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Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: March 2026 NAICS MA42431

Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts industry analysis

The Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2026, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

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About the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts Market Research Report

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Definition of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts?

Sellers in this space wholesale piece goods, fabrics, yarns, thread and other notions and hair accessories. Products sold include apparel trimmings, belts and buckles, textile fabrics, textile labels, millinery supplies, sewing needles, remnants, ribbons, sewing accessories and zippers. Companies that buy fabric goods in the gray (i.e. unbleached and untreated) have them finished on a contract basis and sell at wholesale, which are classified in other industries.

What’s included in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts?

The Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts includes cotton fabric wholesaling, notions wholesaling, piece goods and other miscellaneous knit fabrics wholesaling, notions wholesaling, window treatments wholesaling and lawn furniture wholesaling. Related terms covered in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts industry report includes a popular trend within retail and manufacturing industries in which producers supply goods directly to stores, eliminating the middleman, a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line to the time they leave the store by releasing continuous signals from a chip and fabrics, yarn and ribbon sold by the yard.

Industry Performance of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts

Benchmark the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts industry performance with all MA county and national performance.

Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts

#11 in Highest Revenue 2.2% of state's GDP
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Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in the US


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Key Drivers of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Economic Indicators

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New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Import penetration into the manufacturing sector
Demand from apparel manufacturing
Corporate profit

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County Data of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts

Access proprietary data on county in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling in Massachusetts, such as Middlesex County, Norfolk County and Suffolk County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts

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What is the market size of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts in 2026?

The market size of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts is $295.7m in 2026.

How many businesses are there in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts in 2026?

There are 108 businesses in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.6% from 2021 to 2026.

Has the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.9% from 2021 to 2026.

How many employees in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts in 2026?

There are 646 employees in the Piece Goods, Notions & Other Apparel Wholesaling industry in Massachusetts, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.8% from 2021 to 2026.