apparel industry vs garment industry

apparel industry and garment industry both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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