Description

Methodology. The study has been carried out using different tools: direct interviews with companies and sector experts, company balance sheets/annual reports, official figures for foreign trade, official documents concerning macroeconomic trends and sector performances.

Countries covered. Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Report. 'The office furniture market in Asia Pacific' analyses supply structure, market demand, import-export flows, competitive system, providing statistical data and trends of office furniture production and consumption, as well as import and export data. 2014 forecasts on office furniture demand by single country.

Competitive system. It includes sales figures, market shares and short profiles of selected top office furniture companies, by each single market.

Market Potential Analysis. The Report shows also a wide range of data on macro-economic indicators, employment by occupation, trends in the non-residential building sector and evolution of the office spaces in the main urban agglomerations. Some of the relevant office buildings inaugurated and upcoming completions have been reported.

Annex. A list of 150 among the most important players operating in the office furniture sector in Asia Pacific.

Abstract of Table of Contents

Methodology

Research tools and Terminology

1 SCENARIO

1.1 Market trend and figures by country

- Total office furniture

- Breakdown: office seating and office furniture (excluding seating)

1.2 International trade

- Exports and Imports by country and medium terms performance

1.3 Expectations and market evolution

- Real growth of office furniture consumption. Forecast 2014.

1.4 Leading companies in Asia-Pacific

- Total sales in a sample of leading manufacturers and market shares.

1.8 Potential demand

- Selected indicators: Non-Residential construction spending, Unemployment rate, 2003-2012. Percentage change

For each country: AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, VIETNAM

Industry and sector data for Office furniture market

- Historical data 2003-2012: production, exports, imports and market consumption (that is defined as production + imports - exports)

- market openness, activity trend

- Market consumption: preliminary 2013 and forecast 2014 in real terms

- International trade

- Countries of destination and provenance

- Breakdown: office seating and office furniture (excluding seating)

Analysis of potential demands

- Macroeconomic indicators: GDP and inflation, Unemployment rate, Number of employed people by occupation, Non-residential Building indicators.

Analysis of competitive systems

- Sales of office furniture in a sample of leading companies

List of mentioned companies

Selected companies mentioned:

Armindo, Aurora Corp, Azone, Bostinco, Dexion, Duoback, Euro Chairs, Fursys, High Point Office, Inaba, Itoki, Kokuyo, Kurogane, MerryFair, Neoce (Livart), Okamura, Plus, Poh Huat, Rockworth, Schiavello, Siam Steel, Teknion Malaysia , Torch, UB Group, Uchida, Versalink, Zenith Interiors