Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel Sector counts some 1,323 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 1,075 are producing for the export market.

Breakdown of enterprises employing 10 or more persons by activity and regime

Activity	TE*	OTE*	Total
Thread	10	11	21
Fabric making	13	11	24
Finishes	24	7	31
Hosiery	84	26	110
Manufacture of fabric and knitted wear	844	141	985
Other textile industries	190	83	273

* TE: Totally exporting
*OTE: Other than totally exporting.
Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times

Employment

The Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel sector enterprises employing 10 or more workers account for 145,800 jobs of which 132,829 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 12,971 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity	Employment TE*	Employment OTE*	Total
Thread	1,149	604	1,753
Fabric making	1,521	884	2,405
Finishes	7,594	631	8,225
Hosiery	14,090	1,273	15,363
Manufacture of fabric and knitted wear	107,178	7,770	114,948
Other textile industries	29,771	3,966	33,737

* TE: Totally exporting
*OTE: Other than totally exporting.
Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times

Exports / Imports

For further information, please click the link below:  National Institute of Statistics

Development perspectives

The Center for Studies and Industrial Prospects (CEPI) has identified more than 11 project ideas

Partnership

The total number of enterprises with foreign participation is 530 , 362 are 100% foreign owned. 513 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country
France (222)	Italie (132)	Allemagne (60)	Belgique (60)	Autres (96)

Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - September 2025