US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: After February Slide, Clothing and Footwear Spending Growth To Jump

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The Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear.

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We discuss a fall back in consumer spending on apparel in February 2021 and moderated spending growth in the beauty category in the month. This report covers the following:

• US consumer spending on clothing and footwear—year-over-year change
• US consumer spending by subcategory, including children’s and infants’ clothing, men’s and boys’ clothing, and women’s and girls’ clothing—year-over-year change
• US consumer spending on footwear—year-over-year change
• US consumer spending on selected beauty categories—year-over-year change
• Our estimates for year-over-year growth in the clothing and footwear and beauty categories in the coming months, as we annualize the Covid-19 impacts in 2020