Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel Sector counts some 1,275 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 1,032 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	23	7	30
Hosiery	73	26	99
Manufacture of fabric and knitted wear	780	127	907
Other textile industries	173	77	250

* 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 143,617 jobs of which 130,988 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 12,629 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity	Employment TE*	Employment OTE*	Total
Thread	1,160	816	1,976
Fabric making	1,515	884	2,399
Finishes	7,511	631	8,142
Hosiery	13,242	1,257	14,499
Manufacture of fabric and knitted wear	102,656	7,048	109,704
Other textile industries	29,584	3,888	33,472

* 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 499 , 351 are 100% foreign owned. 485 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country
France (214)	Italie (123)	Allemagne (57)	Belgique (59)	Autres (85)

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

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - August 2026