Abstract
This report offers a comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in 17 Western European countries, providing trends in furniture production and consumption, furniture imports and exports, prices. For each country data on furniture production and consumption are broken down by product: office furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, other furniture. Company profiles are provided for the main furniture manufacturers.
For each country furniture imports and exports are broken down by country and product (office furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats and seats parts, bedroom furniture, dining and living room furniture, 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).
Addresses of about 300 European furniture companies are also included.
Countries covered: Austria, Belgium - Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Products covered include: office furniture, home furniture (household furniture), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture (sofas and armchairs), non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, living room furniture, seats parts, parts of furniture, sawnwood, wood-based panels.
Table of Contents
For each of the 17 European countries: Austria, Belgium - Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Furniture industry summary
- Furniture production, consumption, imports, exports
- Economic indicators, exchange rates
- Furniture consumption forecasts
- Main furniture trading partners
Forest resources, semi-finished wood products, technology
- Production, imports, exports and consumption of semi-finished wood products: sawnwood, wood-based panels
The furniture sector
- Trends in the furniture sector (2001-2006):
- production, consumption, imports, exports
- The openness of the furniture market:
- export/production and imports/consumption ratios
- Furniture production prices
- Furniture production and consumption by segment:
- office, upholstered, kitchen, bedroom, dining and living room, other seating and other furniture and parts
- Home furniture sales by distribution channel:
- buying groups and franchising, independent furniture chains, small scale independent retailers, non specialised distribution, others
Major furniture manufacturers
- Short profiles of major furniture manufacturers
International trade of furniture
- Furniture exports, imports and trade balance
- Furniture exports and imports by segment:
- office furniture
- upholstered furniture
- kitchen furniture
- bedroom furniture
- dining and living room furniture
- other seating
- other furniture and parts
- Furniture exports and imports by country and geographical area
Appendix
- addresses of furniture companies mentioned in the report
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
All Csil reports are based on Csil' s original research, undertaken by Csil' s team of in-house researchers. Sources include: personal and telephone interviews, trade magazines, trade associations, company annual reports, product brochures, directories, Csil' s databases, official statistical sources.
