ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz bˈɔːt jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ θˈɜːtiːn.ˈeɪt bˈɪliən ʌv mˈɛnz ænd wˈɪmɪnz dʒˈiːnz ɪnðə jˈɪɹ ˈɛndᵻd ˈeɪpɹəl θˈɜːɾi, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə mˈɑːɹkɪtɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ fˈɜːm ˌɛnpˌiːdˈiː ɡɹˈuːp.
Americans bought US$13.8 billion of men's and women's jeans in the year ended April 30, 2011, according to market-research firm NPD Group.