Study - Id140483 - Textile and Clothing Industry in Germany

INDUSTRIES & MARKETS
Textile and clothing industry

in Germany
Table of Contents
01 Overview Import and export value of textiles and clothing to and from Germany 2008-2022 23
Leading countries for textile and clothing exports from Germany 2022 24
Revenue of the textile, apparel, leather and synthetic fiber industries Germany 2022 04
Leading countries for textile exports from Germany 2022 25
Revenue of the German textile and clothing industry 2008-2022 05
Leading countries for clothing exports from Germany 2022 26
Revenue of the textile industry Germany 2008-2022 06
Leading countries for textile and clothing imports in Germany 2022, by import value 27
Revenue of the textile industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment 07
Leading countries of origin for clothing imports into Germany 2022 28
Revenue of the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022 08
Leading supplier countries for textile imports to Germany 2022 29
Revenue of the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment 09
Textiles producer price development in Germany 2000-2022 10
03 Industry structure
Clothing producer price development in Germany 2000-2022 11
GVA in the textile and clothing industries Germany 2008-2020 12 Number of businesses in the textile and clothing industry Germany 2008-2022 31
Gross production value in the textile and clothing industry Germany 2008-2020 13 Textile and clothing businesses in Germany 2022, by number of employees 32
Year-on-year change rate of incoming orders in the textile industry Germany 2022 14 Number of businesses in the textile industry Germany 2008-2022 33
Year-on-year change rate of incoming orders in the clothing industry Germany 2022 15 Number of businesses in the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment 34
Clothing and textile industry insolvency proceedings Germany 2008-2022 35
02 Foreign trade Number of employees in the textile and clothing industry Germany 2008-2022 36
Number of employees in the textile industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment 37
Clothing industry in Germany: domestic and foreign revenue 2008-2022 17
Number of employees in the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment 38
Export rate of the textile industry Germany 2008-2022 18
Textile industry in Germany: average annual gross earnings 1996-2022 39
Export rate of the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022 19
Clothing industry in Germany: average annual gross earnings 1996-2022 40
Export value of textiles and clothing from Germany 2008-2022 20
Number of trainees in the textile industry Germany 2007-2021, by field 41
Export value of home textiles from Germany 2008-2022 21
Number of university students in textile courses Germany 1998-2023 42
Import value of textiles and clothing to Germany 2008-2022 22
Innovation expenditure in the textile industry Germany 2008-2023 43
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Innovation expenditure in the clothing and leather industry Germany 2008-2023 44
04 Leading brands
Revenue of the leading German fashion brands 2021 46
Revenue of the leading textile manufacturers Germany 2021 47
Apparel segment revenue of Nike, Adidas & Puma 2016-2022 48
Revenue of C&A in Germany 2009-2022 49
Revenue of Ernsting's family Germany 2005-2023 50
Revenue of Takko Germany 2012-2023 51
Revenue of s.Oliver worldwide 1995-2021 52
Revenue of Marc O'Polo Germany 2000-2022 53
Revenue of the CBR Fashion Group worldwide 2009-2021 54
Revenue of ESPRIT Germany 2008-2022 55
Revenue of Hugo Boss in Germany 2009-2022 56
Revenue of Jack Wolfskin worldwide 2005-2021 57
Revenue of Olymp Bezner worldwide 2006-2021 58
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CHAPTER 01
Overview
Revenue of the textile, apparel, leather and synthetic fiber industries in
Germany from 2008 bis 2022 (in billion euros)
Revenue of the textile, apparel, leather and synthetic fiber industries Germany 2022
Textiles Apparel Leather Synthetic fibers

14
12
10
Revenue in billion euros
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
4 Description: In 2022, all the industries listed recorded increased revenue figures compared to the previous year. Textiles generated around 12.8 billion euros in revenue, while apparel generated almost 6.8 billion euros. Read more
Note(s): Germany; 2008 bis 2022
Source(s): Statistisches Bundesamt
Revenue of the textile and clothing industry in Germany from 2008 to
2022 (in billion euros)
Revenue of the German textile and clothing industry 2008-2022
Clothing industry Textile industry

