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Furniture Market Reports

The furniture industry in Latvia

A comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in Latvia, with trends in furniture production and consumption, furniture imports and exports. Factors determining the demand for furniture are examined, as well as furniture distribution and furniture supply structure. Latvian furniture production and consumption are broken down by product: office furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, other furniture. Short profiles are provided for the main furniture company, with employees and product mix. Latvian furniture exports and imports are broken down by country and product. The wood and forestry sector is also considered: production, imports, exports and consumption data are provided for the main semi-finished wood products (sawn wood; wood-based panels). Woodworking machinery imports and exports from the main partner countries are included.

The furniture industry in the EU new member countries

This report evaluates the impact of the European Union enlargement on the furniture sector, considering the ten countries that have become actual members of the European Union on May 2004 (Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary) and the three countries that are candidates for enlargement after 2007 (Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey). The specific study covering the trend of the furniture industry in the past years is followed by an analysis of the business climate of each country: the purpose is to select the main threats and opportunities of each context, together with the strengths and weaknesses of individual economies.

Furniture Indicators

LATVIA: furniture basic data

Furniture indicators are abstract from market research report World Furniture Outlook 2008 issue November 2007. Statistics on furniture production and consumption, furniture imports and exports. Data are processed by Csil Milano. For each country furniture basic data are generally structured as follow:

1. furniture sector: furniture production, exports, imports, consumption (1997-2006 trends, country ranking)
2. economic indicators: value and country ranking for: population, area, total GNP, per capita GNP, household consumption expenditure, data at purchasing power parity (total GNP at PPP, per capita GNP at PPP)
3. real growth of furniture consumption: 2007-2008 forecasts
4. exchange rates: domestic currency per US$ and domestic currency per EUR, 1999-2006
5. main furniture trading partners: shares of imports by country of origin, shares of exports by country of destination

Furniture Fairs

BALTIC FURNITURE International Furniture and Interior Design Fair, Riga, LATVIA

KOKAPSTRADE Woodworking Machinery Technologies Tools, Riga, LATVIA

Mebeles International Furniture Exhibition, Riga, LATVIA