Upholstered furniture: world market outlook 2010

Table of Contents

PART I: THE OUTLOOK

The world market for upholstered furniture

• The world consumption of upholstered furniture by geographical area:
  • consumption, imports, population, per capita consumption, per capita GNP
• The world consumption of upholstered furniture: trend 1999-2008
• The world consumption of upholstered furniture: trend in the 10 largest markets
• Upholstered furniture imports: trend in the 6 major importing countries
• The opening of the upholstery market in selected countries

The world production of upholstered furniture

• The world production of upholstered furniture by area (Eu 27 + Norway and Switzerland, non-EU Central-East Europe and Russia, Asia ans Pacific, Middle East and Africa, North Amercia, South America):
  • production, exports, population per capita GNP, total GNP
• The world production of upholstered furniture: trend in the 10 major producing countries
• Upholstered furniture exports: trend in the 6 major exporting countries
• Upholstery exports from high income countries and from low and middle countries

Upholstered furniture: the market outlook

• Upholstered furniture trade: destination of exports and origin of imports in selected countries
• Upholstered furniture: imports/consumption and exports/production ratios in selected countries
• Trend in the world upholstered furniture trade, 1999-2008 and forecasts 2009-2011
• Upholstered furniture consumption in large markets: forecasts 2009-2010

PART II: UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE INDICATORS

Upholstered furniture indicators: world tables

• Overview of the world upholstered furniture industry:
  • by geographical area
  • by high income and low and middle income countries
• Upholstered furniture exports and imports, 60 countries
• The opening of upholstered furniture markets:
  • growth of exports, 1999-2008, 20 major exporting countries
  • growth of imports, 1999-2008, 20 major importing countries
• Upholstered furniture trade:
  • destination of exports
  • origin of imports
• Upholstered furniture consumption: 2009-2010 forecasts (annual changes in 60 countries)

World upholstered furniture: 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
• for each country:
  • upholstered furniture sector: production, exports, imports, consumption 1999-2008
  • opening of the upholstered furniture sector to foreign trade
  • real growth of upholstered furniture consumption, forecasts 2009-2010
  • exchange rates
  • main upholstered furniture trading partners

PART III: SELECTED PROFILES OF MAJOR UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS

Company profiles

• Profiles are structured as follow:
  • head office address, web site, email
  • controlled companies, subsidiaries, other related companies
  • activity, main production, furniture product specialization
  • history, financial highlights, manufacturing process, products, distribution channels

APPENDIX

• Notes, presentation conventions, classification of countries