25
20
15
11.12 11.8 11.32 11.58 11.96 12.35 12.39 12.79
10.82 11.33 12.28 11.67
9.26 11.8
11.01
10
5
8.14 7.12 7.34 7.73 7.68 7.46 7.59 7.5 7.25 7.39 7.01 6.83 6.79
5.54 5.7
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
5 Description: In 2022, the German clothing industry recorded a revenue of around 6.8 billion euros, compared to roughly 12.8 billion euros in the textile industry. This statistic shows the revenue of the textile and clothing industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022. Read
more
Note(s): Germany; 2008 to 2022
Revenue of the textile industry from 2008 to 2022 in Germany (in billion
euros)
Revenue of the textile industry Germany 2008-2022
14
12.79
12.35 12.39 12.28
11.8 11.96 11.8
12 11.58 11.67
11.12 11.32 11.33
10.82 11.01
10 9.26
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
6 Description: In 2022, the German textile industry recorded a revenue of around 12.8 billion euros. This was an increase compared to the previous year, though recently figures fluctuated. Read more
Revenue of the textile industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022, by segment
(in million euros)
Revenue of the textile industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment
Preparation and spinning of Weaving Finishing of textiles and clothing Manufacture of woven and
textile fibers knitted fabrics
2008 825.46 2111.83 1160.15 602.78
2009 616.07 1660.6 985.58 482.52
2010 830.65 1706.64 1025.77 497.62
2011 810.14 1886.64 1052.4 661.26
2012 705.25 1765.58 932.86 573.46
2013 679.62 1782.25 933.9 590.99
2014 604.58 1815.66 906.17 640.7
2015 556.41 1827.21 995.29 643.07
2016 592.15 1869.48 1019.69 644.53
2017 654.32 1824.35 1081.79 665.05
2018 689.34 1809.01 1110.9 619.37
2019 546.93 1676.55 1070.42 593.49
2020 449.98 1538.77 839.75 468.09
7 Description: In 2022, among the textile segments listed, Germany recorded the highest revenue from the manufacture of technical textiles. These are used for technical functions in various fields, e.g. for medical and hygiene use, in construction, as well as transport.
Read more
Revenue of the clothing industry in Germany from 2009 to 2022 (in billion
euros)
Revenue of the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022
9
8.14
8 7.73 7.68 7.59
7.34 7.46 7.5 7.39
7.12 7.25
7.01
6.83 6.79
7
6 5.54 5.7
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
8 Description: In 2022, the German clothing industry recorded around 6.8 billion euros in revenue. This was an increase compared to the year before, though still lower than in the years before the pandemic. Read more
Revenue of the clothing industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022, by
segment (in million euros)
Revenue of the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment
Manufacture of leather Manufacture of workwear Manufacture of other Manufacture of linen

clothing¹ outerwear
2008 50.47 427.79 5244.17 1135.55
2009 59.9 320.79 4510.86 1071.23
2010 59.78 385.3 4600.37 1061.79
2011 70.56 433.18 4883.72 1066.06
2012 73.88 421.14 4850.39 1038.54
2013 69.31 433.83 4672.02 1032.22
2014 45.92 457.47 4746.85 1025.75
2015 43.56 478.23 4638.93 1016.15
2016 43.65 495.37 4321.78 1012.15
2017 49.2 587.05 4316.63 927.17
2018 49.11 620.82 4085.49 773.41
2019 649.98 3822.3 838.54
2020 637.99 2935.74 671.39
9 Description: In 2022, German outerwear manufacturing generated the highest revenue among the clothing segments presented, at around 3.76 billion euros. Other high revenue segments in the industry included workwear and hosiery. Read more
Year-on-year change of producer prices of textiles in Germany from 2001
to 2022
Textiles producer price development in Germany 2000-2022
12% 11.3%
10%
8%
Year-on-year change
6% 5.54%
4%
2.63%
1.57% 1.65%
2% 1.27% 1.25% 1.21%
0.93% 0.8% 0.89% 0.79%
0.55% 0.51% 0.6% 0.29%
0.23% 0.11% 0.1%
-0.11% -0.2%
0% -0.46%
-2%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
10 Description: This statistic shows the year-on-year change of producer prices of textiles in Germany from 2000 to 2022. In 2022, producer prices had increased by around 11.3 percent compared to the previous year. Read more
Year-on-year change of producer prices of clothing in Germany from 2000
to 2022
Clothing producer price development in Germany 2000-2022
4.0% 3.7%
3.34%
2.88%
3.0%
1.88%
2.0%
Year-on-year change
1.38% 1.4%
1.12% 1.13% 1.21% 1.17%
0.9% 0.79%
1.0% 0.77%
0.58% 0.69% 0.68% 0.49% 0.58%
0.35%
0.12% 0.11%
0.0%
-0.57%
-1.14%
-1.0%
-2.0%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
11 Description: This statistic shows the year-on-year change of producer prices of clothing in Germany from 2000 to 2022. In 2022, producer prices had increased by around 3.7 percent compared to the previous year. Read more
Gross value added in the textile and clothing industries in Germany from
2008 to 2020 (in billion euros)
GVA in the textile and clothing industries Germany 2008-2020
Textile industry Clothing industry

4.0
3.5
Gross value added in billion euros
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
12 Description: The German textile industry recorded a gross value added of around 3.46 billion euros in 2020, compared to roughly 1.49 billion euros in the clothing industry. Both figures were a decrease on the year before, but it is to be noted that 2020 was the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Gross production value in the textile and clothing industry in Germany
from 2008 to 2020 (in billion euros)
Gross production value in the textile and clothing industry Germany 2008-2020

