World Furniture Outlook 2008/2009 with furniture indicators for 60 countries

Table of Contents

PART I: THE OUTLOOK

Summary

• The world furniture market: production, imports, exports
• The world economy in 2008 and 2009
• The World Furniture Outlook 2008/2009 for 60 countries
• Real growth of furniture consumption in 60 countries: 2009 forecast as of July 2008

The world furniture market

• World furniture production, consumption and trade
• Developed countries and emerging countries
• The role of economic regions and geographical areas

Market shares of the leading furniture exporting countries

• The main furniture exporters
• The opening of furniture markets over the past ten years

The international scenario

• The world economy in 2008 and 2009
• Prospects of the international furniture sector

PART II: WORLD FURNITURE INDICATORS 2008

World Furniture Industry Tables

• Overview of the world furniture industry (by developed/emerging countries)
• Overview of the world furniture industry (by geographical area)
• Furniture exports, 60 countries
• Furniture imports, 60 countries
• The opening of furniture markets 1998-2007:
  • growth of exports, 40 major exporting countries
  • growth of imports, 40 major importing countries
• World furniture trade. Destination of exports
• World furniture trade. Origin of imports
• Furniture market outlook 2008 and 2009

Country Tables for 60 countries

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

• furniture production, exports, imports, consumption 1998-2007
• economic indicators (population, area, total & per capita GNP, household consumption expenditure, data at purchasing power parity)
• real growth of furniture consumption, forecasts 2008-2009
• exchange rates
• main furniture trading partners

Appendix:

• Notes, presentation conventions, classification of countries