The European market for residential seating

Furniture | June 2010

June 2010, I Ed. , 77 pages
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Language: English

Report code: EU.18a
Publisher: CSIL
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This first edition of the market research The European market for residential seating offers an accurate and comprehensive picture of the seating industry in 20 European countries.

The report analyses the market, providing data for production, imports, exports and apparent domestic consumption at factory prices for 2009 with a breakdown for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

For the top European manufacturers the report provides data on total sales, sales by segment and sales by material and style as well as short profiles with financial data, product specialization, production and distribution policy.

The Annex provides addresses of about 200 leading European seating companies (retailers and manufacturers).

Abstract of Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Scope of the research and methodology
Working tools

2. European Scenario
Basic Data: production, export, import and apparent consumption
Top European seating manufacturing companies and recent trends

  • Supply chain structure and dynamics
  • Focus on the Italian chair district

Synthetic overview of European seating international trade

  • Main extra-European operators in the European market of seating

3. Residential Seating in Europe
Segment overview and basic data
Supply characteristics

  • Residential seating by segment and by material

Consumption characteristics
Distribution channels and reference prices
Top European manufacturers of residential seating

4. Commercial Seating in Europe
Segment overview and basic data
Supply characteristics

  • Commercial seating by segment, material and style

Consumption characteristics
Distribution channels and reference prices
Top European manufacturers of commercial seating

5. Office Seating in Europe
Segment overview and basic data
Supply characteristics

  • Office seating by segment, materials and style

Consumption characteristics
Distribution channels and reference prices
Top European manufacturers of office seating

Appendix 1: Detailed Furniture Trade Statistics

This first edition of the market research The European market for residential seating offers an accurate and comprehensive picture of the seating industry in 20 European countries.

The report analyses the market, providing data for production, imports, exports and apparent domestic consumption at factory prices for 2009 with a breakdown for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

For the top European manufacturers the report provides data on total sales, sales by segment and sales by material and style as well as short profiles with financial data, product specialization, production and distribution policy.

The Annex provides addresses of about 200 leading European seating companies (retailers and manufacturers).

Abstract of Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Scope of the research and methodology
Working tools

2. European Scenario
Basic Data: production, export, import and apparent consumption
Top European seating manufacturing companies and recent trends

  • Supply chain structure and dynamics
  • Focus on the Italian chair district

Synthetic overview of European seating international trade

  • Main extra-European operators in the European market of seating

3. Residential Seating in Europe
Segment overview and basic data
Supply characteristics

  • Residential seating by segment and by material

Consumption characteristics
Distribution channels and reference prices
Top European manufacturers of residential seating

4. Commercial Seating in Europe
Segment overview and basic data
Supply characteristics

  • Commercial seating by segment, material and style

Consumption characteristics
Distribution channels and reference prices
Top European manufacturers of commercial seating

5. Office Seating in Europe
Segment overview and basic data
Supply characteristics

  • Office seating by segment, materials and style

Consumption characteristics
Distribution channels and reference prices
Top European manufacturers of office seating

Appendix 1: Detailed Furniture Trade Statistics

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