Portugal is one of the smallest countries in the EU in terms of population, hence its furniture industry is also considered small. It is the eleventh producer within the Western European countries. Over the last two years, the furniture market in Portugal has been strongly affected by 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 furniture industry in the UK is experiencing a structural downsizing. The contraction in furniture production (since 2007/2008) goes hand in hand with the increase in furniture imports and the challenge of imports has become an established phenomenon. However, British manufacturers have...

CSIL Market Research Latvia Furniture Outlook analyzes through updated furniture statistics, useful indicators and through tables, graphs and maps the furniture market. It is structured as follows: Furniture industry overview (value and performance of production, consumption, imports and...

The study is aimed at analyzing the performance and the strategies of the leading players in the global furniture scenario and, more in depth, to analyze if they are taking advantage of the growth opportunities globally, through effective internationalization strategies and adequate product...

In the last five years the opening up of the main furniture markets to imports has continued at full speed and furniture trade has grown much more quickly than furniture consumption. The largest import markets for furniture are the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Japan....

Austria is the third country at a world level in terms of per capita furniture spending after Norway and Switzerland. 71% of Austria's furniture consumption is satisfied by imports, thus representing one of the highest ratios among the Western European countries (average 50%). The top two...

In 2008, for the first time, CSIL put together the profiles of the world's largest furniture retailers in a CSIL report called "Profiles of 50 major furniture retailers worldwide ". CSIL estimates that currently about 19% of worldwide furniture sales are made by "Major Furniture Retailers" which...

This report offers an accurate full analysis of the lighting fixtures market in China, providing lighting fixtures industry statistics (production and consumption, imports exports) for both indoor and outdoor lighting, details on the supply structure (light sources) and on the marketing mix...

Israel displays a high developed furniture industry, with western standards as regards technology and management. Moreover, furniture production and consumption have steady increased in the last years on the wake of the general economic growth. This report offers a comprehensive picture of the...