%
2017*
-
2016
33.5%
2015
34.7%
2014
33%
2013
32.1%
2012
31.5%
2011
32.8%
2010
34.1%
2009
30.8%
2008
32.7%
2007
30.9%
2006
28.5%
2005
31.7%
2004
30.9%
2003
28.9%
2002
30.1%
2001
30.7%
2000
29.8%
1999
29.7%
1998
29.5%
1997
31.3%
1996
29.1%
1995
27.2%
1994
28.3%
1993
28.2%
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Excludes manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
Gross margin estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 2014. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2012 Economic Census.
Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found here.
* Data suppressed by the source as the estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability, poor response quality, or other concerns about the estimate's quality.
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199680/share-of-gross-margin-of-apparel-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199680/share-of-gross-margin-of-apparel-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. (2024). U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199680/share-of-gross-margin-of-apparel-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. Merchant Wholesalers' Gross Margin as a Share of Sales of Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions from 1993 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199680/share-of-gross-margin-of-apparel-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
US Census Bureau, U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199680/share-of-gross-margin-of-apparel-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
U.S. merchant wholesalers' gross margin as a share of sales of apparel, piece goods, and notions from 1993 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199680/share-of-gross-margin-of-apparel-sales-in-us-wholesale-since-1993/
