Friday 19 September 2014, Amsterdam
Global demand for womenswear is forecast to expand 3.4% p.a. between 2014 and 2018. Bangladesh, China, Tanzania, the United States and Yemen are considered the highest potential markets in the coming years.
According to recently published research, the expansion of the global womenswear industry is forecast to reach 3.4% p.a. in the coming years. Between 2007 and 2013 the market increased with an average annual growth of 4.9%. Currently, shorts and trousers account for 25.2% of the global demand while the remaining market share is divided between dresses (13.5%), shirts and blouses (12.6%), blazers and jackets (8.7%), panties, briefs, nightdresses, pyjamas, bathrobes, slips and petticoats (8.2%), overcoats (6.1%), anoraks (6.0%), brassieres (5.0%), skirts (4.0%), swimwear (1.7%), ensembles (1.7%), corsets, braces and girdles (0.9%), suits (0.5%) and other womenswear (5.8%).
Brazil, China, Italy, Japan and the United States represent the largest womenswear markets while the strongest annual growth is forecast to occur in Tanzania (16.8%), Yemen (14.7%), Ethiopia (14.0%), Bangladesh (13.0%) and Ecuador (12.7%).
Womenswear market size compared to market growth in different countries
Based on in-house analysis and an advanced model which takes into consideration the actual market size, trends, forecast market growth, and changes in the market environment, Global Research and Data Services calculates the Market Potential Rates, the predicted market potential of the country in the coming years. The larger the Market Potential Rate, the more potential the market has in the coming years; and conversely, the smaller the rate, the less potential the market is considered to have in the future. Based on these Market Potential Rates, the top 20 highest potential womenswear markets in the coming years are:
The market information is based on new industry data reports recently published by Global Research & Data Services. The reports offer the most up-to-date market data on the actual market situation, trends, and future outlook for womenswear in the world and individually for the following countries:
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Yemen
The reports include historic market data from 2007 to 2013 and forecasts until 2018 which makes the reports an invaluable resource for industry executives, marketing, sales and product managers, analysts, and other people looking for key industry data in readily accessible and clearly presented tables and graphs.
The latest market data for this research include:
- Overall womenswear market size, 2007-2018
- Womenswear market size by product segment, 2007-2018
- Growth rates of the overall womenswear market and different product segments, 2007-2018
- Shares of different product segments of the overall womenswear market, 2007, 2013 and 2018
- Market Potential Rates of the overall womenswear market and different product segments
The product segments discussed in the reports include:
- Brassieres
- Corsets, braces and girdles
- Women's anoraks
- Women's blazers and jackets
- Women's dresses
- Women's ensembles
- Women's overcoats
- Women's panties, briefs, nightdresses, pyjamas, bathrobes, slips and petticoats
- Women's shirts and blouses
- Women's shorts and trousers
- Women's skirts
- Women's suits
- Women's swimwear
- Other womenswear
The report s help answering the following questions:
- What is the current size of the womenswear market in the world and in different countries?
- How is the womenswear market divided into different product segments?
- How are the overall market and different product segments growing?
- How is the market predicted to develop in the future?
- What is the market potential compared to other countries?
