The Upholstered Furniture Industry in Central-Eastern Europe

Table of Contents

Upholstered furniture industry in Central-Eastern Europe and Russia: scenario

• Upholstered furniture basic data:
  • production, consumption, imports, exports in comparison with selected economic indicators
• Leading upholseered furniture manufacturers:
  • employees, product mix, share of export on production

COUNTRY ANALYSIS FOR:

Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

Country outlook

• Economic indicators, 2000-2007:
  • private final consumption expenditure, Gross Domestic Product, GDP deflator

Furniture industry overview

• Furniture production, consumption, exports, imports
• Real growth of furnitre consumption, 2007-2008 forecasts
• Openness of the furniture market, 2000-2006:
  • exports/production and imports/consumtion ratio
• Main furniture trading partners

Upholstered furniture: basic data

• Production, consumption, exports, imports: 2000-2006 performances
• Openness of the upholstered furniture market

Upholstered furniture: international trade

• Exports, imports, trade balance, 2000-2006
• Exports and of upholstered furniture by country and by geographical area
• Imports of upholstered furniture by country and by geographical area

Demand indicators and distribution

• Factors determinig the demand:
  • population, urban population, population aged 0-24 years
  • marriages
  • dwellings completed
  • per capita consumption expenditure
• Household indicators:
  • fixed line and mobile phone subscribers
  • Internet users
  • electricity consumption
• Furniture distribution

Upholstered furniture: the leading companies

• Employees, produtc mix, turnover, share of exports on production
• Short profiles of major companies

Appendix:

• Addresses of upholstered furniture companies mentioned in the report