25
20
Production value in billion euros
8.45 8.53 7.81 7.77 7.75 7.55

15 8.21 8.02 8.02 7.24
7.61
5.73
7.49
10
11.62 11.82 11.52 11.86 12 12.22 12.21 11.62

11 11.01 11.16 10.94
5 9.25
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
13 Description: The German textile industry recorded a gross production value of around 10.94 billion euros in 2020, which was a decrease compared to 2019, but the pandemic years have to be taken into account. The same was true for the clothing industry, with a
gross production value of roughly 5.73 billion euros, also in 2020. Read more
Year-on-year change rate of incoming orders in the textile industry in
Germany in 2022
Year-on-year change rate of incoming orders in the textile industry Germany 2022
6%
5.11%
5% 4.65%
4.58% 4.63%
4.09%
Year-on-year change rate
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
Domestic Foreign Eurozone Non-Eurozone Total
14 Description: In 2022, domestic incoming orders in the German textile industry increased by around 4.6 percent compared to the year before. In fact, all the types of incoming orders displayed here recorded an increase that year. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2022; Original figures with a value index (2015 = 100)
Year-on-year change rate of incoming orders in the clothing industry in
Germany in 2022
Year-on-year change rate of incoming orders in the clothing industry Germany 2022
16%
14.58% 14.87%
14.33%
14%
12%
Year-on-year change rate
10.18%
10%
8% 7.53%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Domestic Foreign Eurozone Non-Eurozone Total
15 Description: In 2022, domestic incoming orders in the German industry grew by around 7.5 percent compared to the previous year. In fact, all the types of incoming orders displayed on the graph saw increased figures that year. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2022; Original figures with a value index (2015 = 100)
CHAPTER 02
Foreign trade
Domestic and foreign revenue of the clothing industry in Germany from
2008 to 2022 (in billion euros)
Clothing industry in Germany: domestic and foreign revenue 2008-2022
Domestic revenue Foreign revenue

9
7
3.08
2.88 2.94 2.86 2.74

6 2.82 2.82 2.58 2.65
2.61 2.61 2.6 2.8
5
2.04 2.2
4
3
5.06 4.85 4.74 4.73 4.75 4.74
4.51 4.52 4.64 4.67 4.41
2 4.23 3.99
3.5 3.5
1
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
17 Description: In 2022, the German clothing industry recorded a domestic revenue of around 3.99 billion euros, which was an increase on the previous year. Foreign revenue had increased as well. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2008 to 2022
Export rate of the textile industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022
Export rate of the textile industry Germany 2008-2022
60%
50%
40%
Export rate
30%
20%
10%
0%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 Description: In 2022, the export rate of the German textile industry was around 51 percent, meaning that roughly half of the industry revenue was generated through foreign trade. This was a slight increase compared to the year before. Read more
Export rate of the clothing industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022
Export rate of the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022
45%
40%
35%
30%
Export rate
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
19 Description: In 2022, the export rate of the German clothing industry was around 41 percent. This was a slight increase compared to the year before. Figures did not fluctuate significantly during the specified timeline. Read more
Export value of textile and clothing products from Germany from 2008 to
2022 (in billion euros)
Export value of textiles and clothing from Germany 2008-2022
45
40 38.71
35.65
34.68
35 33.46 32.95
31.49
Export value in billion euros
30 27.54 28.04
26.12 26.72
25.2 25.38
25 23.71 23.86
21.54
20
15
10
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
20 Description: This timeline shows the export value of textiles and clothing from Germany from 2008 to 2022. In 2022, Germany exported textile and clothing products worth roughly 38.7 billion euros, an increase compared to the previous year at roughly 35.7 billion
euros. Read more
Export value of home textiles from Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billion
euros)
Export value of home textiles from Germany 2008-2022
4.5
4.16
3.99
4.0 3.88
3.5 3.3
3.2
3.09
Export value in billion euros
3.01 3.03
3.0 2.81
2.55 2.59 2.61
2.5 2.26
2.1 2.07
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
21 Description: In 2022, home textiles worth around 3.9 billion euros were exported from Germany. This was a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Figures peaked in 2020 during the specified timeline. Read more
Import value of textiles and clothing to Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in
billion euros)
Import value of textiles and clothing to Germany 2008-2022
70
59.21
60
50.35 49.95
Import value in billion euros
50 46.01 47.09
45.31
42.16 43.39
38.34 39.35
40 36.49 36.94
34.07
31.96
30.49
30
20
10
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
22 Description: In 2022, clothing and textiles worth around 59.2 billion euros were imported to Germany, an increase compared to the previous year. This timeline shows the value of imported textile and clothing goods to Germany from 2008 to 2022. Read more
Import and export value of textile and clothing products to and from
Germany from 2008 to 2022 (in billion euros)
Import and export value of textiles and clothing to and from Germany 2008-2022
Import value Export value Excess imports over exports

