THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR UPPER END FURNITURE

CONTENTS

Research field and methodology

Basic data and performances

• Top range furniture production, exports, imports, consumption
  • by country
  • by product type
• Total home furniture and upper end furniture: performance of activity
• Upper end furniture consumption: trend and 2002 forecast

The European market for upper end furniture: analysis by country

• Total home furniture and upper end furniture:
  • trend in production, exports, imports, consumption
• Some economic indicators

Product type and materials

• Top range home furniture: sales breakdown by product type
  • kitchen furniture
  • upholstered furniture
  • other home furniture (tables, seats, occasional furniture, children's rooms, living rooms, bedrooms)
• Total home furniture and upper end furniture: sales breakdown by country and product
• Top range furniture: analysis by product
  • kitchen furniture (consumption breakdown: laminated, wood, lacquered)
  • upholstered furniture (consumption breakdown: leather, fabric, microfibre)
  • other home furniture: storage, beds, seating, tables (consumption breakdown by material)

Upper end furniture distribution in Europe

• Upper and upper-medium range furniture: reference prices by product type
• Turnover and number of sales outlets in a sample of companies
• Distribution mark up by country and segment
• Distribution channels for upper end furniture
• Major furniture distribution channels for upper end furniture by single country

International trade of upper end furniture

• Total home furniture exports and imports by country
• Top range furniture exports by country and product

Data on major European manufacturers

• Trend of market shares in the top range segment over the last decade
• Top 50 companies in the upper end furniture market: total sales and upper end sales
• Sales of leading manufacturers in the upper end segment by product:
  • kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, other home furniture (living rooms, bedrooms, tables, seats)
• Major European exporters of upper end furniture
• Sales of leading manufacturers in the upper end segment by country:
  • Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Nordic countries
• Employment and turnover per employee

Investments

• Main upper end furniture manufacturers' investments:
  • promotion, machinery, product design

Short company profiles

Annex 1:

• Addresses of mentioned manufacturers of top range furniture

Annex 2:

• Major furniture distributors' market shares by country:
• Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria

Annex 3 (available on floppy disk):

• Addresses of 2,386 selected distributors of top range furniture

SOME EXAMPLES OF GRAPHS AND TABLES

• Europe. Total home furniture and upper end home furniture: production, exports, imports, consumption, prices, mark up
• Europe. Incidence of upper end furniture on total home furniture consumption by country
• Germany.Total home furniture and upper end home furniture. Production, consumption, exports, imports
• Europe. Upper end kitchen furniture: breakdown of consumption by finishing material
• Europe. Upper end upholstered furniture. Breakdown of consumption by covering material
• Europe. Upper end home furniture: storage and beds. Breakdown of consumption by material
• Upper end home furniture. Reference prices in a sample of companies/price point per market segment
• Europe. Home furniture. Distribution mark up by country and by segment
• Italy. Upper end furniture. Major furniture distribution channels
• Europe. Export share of upper end upholstered furniture on total upholstered furniture exports by country
• Europe. Upper end home furniture. Trend of market shares in selected companies
• Europe. Sales of upper end kitchen furniture in selected companies
• Europe. Upper end home furniture exports in selected companies
• France. Upper end sales in selected companies
• Turnover per employee in a sample of upper end companies