The furniture industry in Argentina, Brazil, Chile

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January 2012, VII Ed. , 254 pages
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Language: English

Report code: W12
Publisher: CSIL
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Latin America has proven to be one of the most dynamic areas, even during the international crisis. Future perspectives are also positive. The report offers an overview of the whole area as well as detailed information for each country. Data provided include, among others: furniture sector performance (production, consumption, imports and exports), three-year market forecasts, macroeconomic and business climate indicators, maps and detailed trade statistics. Over 300 short company profiles for the key players are also included.

CSIL Market Research The furniture industry in Argentina, Brazil, Chile is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Series, covering at present 70 countries.
Each Country Report contains updated furniture statistics, tables, graphs and illustrated maps and information collected through interviews with top furniture companies and sector experts.

Summary: Highlights of this Report

An executive summary The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry, provides:

  • furniture industry overview,
  • performance of the furniture market
  • prospects for the coming years for furniture

The report contains all the main furniture statistics and indicators necessary to analyze the furniture market

From the supply side:

  • Productive Factors ( wood-based panels, forest resources, woodworking machinery)

From the market side:

  • Demand Determinants (population, building activities, households, international tourism)
  • Furniture Consumption – per capita furniture spending

This study also considers the international trading activity (see Furniture Imports and Furniture Exports)

Tables and graphs illustrate

  • countries of destination/origin of furniture
  • furniture trade by segment (upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture) and by country/area
  • world comparisons of the imports/consumption and exports/production ratios, placing all the statistics in a broader context.

Further enriches the analysis (see Furniture Market Potential)

  • Future Furniture industry prospects
  • CSIL’s assessment of market potential (size of the market, performance, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration)
  • a cross-country comparison (see Annex: Country Rankings)

Who are the top furniture companies, where are they, what do they do?

more than 300 short profiles of manufacturers and distributors operating in the country are provided (see Major Furniture Companies ), and international Furniture Fairs, Furniture Association and Professional Furniture magazines are listed in Sector fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Abstract of Table of Contents

The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry

Furniture Market Potential
Furniture market outline (size of the market, market growth, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration, import growth)
Forecasts 2011-2012 (GDP and furniture market forecasts)

Business Climate
Business climate rankings

  • Among the other indicators: starting a business, enforcing contracts, paying taxes, registering property

Selected business climate indicators

Demand Determinants
Population, breakdown by age group
Households and urban population
Resident population in main cities
Building activities and international tourism

Furniture Consumption
Household consumption expenditure
GNP and household final consumption. Per capita
Per capita furniture consumption
Per capita furniture spending compared to the average level for the High Income countries
Furniture consumption. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries

Furniture Imports and Exports
Furniture imports and exports, imports/consumption and exports/production ratio
Furniture imports and exports. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries
Main countries of origin of furniture imports and main countries of destination of furniture exports
Furniture imports and exports by area of origin – destination
Furniture imports and exports by segment (Upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture, furniture n.e.c.)

Productive Factors
Forest available for wood supply
Forest resources and distribution of land
Consumption of wood-based panels and sawnwood
Imports of wood-based panels and wood working machinery
Main consuming countries of sawnwood and wood-based panels

Furniture Production
Furniture production. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries

Sector Fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Top Furniture Companies
364 short company profiles

Annexes
Country Rankings

  • Among the other indicators: country attractiveness, per capita furniture spending, furniture growth rates, furniture market openness

Socio-Economic Data

  • Macroeconomic trends, international trade, value added breakdown, labour market indicators, investments and human capital

Furniture Data

  • Production, exports, imports and consumption: Absolute values and year on year variations
  • Furniture Market Forecasts: Year on year variations

Furniture Exports
Statistical data of furniture exports by country destination and by geographical area destination for:

  • Upholstered furniture, Non-upholstered seats, Bedroom furniture, Kitchen furniture, Office furniture, Furniture, n.e.c., Parts of furniture, excluding parts of seats, Furniture excluding parts

Furniture Imports
Statistical data of furniture imports by country of origin and by geographical area of origin for:

  • Upholstered furniture, Non-upholstered seats, Bedroom furniture, Kitchen furniture, Office furniture, Furniture, n.e.c., Parts of furniture, excluding parts of seats, Furniture excluding parts

Methodological Notes

Latin America has proven to be one of the most dynamic areas, even during the international crisis. Future perspectives are also positive. The report offers an overview of the whole area as well as detailed information for each country. Data provided include, among others: furniture sector performance (production, consumption, imports and exports), three-year market forecasts, macroeconomic and business climate indicators, maps and detailed trade statistics. Over 300 short company profiles for the key players are also included.

