The Furniture Industry in the Middle East

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