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6 sourced facts about fashion and clothing, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer2,700 liters
Growing cotton and processing fabric make clothing surprisingly thirsty to produce.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2020) europarl.europa.eu
Answer$2,001
That's out of average total spending of $78,535 per household (consumer unit).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditures 2024 (2024) bls.gov
Answer19 kg per person
Those textile purchases generated roughly 355 kg of CO2 emissions per person.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2022) europarl.europa.eu
Answerabout 12 kg
That's a large share of the 19 kg of textiles each EU resident consumed in 2022.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2022) europarl.europa.eu
Answer700,000 fibres
Synthetic fabrics like polyester shed tiny plastic fibres when they're washed.
Source: European Parliament, The impact of textile production and waste (2020) europarl.europa.eu
Answerdown 2.0%
Apparel was the only major spending category to decrease that year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditures 2024 (2024) bls.gov