70
59.21
60
Import/export value in billion euros
50.35 49.95
50 46.01 47.09
45.31
42.16 43.39
38.34 39.35 38.71
40 36.49 36.94 35.65
34.07 33.46 34.68
31.96 31.49 32.95
30.49
30 26.72 28.04
26.12 25.2 25.38 25.63
23.71 23.86
21.54 20.5
20 16.53 17.4
15.35 14.3
12.63 13.82 12.55 12.41
12.22 11.29 11.56
8.95 10.21
10 8.25
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
23 Description: In 2022, Germany exported textile and clothing products worth an estimated 38.7 billion euros and imported products worth around 59.2 billion euros. The timeline covers 2008 to 2022. Read more
Leading countries for textile and clothing exports from Germany in 2022,
by export value (in million euros)
Leading countries for textile and clothing exports from Germany 2022
Export value in million euros
Clothing Textiles
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000
Poland
Austria
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
Italy
Belgium
Czechia
Spain
United Kingdom
Slovakia
Sweden
Denmark
USA
24 Description: Poland was Germany's main partner for receiving textile exports in 2022. That year, German textiles worth around 1.23 billion euros were exported to Poland. Other leading partners for German exports included Austria and France. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2022
Leading countries for textile exports from Germany in 2022, by export
value (in million euros)
Leading countries for textile exports from Germany 2022

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400
Poland 1,228.48
Austria 1,000.14
France 809.64
Italy 739.75
Netherlands 705.42
Switzerland 671.4
USA 649.35
Czechia 605.37
United Kingdom 446.74
Spain 388.05
Belgium 387.89
Romania 383.21
Turkey 315.63
Sweden 304.16
Hungary 261.48
25 Description: Poland was Germany's main partner for receiving textile exports in 2022. That year, German textiles worth around 1.23 billion euros were exported to Poland. Other leading partners for German exports included Austria and France. Read more
Note(s): Germany; 2022
Leading countries for clothing exports from Germany in 2022, by export
value (in million euros)
Leading countries for clothing exports from Germany 2022

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
Switzerland 3,251.19
Austria 3,248.45
Poland 3,060.89
Netherlands 2,275.32
France 2,189.29
Italy 1,271.07
Belgium 1,136.86
Czechia 903.29
Spain 827.57
Slovakia 581.37
Sweden 488.29
Denmark 338.78
USA 328.22
Russia 319.42
26 Description: Switzerland was Germany's main partner for receiving clothing exports in 2022, with around 3.25 billion euros worth of clothing exported that year. Other leading markets included Austria and Poland. Read more
Leading origin countries for textile and clothing imports in Germany in
2022, by import value (in million euros)
Leading countries for textile and clothing imports in Germany 2022, by import value
Import value in million euros
Clothing Textiles
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000
China
Bangladesh
Turkey
India
Pakistan
Italy
Vietnam
Cambodia
Poland
Netherlands
Myanmar
Indonesia
France
Czechia
27 Description: In terms of textile imports, China and Turkey were the main source countries for Germany. Meanwhile, the same countries, along with Bangladesh, were the leading origin countries for clothing imports. Read more
Leading countries of origin for clothing imports into Germany in 2022,
based on import value (in million euros)
Leading countries of origin for clothing imports into Germany 2022

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
China 10,209
Bangladesh 8,875
Turkey 4,749
Vietnam 1,934
India 1,723
Pakistan 1,654
Italy 1,561
Cambodia 1,528
Myanmar 1,281
Netherlands 850.27
Indonesia 772.26
Poland 634.88
Tunisia 625.21
Morocco 533
Sri Lanka 504.41
28 Description: In 2022, China was the most important supplier country for clothing imports to Germany, with an import value of around 10.2 billion euros that year. The statistic shows the leading countries of origin for clothing imports into Germany, based on import
value in 2022. Read more
Leading supplier countries for textile imports ranked by import value to
Germany in 2022 (in million euros)
Leading supplier countries for textile imports to Germany 2022

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000
China 3,417.31
Turkey 1,246.07
Italy 875.45
Pakistan 790.92
Poland 762.83
India 723.87
Netherlands 545.15
Czechia 517.14
Belgium 385.48
Austria 332.31
Switzerland 323.27
USA 290.44
France 282.96
Spain 221.25
29 Description: This is a ranking of the leading supplier countries for textile imports to Germany in 2022. In the period of consideration, China was the most important sourcing country for textile imports to Germany with an import value of roughly 3.4 billion euros. Read
more
CHAPTER 03
Industry structure
Number of businesses in the textile and clothing industry in Germany
from 2008 to 2022
Number of businesses in the textile and clothing industry Germany 2008-2022

