Description

CSIL Market Research Canada Furniture Outlook 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 industry 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 market

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

From the supply side:

• Productive Factors (sawnwood, wood-based panels, forest resources, woodworking machinery)
• Furniture Production by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture) and
  by geographical regions or areas of the country

From the market side:

• Demand Determinants (population, households, building permits and residencial buildings, international tourism)
• Furniture Consumption - by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture) and by area

This research 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, parts of furniture, parts of seats) 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)

• Economic Environment forecasts
• Furniture market forecasts
• 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)

Where are the top furniture companies, what do they do?

55 short profiles of manufacturers and retailers 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

Canada. The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry

Canada. Furniture Market Potential

Furniture market profile (size of the market, performance, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration)

Furniture market forecasts (furniture consumption, real growth rates 2011-2012)

America. Furniture market forecasts, 2011

Canada. Business Climate

Business climate rankings

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

Selected business climate indicators

- Among the other indicators: time required to build a warehouse, logistic performance index

Canada. Demand Determinants

Population

Households and urban population, population by province

Main cities

Housing starts and dwelling by type

International tourism

Canada. Furniture Consumption

Per capita furniture spending in Canada compared to the average level for the High Income countries. Ratio (%)

Furniture consumption by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture)

Furniture consumption. Comparison with the aggregate for High Income countries

Canada. Furniture Imports and Exports

Furniture import and exports, imports/consumption and exports/production ratio

Furniture imports and exports. Comparison with the aggregate for High Income countries

Main countries of origin-destination of furniture imports- exports

Furniture imports-exports by geographical 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.

Canada. Sector Fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Canada. Productive Factors

Consumption of sawnwood and wood-based panels

Forest resources and distribution of land

Imports of wood-based panels, sawnwood and woodworking machinery

Top 15 countries consumers of sawnwood and wood-based panels

Canada. Furniture Production

Furniture production by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture)

Furniture production growth performance. World comparison

Furniture production. Comparison with the aggregate for High Income countries

Canada. Top Furniture Companies

Location of top furniture companies

55 short company profiles

Canada. Annexes

Canada. Country Rankings

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

Canada. Socio-Economic Data

Macroeconomic Trends, exchange rates, value added breakdown, labour market indicators, investment and human capital

Canada. Furniture Data

Production, exports, imports and consumption: Absolute values and year on year variations

Furniture Market Forecasts: Year on year variations

Selected companies mentioned:

Dorel, Haworth, IKEA Canada, Kitchen Craft Cabinetry, Palliser Furniture, Teknion, Walmart Canada