Abstract
The global outlook series on Home Furnishings provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Get a bird's eye view of the home furnishing industry, understand the fundamentals underlying the industry's behavior, and get actionable insights into select categories of home improvement products i.e. Ceramic Tiles, Architectural Coatings, Rugs and Carpets, Wall Coverings, Wood Panel, Furniture and Fixture, Wall Carpet, and Laminate Floorings. Annotated with 87 information rich tables (exclusive of accompanying charts and graphs), the US market is extensively investigated. The home fashion market, and furnishing market is elaborated with tables that capture retailing statistics, consumer spending, product sales in each identified segment, sales of leading companies, advertising spending, and raw materials usage patterns, among others parameters. The US market discussion helps the reader single out noteworthy trends in each market category covered. Other regional markets briefly abstracted include Canada, Japan, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, UK, Australia, China, India, Argentina, and Brazil. The purpose of the abstracted regional market discussion is to provide the reader a prelude to these markets. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 1,231 companies worldwide.