This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) knitting underwear and nightwear; (2) knitting fabric and manufacturing underwear and nightwear; or (3) knitting, manufacturing, and finishing knit underwear and nightwear. Examples of products produced in underwear and nightwear knitting mills are briefs, underwear T-shirts, pajamas, nightshirts, foundation garments, and panties.
The NAICS industry code for Underwear and Nightwear Knitting Mills is 315192. Included in this industry are:
Bathrobes made in apparel knitting mills
Briefs, underwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Drawers, apparel, made in apparel knitting mills
Girdles and other foundation garments made in apparel knitting mills
Lounging robes and dressing gowns made in apparel knitting mills
Negligees made in apparel knitting mills
Nightgowns made in apparel knitting mills
Nightshirts made in apparel knitting mills
Nightwear made in apparel knitting mills
Pajamas made in apparel knitting mills
Panties made in apparel knitting mills
Robes, lounging, made in apparel knitting mills
Shirts, underwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Shorts, underwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Slips made in apparel knitting mills
Tank tops, underwear, made in apparel knitting mills
T-shirts, underwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Underwear made in apparel knitting mills
Underwear shirts made in apparel knitting mills
Underwear shorts made in apparel knitting mills
Union suits made in apparel knitting mills
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing underwear and nightwear from purchased fabric - classified in Industry Group 3152, Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing; and
- Finishing apparel products only - classified in U.S. Industry 313312, Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
