January 2025,
XI Ed. ,
539 pages
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Language: English
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Publisher: CSIL
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Abstract
Part of the CSIL Country Furniture Outlook Series covering 100 countries at present with CSIL furniture industry insights, The Furniture Industry in Europe contains all the main statistics and indicators useful to analyze the furniture sector in Europe and in 30 European countries: Austria, Belgium-Lux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK.
THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN EUROPE: INSIGHTS AND FORECASTS
The first part of this furniture market report goes in-depth into the future perspectives for the European furniture sector with a particular focus on the green and digital transitions shaping the industry.
European Furniture Market: Key Data and Trends
The role of Europe in the global furniture context is analysed with historical series of basic data (furniture production, consumption, and trade 2019-2024), the European furniture production performance and future perspectives, the main factors affecting the competitiveness of manufacturers (labor cost, availability of raw materials and components, investments in technology and machinery, innovations, recycling, sustainability, and circularity), imports penetration, exports orientation, description of the main furniture manufacturing countries.
The European furniture market potential, development insights, and Furniture market trends are analysed through a historical series of furniture consumption data and future perspectives of the furniture sector in Europe, with consumption forecasts for 2025 and 2026.
The Furniture manufacturing system and trends in the development of furniture production by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture, furniture for the bedroom &dining-living room, other furniture) with trends in furniture sub-segments (available data up to 2023).
Top Furniture Manufacturers in Europe
The competitive system in Europe is covered with the recent European furniture manufacturers’ strategies, mergers, and acquisitions (M&A).
The competitive system analysis includes figures for the leading 50 European furniture companies (company name, headquarters’ country, furniture specialization, total turnover, and the number of employees, share of furniture on total sales) ranked by their turnover.
Financial performance analysis of a selection of publicly listed European furniture manufacturers, including aggregated key annual (2019-2023) figures such as total revenue, EBITDA, total liabilities, total shareholders’ equity, and the Debt-to-Equity Ratio, and quarterly (2024) data for total revenue, gross profit, operating expense, operating income, total expense, EBIT and EBITDA, is also provided.
Over 2400 short profiles of furniture manufacturers are also provided, with information on their activity, product portfolio, turnover range, employees range, general email address -when available- and website.
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: FURNITURE INDUSTRY REPORTS FOR 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
For each considered country (Austria, Belgium-Lux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom) this study offers a complete report including:
- Market Outline and macroeconomic trends
- Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture for the time series 2019-2024
- Comparison with the European furniture sector: country rankings on production, consumption, imports, and exports
- Furniture market forecasts for 2025 and 2026
- Trading partners: the origin of furniture imports and furniture export destination
- Value of furniture consumption and production by segment (upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, Furniture for bedroom, dining-living room* and other furniture)
- Manufacturing system: number of furniture firms, and size
- Short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers
Types of furniture covered: Office furniture, Upholstered furniture, Non-upholstered seats, Kitchen furniture, Bedroom furniture, Dining and living room furniture, and Other Furniture.
* For Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovenia, the furniture consumption and production breakdown by segment is available only by upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, and other furniture.
Selected companies
Among the leading furniture manufacturers mentioned in this study: Aquinos, BRW Black Red White, Cotta Collection, Ekornes, Friul Intagli, Howden Joinery, IKEA, Lifestyle Design, Natuzzi, Nobilia, Nowy Styl, Polipol, Schmidt Groupe, Schüller, Fournier, Steelcase, Welle Holding.
Total furniture consumption in Europe, 2019-2024. Eur billion and %
Europe, the world’s second-largest furniture market with a consumption value of around EUR 106 billion (over one-quarter of the global market), continues to hold a crucial position in the global furniture industry, acting as a pivotal hub for production, market size, and world trade.
Despite difficult market conditions in 2023-2024, the sector has proven its resilience, staying above pre-pandemic levels, supported by a high level of integration, and market concentration. Dominated by major retail chains and manufacturers operating on a European scale, the market benefits from strong internal cohesion and a well-established trade network. This structural strength not only underpins its stability but also drives the substantial concentration of export and import flows within the region. At the same time, Europe maintains an ongoing openness to global markets, reflecting its proactive role in international trade.
CSIL forecasts stagnant furniture demand in 2025, with signs of a gradual recovery in the medium term.
Abstract of Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The future perspectives for the European furniture sector
– The global macroeconomic context and furniture market forecasts in Europe
Green and digital transitions: a hot topic for the European furniture industry
THE EUROPEAN FURNITURE SECTOR
The Role of Europe in the Global Furniture Context
– Europe and the rest of the world. Furniture production, consumption, exports, imports
The integration process within Europe
– International furniture trade, furniture exports by destination and origin of furniture imports
The European furniture production performance
– Description of the main furniture manufacturing countries (Italy, Germany, Poland, The United Kingdom, France)
Factors affecting the competitiveness of EU furniture producers
The furniture competitive system in Europe
– Recent European furniture manufacturers’ strategies, M&A
– Recent figures of publicly listed European furniture manufacturers
– The TOP 50 European manufacturers. Ranking by total turnover
European furniture market performance 2019-2024
Market sources
– National production, EU market integration and import flows
Trade balance
– The growing degree of market openness
– The export orientation
European furniture production by segment
Trends in furniture sub-segments
COUNTRY ANALYSIS | Market outline and macroeconomic trends, Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture, Country rankings, Furniture market forecasts, Trading partners, Furniture consumption and production by segment, Manufacturing system, and short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers for:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
SHORT PROFILES OF OVER 2400 EUROPEAN FURNITURE COMPANIES:
- – activity
- – product portfolio
- – turnover range
- – employees range
- – e-mail address
- – website
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
Part of the CSIL Country Furniture Outlook Series covering 100 countries at present with CSIL furniture industry insights, The Furniture Industry in Europe contains all the main statistics and indicators useful to analyze the furniture sector in Europe and in 30 European countries: Austria, Belgium-Lux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK.
THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN EUROPE: INSIGHTS AND FORECASTS
The first part of this furniture market report goes in-depth into the future perspectives for the European furniture sector with a particular focus on the green and digital transitions shaping the industry.
European Furniture Market: Key Data and Trends
The role of Europe in the global furniture context is analysed with historical series of basic data (furniture production, consumption, and trade 2019-2024), the European furniture production performance and future perspectives, the main factors affecting the competitiveness of manufacturers (labor cost, availability of raw materials and components, investments in technology and machinery, innovations, recycling, sustainability, and circularity), imports penetration, exports orientation, description of the main furniture manufacturing countries.
The European furniture market potential, development insights, and Furniture market trends are analysed through a historical series of furniture consumption data and future perspectives of the furniture sector in Europe, with consumption forecasts for 2025 and 2026.
The Furniture manufacturing system and trends in the development of furniture production by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture, furniture for the bedroom &dining-living room, other furniture) with trends in furniture sub-segments (available data up to 2023).
Top Furniture Manufacturers in Europe
The competitive system in Europe is covered with the recent European furniture manufacturers’ strategies, mergers, and acquisitions (M&A).
The competitive system analysis includes figures for the leading 50 European furniture companies (company name, headquarters’ country, furniture specialization, total turnover, and the number of employees, share of furniture on total sales) ranked by their turnover.
Financial performance analysis of a selection of publicly listed European furniture manufacturers, including aggregated key annual (2019-2023) figures such as total revenue, EBITDA, total liabilities, total shareholders’ equity, and the Debt-to-Equity Ratio, and quarterly (2024) data for total revenue, gross profit, operating expense, operating income, total expense, EBIT and EBITDA, is also provided.
Over 2400 short profiles of furniture manufacturers are also provided, with information on their activity, product portfolio, turnover range, employees range, general email address -when available- and website.
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: FURNITURE INDUSTRY REPORTS FOR 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
For each considered country (Austria, Belgium-Lux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom) this study offers a complete report including:
- Market Outline and macroeconomic trends
- Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture for the time series 2019-2024
- Comparison with the European furniture sector: country rankings on production, consumption, imports, and exports
- Furniture market forecasts for 2025 and 2026
- Trading partners: the origin of furniture imports and furniture export destination
- Value of furniture consumption and production by segment (upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, Furniture for bedroom, dining-living room* and other furniture)
- Manufacturing system: number of furniture firms, and size
- Short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers
Types of furniture covered: Office furniture, Upholstered furniture, Non-upholstered seats, Kitchen furniture, Bedroom furniture, Dining and living room furniture, and Other Furniture.
* For Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovenia, the furniture consumption and production breakdown by segment is available only by upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, and other furniture.
Total furniture consumption in Europe, 2019-2024. Eur billion and %
Europe, the world’s second-largest furniture market with a consumption value of around EUR 106 billion (over one-quarter of the global market), continues to hold a crucial position in the global furniture industry, acting as a pivotal hub for production, market size, and world trade.
Despite difficult market conditions in 2023-2024, the sector has proven its resilience, staying above pre-pandemic levels, supported by a high level of integration, and market concentration. Dominated by major retail chains and manufacturers operating on a European scale, the market benefits from strong internal cohesion and a well-established trade network. This structural strength not only underpins its stability but also drives the substantial concentration of export and import flows within the region. At the same time, Europe maintains an ongoing openness to global markets, reflecting its proactive role in international trade.
CSIL forecasts stagnant furniture demand in 2025, with signs of a gradual recovery in the medium term.
Abstract of Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The future perspectives for the European furniture sector
– The global macroeconomic context and furniture market forecasts in Europe
Green and digital transitions: a hot topic for the European furniture industry
THE EUROPEAN FURNITURE SECTOR
The Role of Europe in the Global Furniture Context
– Europe and the rest of the world. Furniture production, consumption, exports, imports
The integration process within Europe
– International furniture trade, furniture exports by destination and origin of furniture imports
The European furniture production performance
– Description of the main furniture manufacturing countries (Italy, Germany, Poland, The United Kingdom, France)
Factors affecting the competitiveness of EU furniture producers
The furniture competitive system in Europe
– Recent European furniture manufacturers’ strategies, M&A
– Recent figures of publicly listed European furniture manufacturers
– The TOP 50 European manufacturers. Ranking by total turnover
European furniture market performance 2019-2024
Market sources
– National production, EU market integration and import flows
Trade balance
– The growing degree of market openness
– The export orientation
European furniture production by segment
Trends in furniture sub-segments
COUNTRY ANALYSIS | Market outline and macroeconomic trends, Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture, Country rankings, Furniture market forecasts, Trading partners, Furniture consumption and production by segment, Manufacturing system, and short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers for:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
SHORT PROFILES OF OVER 2400 EUROPEAN FURNITURE COMPANIES:
- – activity
- – product portfolio
- – turnover range
- – employees range
- – e-mail address
- – website
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
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