In 2009 production of office furniture in South Africa accounted for US$ 215 million. Although affected by the global downturn last year, the country is likely to show a surprising recovery during the middle quarters of 2010. The increasing trends in consumers demand, the ongoing relevant public...

The office furniture production in Japan accounts for worth US$ 3,500 million. The economy relies on huge flows of money from abroad, that in 2008 reached their peak increasing by 10.7% if compared with the previous year. The level of concentration of the industry is extremely high, with the...

Hungary is the fourth home furniture consumer country among the New European Members after Poland, Czech Republic and Romania. Home furniture consumption reaches a value of about Euro 1 billion. Birth of Furniture Malls (such as Max City), the limited presence of specialist outlets and the...

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the office furniture market in Spain, providing trends in office furniture production and consumption, office furniture imports and exports, office furniture prices. The analysis of the office furniture sector in Spain covers: macro-economic...

Romania ranks third among the New European member countries in terms of home furniture consumption after Poland and the Czech Republic. Apparent domestic consumption of home furniture amount to about Euro 1 billion. The distribution structure in the home furniture sector in Romania is in...

Consumption of home furniture in the new EU Member States amount to about Euro 6.1 billion over 80% of which is absorbed by Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. Looking at the distribution system in Eastern Europe we can see that in recent years there has been considerable growth in...

Poland is the leading home furniture consumer among the New EU Member Countries, with consumption totalling about Euro 4.5 billion. Poland is one of the most important European manufacturers of upholstered furniture (imports are 30 times lower than exports). The furniture distribution sector in...

The Emirates have become a regional trading hub because of their strategic position in the Gulf area. Imports account for around 90% of consumption in the country, and exports absorb 50% of local production, but a significant part of UAE exports consist of re-exported products, mainly directed...

In the New European Members panorama the Czech Republic is the second largest home furniture consumer (behind Poland), with a volume of consumption at retail prices of about Euro 2 billion. Czech Republic is the largest home furniture importer among the new European Member countries. In the...

The furniture industry in India is highly fragmented: the 85% of the national furniture production comes from small size firms. On the contrary, the office furniture segment displays a higher degree of industrial concentration, concerning particularly the segments of metal and plastic furniture....