1,400
1,200
1,000 381
Number of businessers
357
323 305 301 284 272 267 252 251 234
800 222 218 207 202
600
400 794 768 732 730 722 713 711 716 710 713 717 702 693 696 699
200
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
31 Description: In 2022, the German textile industry recorded more than triple the amount of businesses compared to the clothing industry. However, figures had decreased for both during the specified timeline. Read more
Number of businesses in the textile and clothing industry in Germany in
2022, by number of employees
Textile and clothing businesses in Germany 2022, by number of employees
Textile manufacture Clothing manufacture Total

500
443
450
400
347
Number of businesses
350
300
250 215
191
200 167
154
150
96
100
48 37 38
50 25
13 6 6 12 2 2
0
0
20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 249 250 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 and more
Number of employees
32 Description: In 2022, most textile manufacturing businesses in Germany had 20 to 49 employees, and the same was true for the clothing industry. Only two clothing manufacturing businesses had 1,000 and more employees. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; As of end of September 2022
Number of businesses in the textile industry in Germany from 2008 to
2022, by segment
Number of businesses in the textile industry Germany 2008-2022
2008 51 121 122 44
2009 50 111 122 40
2010 47 103 115 33
2011 45 103 114 34
2012 40 103 108 38
2013 41 98 104 38
2014 40 95 105 37
2015 38 95 109 37
2016 38 92 110 36
2017 38 92 115 35
2018 38 89 110 35
2019 38 84 105 37
2020 38 84 95 36
33 Description: In 2022, among the textile segments listed, Germany had the most businesses in the manufacture of pre-made textile products (clothes excluded), at 183. This was a slight increase compared to the year before. Read more
Number of businesses in the clothing industry in Germany from 2008 to
2022, by segment
Number of businesses in the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment

clothing¹ outerwear
2008 6 32 168 71
2009 7 33 154 66
2010 8 29 134 63
2011 8 29 123 61
2012 8 30 118 60
2013 7 31 107 55
2014 4 29 103 53
2015 3 30 98 52
2016 3 28 91 46
2017 3 28 87 47
2018 3 28 79 43
2019 28 72 42
2020 2 30 71 38
34 Description: In 2022, there were 30 businesses in German workwear manufacturing. This was unchanged compared to the year before. Figures in this segment remained stable during the timeline at hand. Read more
Number of insolvency proceedings in the clothing and textile industry in
Germany from 2008 to 2022
Clothing and textile industry insolvency proceedings Germany 2008-2022

70
65
59
60
52
50
50 47 47
Number of insolvencies
40
40 36
35
33 33
29 30 30 30
30 27 27 28
26 25 26 26
24 24 23
19 18 19
20
14 14
10
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
35 Description: This statistic shows the annual number of newly registered insolvency proceedings in the clothing and textile industry in Germany from 2008 to 2022. There were 14 insolvency proceedings opened in the clothing industry in 2022, and 26 opened in the
textile industry. Read more
Number of employees in the textile and clothing industry in Germany
from 2008 to 2022
Number of employees in the textile and clothing industry Germany 2008-2022
Textiles Clothing
120,000
100,000
Number of employees
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
36 Description: In 2022, around 59,650 employees worked in the German textile industry. This was significantly more than in the clothing industry that year, which was also the case during the whole timeline given here. Read more
Number of employees in the textile industry in Germany from 2008 to
2022, by segment
Number of employees in the textile industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment
2008 5771 13997 10261 3636
2009 4809 11786 8968 3075
2010 4460 10494 8735 2455
2011 4368 10644 8776 2772
2012 3971 10226 7836 2933
2013 3934 9805 7797 2973
2014 3536 9278 7933 2876
2015 3212 9162 8001 2766
2016 3375 9299 8042 2732
2017 3713 9142 8178 2850
2018 3814 9131 8057 2819
2019 3311 8166 7264 3174
2020 3033 8451 6119 2504
37 Description: In 2022, the most employees worked in the following segments of the German textile industry: pre-made textile products (excl. clothing) and the manufacture of technical textiles. Read more
Number of employees in the clothing industry in Germany from 2008 to
2022, by segment
Number of employees in the clothing industry Germany 2008-2022, by segment

