This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's and girls' cut and sew apparel from purchased fabric (except underwear, lingerie, nightwear, blouses, shirts, dresses, suits, tailored coats, tailored jackets, and skirts). Women's and girls' other outerwear clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture, including buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for apparel to be made from their materials, and marketing finished apparel, are included. Examples of products made by these establishments are bathing suits, down coats, sweaters, jogging suits, outerwear pants and shorts, and windbreakers. Manufacturing women's and girls' team athletic uniforms from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315299, All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing; Knitting women's and girls' apparel or knitting fabric and manufacturing women's and girls' apparel--are classified in U.S. Industry 315191, Outerwear Knitting Mills; Manufacturing women's and girls' fur and leather apparel--are classified in U.S. Industry 315292, Fur and Leather Apparel Manufacturing; Cutting and/or sewing materials owned by others for women's and girls' apparel--are classified in U.S. Industry 315212, Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors; Manufacturing women's and girls' lingerie, loungewear, and nightwear from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315231, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Lingerie, Loungewear, and Nightwear Manufacturing; Manufacturing women's and girls' blouses and outerwear shirts from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315232, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Blouse and Shirt Manufacturing; Manufacturing unisex sweatpants and similar outerwear garments that are sized without specific reference to gender (i.e., adult S, M, L, XL)--are classified in U.S. Industry 315228, Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing; Manufacturing women's and girls' dresses from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315233, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Dress Manufacturing; and Manufacturing women's and girls' suits, skirts, and tailored coats and jackets from purchased fabric--are classified in U.S. Industry 315234, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Suit, Coat, Tailored Jacket, and Skirt Manufacturing.
