Swimwear, a $4.5 billion industry in the United States, has been resilient during the recession, and is one of the three best performing categories in the apparel industry in the U.S., along with dresses and small leather goods, said Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst for the NPD Group, a market research company based in Port Washington, N.Y. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/16/1734118/swimwear-fashion-events-are-taking.html