clothing¹ workwear
2008 295 1999 19048 7484
2009 393 1745 17301 7007
2010 403 1786 15995 6734
2011 375 1791 15550 6431
2012 378 1874 15231 6366
2013 286 1931 14970 6091
2014 193 1905 14257 5910
2015 214 1959 14462 5717
2016 209 1984 14148 5531
2017 218 2045 14010 5388
2018 226 2117 13386 4452
2019 2136 12897 4648
2020 2212 10978 4254
38 Description: In 2022, the highest number of employees in the German clothing industry was recorded in the manufacture of other workwear. 9,978 employees worked in this segment, which was a slight decrease compared to the year before. Read more
Average annual gross earnings in the textile industry in Germany from
1996 to 2022 (in euros)
Textile industry in Germany: average annual gross earnings 1996-2022
50,000
45,000
Average annual gross earnings in euros
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
39 Description: In 2022, employees in the German textile industry earned an average annual amount of around 45,000 euros. This was an increase compared to roughly 41,760 euros the year before. Figures increased annually during the specified timeline, except for
2010 and 2020. Read more
Average annual gross earnings in the clothing industry in Germany from
1996 to 2022 (in euros)
Clothing industry in Germany: average annual gross earnings 1996-2022
55,000
50,000
Average annual gross earnings in euros
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
40 Description: In 2022, employees in the German clothing industry earned an average annual amount of around 52,500 euros. This was an increase compared to roughly 49,900 euros the year before. Figures increased annually during the specified timeline, except for
2012 and 2020. Read more
Number of trainees in the textile industry in Germany from 2007 to 2021,
by field
Number of trainees in the textile industry Germany 2007-2021, by field
Textile processing Textile engineering and production

4,000
3,500 3,358
3,022
3,000 2,826 2,820
2,634
2,460 2,523
Number of trainees
2,500 2,367
2,247
2,082
1,962 1,938
2,000 1,875
1,614
1,500 1,404
938 974
1,000 811
717 693 711 684 636 642 621 591 531 453
500 390 330
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
41 Description: A total of around 1,700 trainees worked in the German textile industry in 2021. Of these, 1,404 worked in textile processing, and 330 worked in textile engineering and production. Figures decreased annually during the specified timeline. Read more
Number of students of textile and clothing engineering, and textile design
in Germany in the winter semesters from 1998/99 to 2022/23
Number of university students in textile courses Germany 1998-2023
Textile and clothing engineering Textile designers

8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
Students
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS
98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23
42 Description: 2,464 students in Germany studied textile and clothing engineering in the winter semester of 2022/23, while 3,161 studied textile design. Both figures were a decrease compared to the previous year's winter semester. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; Winter semesters 1998/99 to 2022/23
Innovation expenditure in the textile industry in Germany from 2008 to
2023 (in million euros)
Innovation expenditure in the textile industry Germany 2008-2023
450
420
400
Innovation expenditure in million euros
350
350 340
330
310
300
270 270
250 240 240 240

230 230 230 230
200
200
170
150
100
50
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022¹ 2023¹
43 Description: Thus far in 2023, innovation expenditure in the German textile industry amounted to 230 million euros, which was a decrease compared to 240 million euros the year before. Figures fluctuated during the timeline given here. Innovation expenditure in this
industry includes research and development, as well as innovation-related spending on tangible assets, intangible assets, continued education, marketing, conception, construction, design, production preparation and distribution planning. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2008 to 2023; Companies with five employees or more
Innovation expenditure in the clothing and leather industry in Germany
from 2008 to 2023 (in million euros)
Innovation expenditure in the clothing and leather industry Germany 2008-2023
900
790
800
710 720
Innovation expenditure in million euros
700 700
700 660 670
610
590 590
600
530
500 480
460 460
400 360
310
300
200
100
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022¹ 2023¹
44 Description: Thus far in 2023, innovation expenditure in the German clothing and leather industry amounted to 720 million euros, which was an increase compared to 700 million euros the previous year. Innovation expenditure in this industry includes research and
development, as well as innovation-related spending on tangible assets, intangible assets, continued education, marketing, conception, construction, design, production preparation and distribution planning. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2008 to 2023; Companies with five employees or more
Source(s): ZEW
CHAPTER 04
Leading brands
Revenue of the leading German fashion brands in 2021 (in million euros)
Revenue of the leading German fashion brands 2021
Revenue in million euros

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
Adidas 21,234
Puma 6,805
Hugo Boss 2,786
Kik 1,800
New Yorker 1,730
C&A 1,300
Takko 1,050
Esprit 938
s.Oliver 925
Ernsting's family 859
Modern Creation München 850
Marc O'Polo 558
CBR Fashion 540
Tom Tailor 503
Winter Holding 276
46 Description: Adidas was the most successful German brand in terms of revenue in 2021, recording over around 21.2 billion euros that year. Though somewhat further behind, other profitable brands included Puma and Hugo Boss. Read more
Source(s): TextilWirtschaft
Revenue of the leading German textile manufacturers in 2021 (in million
euros)
Revenue of the leading textile manufacturers Germany 2021

