THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, (vol. 2) EU enlargement countries + Croatia, Serbia

Table of Contents

The role of the "new" European Member States in the furniture sector

• Major trends in the European furniture sector
• The New EU Members as furniture markets:
  • economic indicators, 2001-2006: GDP, population, per capita GDP, final consumption expenditure
  • furniture consumption
  • furniture import/consumption ratio
• The New EU Memebers as furniture producers:
  • furniture production 2001-2006
  • production of upholstered furniture
  • furniture export/production ratio
  • furniture trade flows and trade balance
  • composition of furniture imports and exports: furniture parts and finished products
  • exports and imports by furniture segments

For each of the 14 European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia

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
• Woodworking machinery: imports and exports by country and geographical area, trend 2000-2005

The furniture sector basic data

• 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 and consumption by segment:
  • office furniture, upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, other furniture and parts
• Furniture production prices

Furniture demand and distribution channels

• Factors determining the demand for furniture
• Furniture distribution

Leading furniture companies

• Short profiles of leading furniture companies

International trade of furniture

• Furniture exports, imports and trade balance, 2001-2006
• Furniture exports and imports by segment:
  • office furniture
  • kitchen furniture
  • upholstered furniture
  • non-upholstered seats
  • furniture for dining and living rooms
  • bedroom furniture
  • parts of seats
  • furniture parts
• Furniture exports and imports by country and geographical area

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.

Other information on related subjects are available in the following report:

• The furniture industry in Bulgaria
• The furniture industry in Croatia
• The furniture industry in Cyprus
• The furniture industry in the Czech Republic
• The furniture industry in Estonia
• The furniture industry in Hungary
• The furniture industry in Latvia
• The furniture industry in Lithuania
• The furniture industry in Malta
• The furniture industry in Poland
• The furniture industry in Romania
• The furniture industry in Serbia
• The furniture industry in Slovakia
• The furniture industry in Slovenia
• The office furniture market in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
• The kitchen furniture market in Central-Eastern Europe
• The upholstered furniture industry in Central-Eastern Europe
• The lighting fixtures market in Central Eastern Europe
• Built-in appliances distribution and brand image in the Czech Republic
• Built-in appliances distribution and brand image in Hungary
• Built-in appliances distribution and brand image in Poland
• World furniture outlook
• Kitchen furniture: world furniture outlook
• Upholstered furniture: world market outlook
• The world mattress industry
• World trade of lighting fixtures
• World trade of refrigeratos and freezers
• World trade of clothes washers and driers
• World trade of dishwashers
• World trade of kitchen hoods
• Profiles of 200 major furniture manufacturers worldwide
• Profiles of 50 major appliance manufacturers worldwide