Description

CSIL Market Research Lebanon Furniture Outlook is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Series, covering at present 60 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)
• Furniture Production by geographical regions or areas of the country

From the market side:

• Demand Determinants (population, per capita GDP, housing units and international tourism)
• Furniture Consumption - by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture) and 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, 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 and Business Climate)

• Future Furniture industry prospects
• CSIL's assessment of market potential (size of the market, performance, furniture consumer spending, market openness, import penetration)
• how easy is to do business in the country
• a cross-country comparison (see Annex: Country Rankings)

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

21 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

Lebanon. The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry

Lebanon. 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 2010-2012)

Lebanon. 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

Lebanon. Demand Determinants

Population, breakdown by age group

Households and urban population, population by region

Total buildings units by region

Percentage distribution of primary residences by area and by type

Construction permits and international tourism

Lebanon. Furniture Consumption

GNP, final household consumption and furniture consumption

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

Furniture consumption. Comparison with the aggregate for High Income countries

Lebanon. 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.

Lebanon. Sector Fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

Lebanon. Productive Factors

Import of sawnwood and wood-based panels

Forest resources and distribution of land

Imports of wood-based panels and woodworking machinery

Lebanon. Furniture Production

Furniture and furnishings companies by region

Top furniture companies location

Furniture production growth performance. World comparison

Lebanon. Top Furniture Companies

21 short company profiles

Lebanon. Annexes

Lebanon. Country Rankings

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

Lebanon. Socio-Economic Data

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

Lebanon. Furniture Data

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

- Furniture Market Forecasts: Year on year variations

- Furniture Market Forecasts: Year on year variations

Selected companies mentioned:

Mobili Top, Sleep Comfort, Sté Georges Matta, Condas International, Cherfan Design, Snaidero Middle East, Fleifel