CSIL Market Research The furniture industry in Argentina, Brazil, Chile is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Series, covering at present 70 countries.
Each Country Report contains updated furniture statistics, tables, graphs and illustrated maps and information collected through interviews with top furniture companies and sector experts.

Summary: Highlights of this Report

An executive summary The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry, provides:

  • furniture industry overview,
  • performance of the furniture market
  • prospects for the coming years for furniture

The report contains all the main furniture statistics and indicators necessary to analyze the furniture market

From the supply side:

  • Productive Factors ( wood-based panels, forest resources, woodworking machinery)

From the market side:

  • Demand Determinants (population, building activities, households, international tourism)
  • Furniture Consumption – per capita furniture spending

This study also considers the international trading activity (see Furniture Imports and Furniture Exports)

Tables and graphs illustrate

  • countries of destination/origin of furniture
  • furniture trade by segment (upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture) and by country/area
  • world comparisons of the imports/consumption and exports/production ratios, placing all the statistics in a broader context.

Further enriches the analysis (see Furniture Market Potential)

  • Future Furniture industry prospects
  • CSIL’s assessment of market potential (size of the market, performance, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration)
  • a cross-country comparison (see Annex: Country Rankings)

Who are the top furniture companies, where are they, what do they do?

more than 300 short profiles of manufacturers and distributors operating in the country are provided (see Major Furniture Companies ), and international Furniture Fairs, Furniture Association and Professional Furniture magazines are listed in Sector fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Abstract of Table of Contents

The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry

Furniture Market Potential
Furniture market outline (size of the market, market growth, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration, import growth)
Forecasts 2011-2012 (GDP and furniture market forecasts)

Business Climate
Business climate rankings

  • Among the other indicators: starting a business, enforcing contracts, paying taxes, registering property

Selected business climate indicators

Demand Determinants
Population, breakdown by age group
Households and urban population
Resident population in main cities
Building activities and international tourism

Furniture Consumption
Household consumption expenditure
GNP and household final consumption. Per capita
Per capita furniture consumption
Per capita furniture spending compared to the average level for the High Income countries
Furniture consumption. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries

Furniture Imports and Exports
Furniture imports and exports, imports/consumption and exports/production ratio
Furniture imports and exports. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries
Main countries of origin of furniture imports and main countries of destination of furniture exports
Furniture imports and exports by area of origin – destination
Furniture imports and exports by segment (Upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture, furniture n.e.c.)

Productive Factors
Forest available for wood supply
Forest resources and distribution of land
Consumption of wood-based panels and sawnwood
Imports of wood-based panels and wood working machinery
Main consuming countries of sawnwood and wood-based panels

Furniture Production
Furniture production. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries

Sector Fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Top Furniture Companies
364 short company profiles

Annexes
Country Rankings

  • Among the other indicators: country attractiveness, per capita furniture spending, furniture growth rates, furniture market openness

Socio-Economic Data

  • Macroeconomic trends, international trade, value added breakdown, labour market indicators, investments and human capital

Furniture Data

  • Production, exports, imports and consumption: Absolute values and year on year variations
  • Furniture Market Forecasts: Year on year variations

Furniture Exports
Statistical data of furniture exports by country destination and by geographical area destination for:

  • Upholstered furniture, Non-upholstered seats, Bedroom furniture, Kitchen furniture, Office furniture, Furniture, n.e.c., Parts of furniture, excluding parts of seats, Furniture excluding parts

Furniture Imports
Statistical data of furniture imports by country of origin and by geographical area of origin for:

  • Upholstered furniture, Non-upholstered seats, Bedroom furniture, Kitchen furniture, Office furniture, Furniture, n.e.c., Parts of furniture, excluding parts of seats, Furniture excluding parts

Methodological Notes

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