Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

• 1 - Goods-Producing Sector
• 6 - Manufacturing
• 31-33 - Manufacturing
• 315 - Clothing Manufacturing
• 3152 - Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing
• 31523 - Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing

315233 - Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Dress Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's and girls' dresses from purchased fabric. Establishments known as dressmakers, primarily engaged in producing women's and girls' clothing for retail sale, are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • knitting dresses from yarn (See 315190 Other Clothing Knitting Mills)
  • manufacturing dresses from materials owned by others (See 315210 Cut and Sew Clothing Contracting)
  • manufacturing leather dresses (See 315292 Fur and Leather Clothing Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Dresses, women's, misses' and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • Dressmakers' shops, custom
  • Paper dresses, women's, misses' and girls', cut and sewn from purchased fabric