Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Apparel and Leather Products Manufacturing in South Carolina

Apparel and Leather Products manufacturing added $315M of value to South Carolina's economy in 2025, up 3.4% year over year. That ranks South Carolina 11th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.6% of South Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, apparel and leather products is a $12.2B industry (the 19th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $315M in 2025, #11 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +3.4% year over year.
  • Share of South Carolina's manufacturing: 0.6% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: apparel and leather products is a $12.2B industry nationally, #19 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-0.8% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 315AL).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the apparel and leather products industry in South Carolina? Apparel and Leather Products added $315M of value in South Carolina in 2025, ranking the state 11th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is apparel and leather products growing in South Carolina? South Carolina's apparel and leather products output grew 3.4% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of South Carolina's manufacturing is apparel and leather products? Apparel and Leather Products is 0.6% of South Carolina's total manufacturing value added in 2025, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

About this data

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01.