Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel Sector counts some 1,365 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 1,111 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	89	27	116
Manufacture of fabric and knitted wear	872	144	1,016
Other textile industries	197	86	283

* 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 150,004 jobs of which 136,199 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 13,805 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity	Employment TE*	Employment OTE*	Total
Thread	1,121	612	1,733
Fabric making	1,533	892	2,425
Finishes	7,707	710	8,417
Hosiery	14,485	1,353	15,838
Manufacture of fabric and knitted wear	110,242	8,480	118,722
Other textile industries	30,237	4,171	34,408

* 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 541 , 368 are 100% foreign owned. 523 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country
France (228)	Italie (132)	Allemagne (58)	Belgique (61)	Autres (103)

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

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