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The furniture industry in the United States and Canada

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SUMMARY:

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the household furniture sector in the United States and Canada, providing trends in furniture production, furniture consumption, furniture imports and exports. Factors determining the demand for furniture are examined, as well as furniture distribution channels, marketing policies and furniture prices.

Furniture production and consumption are broken down by product (household furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, RTA furniture). A segmentation of the furniture market into geographic areas is also considered.

For each country the furniture supply structure is analysed, with data on furniture companies and employment. Company profiles of the main furniture manufacturers and distributors, with turnover, market shares, number of outlets, production facilities, employees and product mix, are provided.

US and Canadian furniture imports and exports are broken down by country and product (office furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, seats parts and parts of furniture).

The analysis of household furniture distribution channels covers: independent furniture stores and chains, department stores and discounts, warehouse clubs, designer showrooms, direct sales.

The research comprises the Final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on US imports of wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China as well as ways of approaching both the US and Canadian furniture market.

The wood and forestry sector is also considered: production, imports, exports and consumption data are provided for the main semi-finished wood products (sawnwood; wood-based panels: plywood, veneer sheets, particle board panels, fibreboard panels, MDF). Data on woodworking machinery imports and exports are also available.

Among the covered products: wooden furniture, metal furniture, contract furniture, office furniture, home furniture (household furniture), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture (sofas and armchairs), living room furniture, dining room furniture, non-upholstered seats (chairs), bedroom furniture, beds, wardrobes, outdoor furniture, RTA furniture (ready to assemble furniture), seats parts, parts of furniture, sawnwood, wood-based panels, plywood, veneer sheets, particle board panels, fibreboard panels, MDF (medium density fibreboard), woodworking machinery. (Copyright Csil Milano)

The furniture industry in the United States and in Canada (W.10)

Pages: 290

Language: English

Publication date: July 2007

Publisher: Csil Milano

Price: Euro 1000

Copyright: Csil Milano

Status: available for online purchase and immediate download (purchase now)

CONTENTS

SECTION I: THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES

United States. Furniture industry summary

Furniture production, consumption, imports, exports

Economic indicators, furniture consumption forecasts, main furniture trading partners

Forest resources, semi-finished wood products, technology

Production, imports, exports and consumption of semi-finished wood products

Imports and exports of woodworking machinery

The US furniture sector: outlook

Trends in the furniture sector (2000-2006): production, consumption, imports, exports

Openness of the furniture market, 1997-2006

Companies, employment, furniture production prices

Household furniture: production, consumption, imports, exports, furniture production prices by products

Bedroom furniture: retail price by market range

Dining room furniture: retail price by market range

Upholstered furniture: production, consumption, imports, exports, retail prices

Kitchen furniture: production, consumption, imports, exports, production and retail prices

Office furniture: production, consumption, imports, exports, production prices

Ready to assemble furniture: trend in the RTA furniture sales, 1995-2006

United States. Household furniture demand

US consumer profile

US furniture consumer prices by products

Factors determining the demand for furniture

United States. Furniture distribution channels

Retail sales of furniture stores, trend 1995-2006

Household furniture distribution channels:

- furniture stores, discount department stores, department stores, warehouse clubs, home improvement centres, direct-to-consumer, design centres

Sector fairs and magazines

United States. Leading furniture companies

Company profiles of the major US furniture producers:

- detailed address, activity, main production, brands

- history, financial highlights, manufacturing process, products

- strategic growth initiatives, marketing policies, distribution channels

United States. International trade of furniture

Furniture exports, imports and trade balance, trend 1997-2006

Furniture exports and imports by country and product:

- office furniture

- kitchen furniture

- upholstered furniture

- non-upholstered seats

- bedroom furniture

- dining and living room furniture

- seats parts

- furniture parts

SECTION II: THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN CANADA

Canada. Furniture industry summary

Furniture production, consumption, imports, exports

Economic indicators, furniture consumption forecasts, main furniture trading partners

