The global fashion market is currently worth a staggering total of approximately 3 trillion US dollars - that's 3,000 billion US dollars - but do you know that the global denim industry is only 2 percent of this? However, the jeans market is an important one in the industry. With the editorial focus on denim in the month October, the seventh installment of FashionUnited’s fashion industry statistics infographic series takes a closer look at the global denim market.

This is the seventh installment of a new series based on the fashion statistics pages, a product of FashionUnited Business Intelligence. These pages include data on the domestic market size of apparel and footwear, facts and market values on the largest fashion companies and fashion employment statistics. Interested in more data on the denim market, please contact BI@fashionunited.com.

The eight installment will be published on Monday, October 10, on FashionUnited.uk, FashionUnited.com, FashionUnited.in, FashionUnited.nz, FashionUnited.ca,au.fashionunited.com. The fashion industry statistics series consists of 10 installments in total, published every other week. Want to make sure you’re up to date with the industry’s latest news? Subscribe to our newsletter.

Would you like to learn more on the basics of denim, on indigo and finishing processes for example? Then read our crash course in denim from Stacy Denzel Janmaat, denim expert at House of Denim. He also explains the definition of Japanese denim, Selvedge Jeans and Raw Denim.

Infographic: FashionUnited