Abstract
This report offers a comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in the Middle East, providing trends in furniture production, furniture consumption, furniture imports and exports in Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Factors determining the demand for furniture are examined, as well as furniture distribution channels and furniture prices.
Short profiles of the main furniture manufacturers, with production facilities, employees and product mix, are provided for each country.
Furniture imports and exports are broken down by country and product (office furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, seats parts and parts of furniture).
The wood and forestry sector is also considered: production, imports, exports and consumption data are provided for the main semi-finished wood products (sawnwood, wood-based panels). Data on woodworking machinery imports are available for most of the considered countries.
Addresses of more than 750 furniture companies are also included.
Among the covered products: office furniture, home furniture (household furniture), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture (sofas and armchairs), non-upholstered seats (chairs), bedroom furniture, seats parts, parts of furniture, sawnwood, wood-based panels, woodworking machinery.
Table of Contents
FOR EGYPT, ISRAEL, KUWAIT, LEBANON, SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Furniture industry summary
- Furniture production, consumption, imports, exports
- Economic indicators, furniture consumption forecasts, main furniture trading partners
Forest resources, semi-finished wood products, technology
- Production, imports, exports and consumption of semi-finished wood products
- Woodworking machinery (Kuwait excluded)
The furniture sector: basic data and performance
- Trends in the furniture sector (1996-2005): production, consumption, imports, exports
- Wholesale and consumer prices of furniture products (where available)
Furniture demand and distribution channels
- Factors determining the demand for furniture
- Furniture distribution
Leading furniture companies
- Short profiles of furniture companies
International trade of furniture
- Furniture exports and imports by country and product:
- office furniture
- kitchen furniture
- upholstered furniture
- non-upholstered seats
- bedroom furniture
- seats parts
- furniture parts
Appendix:
- addresses of 756 furniture companies
