Description

CSIL Market Research United States 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, per capita GDP, households, building permits and residencial buildings, international tourism)
• Furniture Consumption - by segment (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, office furniture) and per capita furniture spending

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)

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

33 profiles of manufacturers 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

United States. The Key Facts of the Furniture Industry

United States. Furniture Market Potential

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

Furniture market forecasts, 2015-2016

America. Furniture market forecasts, 2015

United States. 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

United States. Demand Determinants

Population

Households and urban population, population by State

Resident population in main cities

Average annual expenditures of all consumer units by age of the household head

Units authorized by building permits by State

International tourism

United States. Furniture Consumption

Per capita furniture spending in US 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 Middle and Low Income countries

United States. 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.

United States. Sector Fairs, Press and Institutional Bodies

United States. Productive Factors

Consumption of sawnwood and wood-based panels

Forest resources and distribution of land

Imports of wood-based panels, sawnwood and woodworking machinery

United States. Furniture Production

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

Employees in the furniture industry

Furniture production growth performance. World comparison

Furniture shipments by State

Furniture production. Comparison with the aggregate for High Income countries

United States. Furniture Segments

Production, exports, imports and consumption: Absolute values and year on year variations (home furniture: kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, office furniture)

United States. Top Furniture Companies

Location of top furniture companies

33 company profiles

United States. Annexes

United States. Country Rankings

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

United States. Socio-Economic Data

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

United States. Furniture Data

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

- Furniture Market Forecasts: Year on year variations

Selected companies mentioned:

ACProducts, Ashley Furniture Industries, Heritage Home Group, Haworth Inc, HNI Corporation, Kimball International, LA-Z-BOY Inc, Masco, MasterBrand, Steelcase International