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Furniture Market Reports

The furniture industry in Slovakia

A comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in Slovakia, with trends in furniture production and consumption, furniture imports and exports. Factors determining the demand for furniture, furniture distribution and furniture supply structure. Slovak 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. 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.

The kitchen furniture market in Central-Eastern Europe

A comprehensive picture of the kitchen furniture sector in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine with trends and forecasts in the kitchen furniture production and consumption, kitchen furniture imports and exports. Basic data is provided for the main kitchen furniture companies for each country with turnover and product information. Distribution channels are also examined and a breakdown by kitchen specialists, outlets, large scale distribution and craftsment is given for selected countries. Kitchen furniture imports and exports are broken down by country and by geographical area.

The upholstered furniture industry in Central-Eastern Europe

Trends in upholstered furniture production, consumption, exports and imports in 11 countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine. The international trade of upholstered furniture is brokendown by country and by geographical area, with data 2000-2005 on exports and imports performances. The report offers information on demand determinants and the distribution system. Short profiles of the major upholstered furniture manufacturers with data on employees, product mix, turnover and share of exports are also included.

Furniture Indicators

SLOVAKIA: 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

DREVO+LES Wood and Forest International Exhibitions, Nitra, SLOVAKIA

Furniture & Living International Furniture and Household Accessories Fair, Nitra, SLOVAKIA

MODDOM-TZB-LUXDOM International Trade Fair for Interior Furnishings, Household Equipment and Design, Bratislava, SLOVAKIA