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Custom Apparel & Promotional Products Statistics: 2026

Current figures on promotional products, custom apparel and commercial screen printing. Each number links to its original source and date.

Last updated September 29, 2026

A quick picture of the custom apparel market

Custom apparel sits where local businesses, teams, schools, events and promotional products meet. These statistics provide a practical reference for writers, planners and organizations comparing the size and direction of the U.S. market.

$26.78B

U.S. promotional products distributor sales in 2024

The industry grew 2.63% from 2023, according to PPAI’s annual distributor sales estimate.

Source: PPAI, 2024 Distributor Sales Volume Estimate 2024 data, published February 2025

26.6%

Share of 2024 promotional product sales represented by apparel

Apparel was the most commonly sold promotional product category in PPAI’s 2024 estimate.

Source: PPAI, 2024 Distributor Sales Volume Estimate 2024 data, published February 2025

$6.83B

U.S. promotional products sales made online in 2024

Online sales represented 25.5% of total distributor sales, up from 19.3% in 2023.

Source: PPAI, 2024 Distributor Sales Volume Estimate 2024 data, published February 2025

$3.69B

Estimated 2024 sales of sustainable promotional products

PPAI estimates the category accounted for 13.8% of total sales and grew 20% from 2023.

Source: PPAI, 2024 Distributor Sales Volume Estimate 2024 data, published February 2025

98%

Share of U.S. promotional product companies that are small businesses

PPAI reports nearly 40,000 promotional product companies in the U.S., with small businesses forming the overwhelming majority.

Source: PPAI, LEAD 2025 Published March 2025

5,854

U.S. employer establishments in commercial screen printing

The Census Bureau’s 2023 count includes establishments that print on apparel and textile products such as T-shirts, caps and jackets.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 data

$13.08B

Commercial screen-printing revenue reported by U.S. employer firms

This is the Census Bureau’s 2024 total for NAICS 323113, commercial screen printing.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Integrated Economic Survey 2024 data

75,100

Commercial screen-printing jobs reported in April 2026

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 75.1 thousand employees in commercial screen printing on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2026

Sources and methodology

This page brings together the most recent figures available from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Promotional Products Association International. Figures are presented as reported by the source, with the publication or data date shown on each statistic.

PPAI’s annual distributor sales estimate is based on an independent survey of U.S. promotional products distributors and a census of the largest firms. Government figures use the industry definitions named on the source pages.

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Best Impressions Tees. “Custom Apparel & Promotional Products Statistics: 2026.” Updated September 29, 2026. https://bestimpressionstees.com/custom-apparel-statistics

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