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CHICAGO, New research from the 2012 Ryan Partnership Chicago/Mambo Sprouts Marketing Styling Sustainability consumer apparel survey indicates consumers would increase eco-apparel purchasing if only they could find it.

Despite the challenge, survey data shows that consumers intend to double their eco-apparel purchases this year. In 2011, leading shopper interest were eco-apparel gateway categories such as footwear (23%), active/workout wear (21%), and women's casual wear (21%), with green options purchased by about one in five respondents. While seven in ten (69%) considered eco/sustainability at least sometimes when purchasing clothing in 2011, eco-fashion purchase intent doubles in nearly every category in 2012, with the gateway segments reaching 48%, 47%, and 47%, respectively.

Los Angeles, CA - The Costume and Team Uniform Manufacturing industry tells a similar story as the rest of the apparel-manufacturing sector in the United States. Intense import competition, spurred by pervasive production outsourcing, has pushed industry revenue down for more than a decade. The five-year period to 2012 is expected to be no different. In fact, the economic recession has exacerbated the decline. During the five years to 2012, aggregate revenue will drop by 9.6% per year to $906.6 million, according to IBISWorld industry analyst Nikoleta Panteva. In addition to weak consumer sentiment and low disposable incomes, mounting foreign competition stifled growth.