Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are definitely net furniture importers. Their economies can rely on huge oil and gas reserves and feature fast growing construction sectors, with great prospects of profits for furniture exporters, both in the low and high end markets. This...

The furniture industry in Singapore may not appear significant in the international context, and in the region it is surpassed by several countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. Yet Singaporean firms play an important role as investors in those countries, which proved central to the...

According to the Taiwan Furniture Manufacturer's Association (TFMA) over the past twenty years at least 500 companies have shifted production to other countries. Moreover, it is estimated that roughly 1/3 of China, Vietnam, and Philippine furniture exports result from Taiwan investment. The...

The US furniture market is facing a challenging period, with the mounting financial crisis and falling home sales. Moreover, growing unemployment is putting additional strain on consumer confidence. As such, a contraction of furniture demand is expected for 2008 and 2009. However, the USA...

The case-study focuses on the strategies adopted by the Natuzzi Group, world leader of the upholstered furniture sector, located in the Bari-Matera district (Southern Italy), to face increasing global competition and on their effects. In particular we consider the modes and determinants of...

This Report offers a comparative analysis of home furniture distribution in 13 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The report provides trends in home furniture consumption,...

This research is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Series, covering at present 70 countries. Each Country Furniture Outlook Report is structured as follows: An executive summary (The Key Facts of the Furniture Sector) provides the furniture industry overview; Furniture sector performance is...

The report Financial analysis of the Major Furniture Players in Europe is the result of a CSIL processing of dataset made up of a selection of medium and large companies. The report is at its second edition (the previous one was published in the year 2013). The present research further extends...

Malaysia is a leading furniture exporter. CSIL ranked the country as the 8th world furniture exporter in 2011. Exports account for 67% of domestic production. Exports are mainly destined for the United States, Japan, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom, which together absorbed almost 60%...

CSIL ranks the Philippines as the 48th furniture exporter at a world level. The United States remains the country’s largest export market for furniture, absorbing around 45% of Filipino furniture exports. This research is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Series, covering at present 70...