The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 16 US Apparel Clothing Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 62% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 16 US Apparel Clothing Corps have increased by a very impressive 738% through January 23, 2014. And 15 of the 16 had increases above 190% each. Also, 4 of them were "Ten Baggers Plus".
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 16 US Apparel Clothing Companies must be very pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 16 US Apparel Clothing Companies on January 23, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 23, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Textile-Apparel Clothing Co | 1-23-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-23-14 | 3-6-09 | ||
| Oxford Industries | Atlanta | GA | 77.66 | 3.50 | 25.77 | 2119% | -86% |
| G-III Apparel Group | New York | NY | 71.53 | 3.48 | 14.77 | 1955% | -76% |
| Fifth & Pacific | New York | NY | 28.74 | 1.78 | 20.35 | 1515% | -91% |
| Under Armour | Baltimore | MD | 83.90 | 6.17 | 21.84 | 1261% | -72% |
| Hanesbrands | Wimston-Salem | NC | 67.06 | 6.14 | 27.17 | 992% | -77% |
| PVH Corp | New York | NY | 121.39 | 14.56 | 36.86 | 734% | -60% |
| Quiksilver | Huntington Beach | CA | 7.51 | 0.99 | 8.58 | 659% | -88% |
| UniFirst | Wilmington | MA | 111.47 | 21.41 | 38.00 | 421% | -44% |
| VF Corp | Greensboro | NC | 58.15 | 11.91 | 17.17 | 388% | -31% |
| Ralph Lauren | New York | NY | 158.65 | 32.54 | 61.79 | 388% | -47% |
| Delta Apparel | Greenville | SC | 17.77 | 3.89 | 7.12 | 357% | -45% |
| Carter's | Atlanta | GA | 69.70 | 16.30 | 19.35 | 328% | -16% |
| Perry Ellis Intl | Miami | FL | 16.55 | 3.94 | 15.38 | 320% | -74% |
| Superior Uniform Group | Seminole | FL | 16.27 | 5.38 | 9.95 | 202% | -46% |
| Columbia Sportswear | Portland | OR | 75.12 | 25.73 | 44.09 | 192% | -42% |
| American Apparel | Los Angeles | CA | 1.14 | 1.59 | 15.00 | -28% | -89% |
| Average % Change all 16 | 738% | -62% |