Forest resources, semi-finished wood products, technology

Production, imports, exports and consumption of semi-finished wood products

Imports and exports of woodworking machinery

The Canadian furniture sector: outlook

Trends in the furniture sector (1997-2006): production, consumption, imports, exports

Openness of the furniture market, 1997-2006

Furniture supply structure: employment, production prices

Furniture basic data (production, consumption, imports, exports) by segment:

- home furniture, upholstered furniture, kitchen, office

Household furniture production by products

Canada. Furniture demand and distribution channels

Household furniture consumption by product type

Factors determining the demand for furniture

Home furniture sales by distribution channel:

- independent retailers, specialised sotres and chains, department stores, mass merchandisers

Furniture sector exhibitions

Canada. Leading furniture companies

Company profiles of the major Canadian furniture manufacturers:

- detailed address, activity, main production, brands

- history, financial highlights, manufacturing process, products

- strategic growth initiatives, marketing policies, distribution channels

Canada. International trade of furniture

Furniture exports, imports and trade balance, trend 1997-2006

Furniture exports and imports by country and product:

- office furniture

- kitchen furniture

- upholstered furniture

- non-upholstered seats

- bedroom furniture

- dining and living room furniture

- seats parts

- furniture parts

SOME COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT

American Leather, American Woodmark, Amisco, Armstrong World, Artitalia Group Inc, Ashley Furniture, AyA Kitchens and Baths, Bassett Furniture, Berkline/BenchCraft, Bermex International Inc, Bernhardt Furniture, Best Home Furnishings, Bestar, BJI Brown Jordan International, Bush Furniture, Canac Cabinetry, Canadel, Cardell, Caye Home Furnishings, Century Furniture, Chromcraft Revington, Coja Leatherline, Commercial Furniture Group, Decor Cabinets Ltd, Décor Rest Furniture Ltd, Dinec, Distinctive Designs Kroehler Furniture, Dorel Industries, Douglas Furniture, Durham Furniture Inc, Dutailier Inc, Dynamic Furniture Corp, Dynasty, El Ran Furniture Ltd, Elkay Cabinetry, Ethan Allen, Flexsteel, Foremost, Franklin, Furniture Brands, Gibbard, Global Industries, Gusdorf, Haworth, Herman Miller, HNI Corporation, Home Meridian International, Hooker Furniture, Inscape Ltd, Jackson Furniture, KI, Kimball International, Klaussner, Knoll Group, L & JG Stickley, La-Z-Boy, Leather Trend (Robinson & Robinson), Leggett & Platt Consumer Products Unit, Lexington Home Brands, Lifestyle Enterprise, Magnussen Home Furniture, Masco, MasterBrand Cabinets, Nightingale Corp, Norcraft, Norwalk Furniture, OFS Brands, O'Sullivan Inds, Palliser, Patella Mfg Inc, Primo International, Republic Industries, Riverside Furniture, Rowe Furniture, RSI, Sauder Woodworking, Shermag, Sherrill Furniture, Sklar Peppler Furniture Corp, South Shore Industries, Standard Furniture, Stanley Furniture, Steelcase, Stylus Made to Order Sofas, Superior Cabinets, Superstyle Furniture, Teknion, Vaughan Furniture, Vaughan-Bassett Furniture, Virco, Wellborn, Wood-Mode.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

All Csil reports are based on Csil's original research, undertaken by Csil's team of in-house researchers. Sources include: personal and telephone interviews, trade magazines, trade associations, company annual reports, product brochures, directories, Csil's databases, official statistical sources.

Other information on related subjects are available in the following report:

- The furniture industry in Canada

- The furniture industry in the United States

- The US market for office furniture

- The kitchen and bathroom furniture market in the United States

- The US market for upholstered furniture

- The US market for lighting fixtures

- World furniture outlook

- Kitchen furniture: world furniture outlook

- Upholstered furniture: world market outlook

- The world mattress industry

- World trade of lighting fixtures

- World trade of refrigeratos and freezers

- World trade of clothes washers and driers

- World trade of dishwashers

- World trade of kitchen hoods

- Profiles of 200 major furniture manufacturers worldwide

- Profiles of 50 major appliance manufacturers worldwide

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