The fashion business has been hit hard and from every angle. American fashion is a $400 billion driving force of the U.S. economy employing 4 million people, not including retail jobs. The retail industry is the nation’s largest private-sector employer, contributing $4 trillion to annual GDP and supporting one in four U.S. jobs — 53 million working Americans. CFDA urges the President and Congress to include fashion and retail as part of any stimulus packages being developed. Write and call your elected official and let them know that fashion is an industry that is vital to the American economy and deserves support.

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