SOUTH AFRICA

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Furniture Market Reports

The furniture industry in South Africa

Trends in furniture production and consumption, furniture imports and exports. Factors determining the demand for furniture in South Africa are examined, as well as furniture distribution. Data on the most representative furniture producers are provided with employees, 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. Woodworking machinery imports from the main partner countries are included.

Furniture Indicators

SOUTH AFRICA: 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

DECOREX Furniture Exhibition, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA

East Coast House & Garden Show Durban, SOUTH AFRICA

WoodPro Africa International Woodworking Machinery, Timber and Furniture Supplies Exhibition, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA