The Exceptionally Strong Brands US Apparel and Related Products Manufacturing (4) Companies Generated Total Earnings of Only $223 Mil in the 2Q 2017, the Trump Administration's First Full Quarter in Office, Down Sharply By 24% From Their 2Q 2016 Total Earnings of $294 Mil

From a review of the Google Finance Website and of company financial statements in the US SEC website, I found the 4 US Apparel and Related Products Manufacturing Companies (SEC Standard Identification Codes 2300s) headquartered in the US with Stock Market Capitalizations of more than $1 Bil very recently and which have filed their Calendar Second Quarter 2017 Financial Statements with the SEC.

Below here are the Total Reported US GAAP Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations for the Second Calendar Quarters of both 2017 and 2016 for each of these 4 largest US Apparel and Related Products Manufacturing Companies.

						Calendar	Calendar
US Manufacturing Companies						2Q 17	2Q 16
Other Than Oil & Gas and Technology					Calendar	US GAAP	US GAAP	Net	Net
Apparel and Products Made From Fabric			Most		2Q 17	Net	Net	Income	Income
and Similar Materials (SIC 2300s)	City	State	Recent		Month	Income	Income	Better	Better
Stock Market Caps Above $1 Bil	HQs	HQs	FYE		End	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Worse)	(Worse)
						$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	%
VFC Corp	Greensboro	NC	Dec16		June17	115	136	(21)	-15%
Cintas Corp	Cincinnati	OH	May17		May17	82	116	(34)	-29%
Carter's Inc	Atlanta	GA	Dec16		June17	38	36	2	6%
UnderArmour	Baltimore	MD	Dec16		June17	(12)	6	(18)	-300%
Total all 4						223	294	(71)	-24%