Continued Growth Expected for Global Children’s Apparel Market

The global kids’ apparel market continued its growth, reaching $186 billion in value by 2014, according to an apparel market report by MarketReseach.com. The report, “Childrenswear: Global Industry Almanac,” notes that that the global childrenswear market grew by 2.4 percent in 2009 to reach a value of $161.5 billion. By 2014, the market is forecasted to have a value of $186.1 billion, an increase of 15.2 percent since 2009. The Americas account for 38.2 percent of the global childrenswear market, the report notes.