apparel industry vs fashion industry

apparel industry and fashion industry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apparel industry	Yes	No	No	No
fashion industry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apparel industry and fashion industry are synonyms defined as:

apparel industry and fashion industry: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing

Other synonyms of apparel industry include fashion business, garment industry, rag trade.

apparel industry (noun)	fashion industry (noun)
makers and sellers of fashionable clothing	makers and sellers of fashionable clothing