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000
Aunde¹ 1,888
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg Group)¹ 1,019
Borgers-Gruppe¹ 660
ERWO Holding AG 587
EuroComfort Holding 380
Sandler 368
Amann&Söhne (Amann Group)¹ 176
Schmitz-Werke¹ 160
HofTex Group 138
Trigema 113
Bierbaum Textilwerke 108
Setex¹ 98
Daun¹ 50
Dierig Holding 41
Heimbach 23
47 Description: Aunde was the most successful textile manufacturer in Germany as of 2021, generating around 1.9 billion euros in revenue. The company specializes in producing surface materials and seat covers, from textiles and leather. Read more
Source(s): Bundesanzeiger; Various sources
Revenue from apparel segment of Nike, Adidas and Puma worldwide from
2016 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
Apparel segment revenue of Nike, Adidas & Puma 2016-2022
Nike* Adidas** Puma**

16,000
13,567
14,000 12,865
11,550
Revenue in million U.S.dollars
12,000 10,953
10,733
10,037.31 9,863.2
9,654 9,405.4 9,441.51 9,321.32
10,000 9,067 9,279.85
7,745.77
8,000
6,000
4,000 2,850.59 3,091.77

2,316.65 2,424.68
1,726.8 1,930.15
2,000 1,404.61
0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
48 Description: The statistic depicts the global revenue of Nike, Adidas, and Puma from their respective apparel segments from 2016 to 2022. In 2022, Nike's revenue from apparel amounted to roughly 13.6 billion U.S. dollars. In addition to accounting for the highest
revenue from its apparel segment, Nike had the highest footwear revenues out of these companies in the same year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2016 to 2022
Source(s): Adidas; Nike; Puma; Statista
Revenue of clothing retailer C&A in Germany from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in
million euros)
Revenue of C&A in Germany 2009-2022
3,000
2,615.8 2,635.5
2,523.8 2,563.5 2,529.8
2,443.7
2,500 2,358.9 2,333.5
2,273.9 2,261.3
2,161.5
2,000
1,802.2
1,500 1,386.8
1,000
500
0
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
49 Description: C&A revenues in Germany have been dropping in recent years, amounting to around 1.8 billion euros in 2021/22. This was, however, an increase compared to the year before, which could be due to e-commerce revenue in the pandemic years. C&A
remains one of the well-known affordable fashion retailers in Germany, with a long history. Read more
Note(s): Germany; 2009/10 to 2021/22
Source(s): C&A
Revenue of Ernsting's family in Germany from 2005/06 bis 2022/23 (in
million euros)
Revenue of Ernsting's family Germany 2005-2023
1,600
1,385
1,400
1,285
1,200 1,120 1,150 1,150

1,080 1,080
1,040
1,010
1,000
845
795 814
800 737
699
624
550 578
600 513
400
200
0
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
50 Description: Ernsting's family generated around 1.39 billion euros in revenue in 2022/2023. This was an increase compared to the year before. Except for a dip during the pandemic years between 2020 and 2022, figures increased annually during the specified timeline.
Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2005/06 to 2022/23
Source(s): Ernsting's family
Revenue of Takko in Germany from 2012 to 2023 (in million euros)
Revenue of Takko Germany 2012-2023
1,400
1,220
1,200 1,137
1,103.17 1,096.8 1,101.5 1,116.3 1,092.6
1,056.9 1,074.48 1,050
1,040.35
1,000 942
800
600
400
200
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
51 Description: Takko generated around 1.22 billion euros in revenue thus far in 2023. This was an increase compared to the year before. Figures mostly remained stable during the specified timeline. Read more
Source(s): Takko
Revenue of s.Oliver worldwide from 1995 to 2021 (in million euros)
Revenue of s.Oliver worldwide 1995-2021
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013¹ 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
52 Description: s.Oliver generated around 914 million euros in revenue worldwide in 2021. This was a decrease compared to the year before. Figures decreased annually after 2012. s. Oliver is one of the leading textile and clothing brands in Germany. Read more
Source(s): s.Oliver
Revenue of Marc O'Polo in Germany from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in million
euros)
Revenue of Marc O'Polo Germany 2000-2022
700
592
600
500 472
452 464 464 460

440 430 440
420
404
400 370
329
306
288
300
240
185
200 158
142 145 147 154
100
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20
20
20
20
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20
20
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20
20
53 Description: Marc O'Polo recorded a revenue of around 592 million euros in the financial year 2021/2022. This was an increase compared to the year before, as well as generally a noticeable change compared to the rest of the timeline. The brand originally comes
from Sweden and currently has its headquarters in Bavaria in Germany. Read more
Note(s): Europe, Germany; 2000/01 to 2021/22
Source(s): Marc O’Polo
Revenue of the CBR Fashion Group worldwide from 2009 to 2021
Revenue of the CBR Fashion Group worldwide 2009-2021
800
705.5 709.2 711.1

