hand sewing needle sales figures

Hi. I’m doing research on needle sales and wondered if anyone here could tell me where I might find information on annual US hand sewing needle sales figures. Ideally, I’d like to find out what total sales are in the US.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Did you check with the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade Commission, or the professional associations for manufacturers? Do a couple of google searches (http://www.google.com) on several versions of your main words and you might find the information. The Internet is amazing!
Thanks for the suggestions. I've done a bunch of google searches without getting too many relevant hits so far. I'll try checking the Dept. of Commerce and other government sites.
The Home Sewing Association http://www.sewing.org is probably the best place to contact for industry information.
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