Description

CSIL Market Research Japan Furniture Outlook analyzes through updated furniture statistics, useful indicators and through tables, graphs and maps the Japanese furniture market. It is structured as follows:

• Japan's Furniture industry overview. Executive summary and updated furniture statistics: value and performance of production, consumption, imports and exports
• Forecasts for the furniture industry in Japan for the coming years
• Japan Productive Factors (consumption and imports of wood-based panels, forest resources, imports of woodworking machinery)
• Japanese Furniture Production
• Demand Determinants for Japanese furniture market (population, GNP, households, disposable income, households consumption expenditure, building permits and international tourism)
• Japanese Furniture Consumption
• Detailed tables of furniture imports and furniture exports of Japan by segment (upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, furniture for dining-living room, office furniture, parts of furniture, parts of seats) and by main countries and by geographical area of origin/destination
• Furniture Market potential in Japan (size of the market, performance, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration)
• Top furniture companies . 45 short profiles of top manufacturers and distributors operating in Japan are provided as well as international Furniture Fairs, Furniture Association and Professional Furniture magazines are also listed
• World comparisons of the imports/consumption and exports/production ratios and a cross-country comparison placing Japan in a broader context.

CSIL Market Research Japan Furniture Outlook is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Seriesof reports (issued by CSIL since the 1990’s), covering at present 70 countries. The report is carried out by CSIL experts that have been working for over 30 years in the field of furniture industry analysis.

Abstract of Table of Contents

Japan. The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry

Japan. Furniture Market Potential

Furniture market outline (size of the market, market growth, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration, import growth)

Forecasts 2013-2014 (GDP and furniture market forecasts)

Japan. Business Climate

Business climate rankings

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

Selected business climate indicators

Japan. Demand Determinants

Population, breakdown by age group

Households and urban population

Resident population in main cities

Building activities and international tourism

Japan. Furniture Consumption

Household consumption expenditure

GNP and household final consumption. Per-capita

Per-capita furniture consumption. Comparison with the aggregate for Middle and Low Income countries and High income countries

Per capita furniture spending compared to the average level for the High Income countries

Japan. Furniture Imports and Exports

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

Furniture imports and exports. Comparison with the aggregate for High 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, kitchen furniture, office furniture, furniture n.e.c.)

Imports and exports of furniture parts

Japan. Sector Fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Japan. Productive Factors

Forest Area

Forest resources and distribution of land

Consumption of wood-based panels

Imports of wood-based panels and wood working machinery

Main consuming countries of wood-based panels

Unemployment rate

Japan. Furniture Production

Furniture production growth performance. World comparison

Japan. Top Furniture Companies

45 short company profiles

Japan. 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

Japan. Furniture Exports

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

- upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, kitchen furniture, office furniture, furniture n.e.c., furniture parts excluding parts of seats, parts of seats, furniture parts, furniture excluding parts

Japan. 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., furniture parts excluding parts of seats, parts of seats, furniture parts, furniture excluding parts

Japan. Methodological Notes

Selected companies mentioned:

Cleanup Corp, France Bed Holdings, Inaba Seisakusho, Itoki Corporation, Karimoku Furniture Inc, Kawajun, Kokuyo, Naiki, Okamura, Oliver, Plus, Uchida Yoko, Yamaha Livingtech