700
623 609.7 609.2 606 606.5
583
600 563 565.2
Net revenue in million euros
540.4
507.9
500
400
300
200
100
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
54 Description: The CBR Fashion Group generated a worldwide revenue of around 540.4 million euros in 2021. Figures fluctuated during the specified timeline. The group is best known in Germany through such brands as StreetOne and CECIL. Read more
Source(s): CBR Fashion
Revenue of ESPRIT in Germany from 2008/09 to 2022 (in million euros)
Revenue of ESPRIT Germany 2008-2022
1,800
1,600 1,546
1,415
1,400 1,346
1,270
1,200
1,071 1,043 1,034
993
1,000 890
850
800 752
595
600 494
445
400
200
21.6
0
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2nd half- 2021² 2022
year
2020¹
55 Description: In 2022, ESPRIT generated around 445 million euros in revenue, which was a decrease compared to the year before. These figures also presented a significant decrease compared to previous yeas in the timeline at hand. Read more
Source(s): Esprit
Revenue of Hugo Boss in Germany from 2009 to 2022 (in million euros)
Revenue of Hugo Boss in Germany 2009-2022
600
500 477
465
448 448 448
429
417 412
401
400 378
366
324
309
300 276
200
100
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
56 Description: In 2022, Hugo Boss recorded revenues of around 477 million euros in Germany. Hugo Boss, based in Metzingen in Baden-Württemberg, is a global clothing manufacturer and a leading German fashion brand. Read more
Source(s): Hugo Boss
Revenue of Jack Wolfskin worldwide from 2005 to 2021 (in million euros)
Revenue of Jack Wolfskin worldwide 2005-2021
400
355 351 351
345.3
350 331 334
324 319
314
304.2
300
270 275
251.4
250
205.5
200
156.3
150 129.6
97.4
100
50
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019¹ 2020¹ 2021¹
57 Description: Jack Wolfskin generated around 275 million euros in revenue in 2021, which was an increase compared to the year before. Figures varied during the specified time period. Read more
Source(s): Jack Wolfskin
Revenue of Olymp Bezner worldwide from 2006 to 2021 (in million euros)
Revenue of Olymp Bezner worldwide 2006-2021
300
266 268
258
250.4
250 237
225.4 227
202.4
200 186.9 191

178.6
161
150 141.8
116.3
109.4
97
100 83.8
74.2
64.1
52.4 56.6
49.1
50
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
58 Description: Olymp Bezner generated around 227 million euros in revenue in 2022, which was a noticeable increase compared to the year before. Revenue had been increasing annually until 2020, but it should be noted that was the year the COVID-19 pandemic
started. The brand is primarily known for men's shirts. Read more
Source(s): Olymp Bezner
Sources
Adidas
Bundesanzeiger
C&A
CBR Fashion
Ernsting's family
Esprit
Fraunhofer
Hugo Boss
infas
Jack Wolfskin
Marc O’Polo
Nike
Olymp Bezner
Puma
s.Oliver
Statista
Statistisches Bundesamt
Takko
TextilWirtschaft
Various sources
ZEW
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INDUSTRIES & MARKETS

Textile and clothing industry

Innovation expenditure in the clothing and leather industry Germany 2008-2023 44

Textiles Apparel Leather Synthetic fibers

Clothing industry Textile industry

Manufacture of leather Manufacture of workwear Manufacture of other Manufacture of linen

Textile industry Clothing industry

Textile industry Clothing industry

8.45 8.53 7.81 7.77 7.75 7.55

11.62 11.82 11.52 11.86 12 12.22 12.21 11.62

Domestic revenue Foreign revenue

2.88 2.94 2.86 2.74

Import value Export value Excess imports over exports

Export value in million euros

Export value in million euros

United Kingdom 446.74

Export value in million euros

United Kingdom 753.34

Import value in million euros

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000

Import value in million euros

Sri Lanka 504.41

Import value in million euros

United Kingdom 217.21

Textile industry Clothing industry

Textile manufacture Clothing manufacture Total

Manufacture of leather Manufacture of workwear Manufacture of other Manufacture of linen

Textile industry Clothing industry

Manufacture of leather Manufacture of workwear Manufacture of other Manufacture of linen

Textile processing Textile engineering and production

Textile and clothing engineering Textile designers

250 240 240 240

Revenue in million euros

Hugo Boss 2,786

New Yorker 1,730

Ernsting's family 859

Modern Creation München 850

Marc O'Polo 558

CBR Fashion 540

Tom Tailor 503

Winter Holding 276

Revenue in million euros

Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg Group)¹ 1,019

ERWO Holding AG 587

EuroComfort Holding 380

Amann&Söhne (Amann Group)¹ 176

HofTex Group 138

Bierbaum Textilwerke 108

Nike* Adidas** Puma**

4,000 2,850.59 3,091.77

1,200 1,120 1,150 1,150

452 464 464 460

705.5 709.2 711.1

200 186.9 191

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