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The furniture industry in South Africa

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SUMMARY:

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in South Africa, providing trends in furniture production and consumption, furniture imports and exports. Factors determining the demand for furniture in South Africa are examined, as well as furniture distribution.

Data on the most representative furniture producers are provided with employees, product mix.

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

The wood and forestry sector is also considered: production, imports, exports and consumption data are provided for the main semi-finished wood products. Woodworking machinery imports from the main partner countries are included.

Addresses of about 100 South African furniture manufacturers, importers and distributors are also included.

Products covered include: wood furniture, rubberwood furniture, metal furniture, plastic furniture, office furniture, contract furniture, home furniture (household furniture), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture (sofas and armchairs), non-upholstered seats, bedroom furniture, seats parts, parts of furniture, sawnwood, wood-based panels, woodworking machinery. (Copyright Csil Milano)

The furniture industry in South Africa

Pages: 67

Language: English

Publication date: December 2005

Publisher: Csil Milano

Price: Euro 490

Copyright: Csil Milano

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

CONTENTS

South Africa. 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

Consumption of wood-based raw materials in the furniture industry

Imports of woodworking machinery

The South African furniture sector: basic data and performance

Trends in the furniture sector (1995-2005): production, consumption, imports, exports

Furniture production

Breakdown of production by segment: office furniture and household furniture

Furniture consumption

Furniture consumption price index in urban and rural areas, 2002-2005

South Africa. Furniture demand and distribution channels

Factors determining the demand for furniture

Furniture distribution channels

Distribution concentration: share of the top 2 retailers on the domestic market

Profiles of the major furniture distributors

Sector press

Furniture exhibitions in South Africa

South Africa. Major furniture companies

Leading furniture producers: product mix, employees

South Africa. International trade of furniture

Furniture exports and imports by country and geographical area

Furniture exports and imports by country and product:

- office furniture

- kitchen furniture

- upholstered furniture

- non-upholstered seats

- bedroom furniture

- other furniture

- seats parts

- furniture parts

Appendix

addresses of 98 furniture companies mentioned in the report

SOME COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT

A Rippon Woodturners (Pty) Ltd, Bedroom Basics, Cecil Nurse Business Furniture, Don Elly Enterprises, Emergent Office Solutions, Fechters Furniture Mnf (Pty) Ltd, Grafton Everest, HFF Group, JD Group Ltd, Kamil Wood Craft, Lippiatt Furniture, Motani Lounge, Oaktree Products, Popular Furniture Manufacturers, Remau, Sappi Limited, Taurus Manufacturers, Unita Planned Furniture Ltd, Victoria Lewis Furntiture Manufacturers, Waltons, Yorkcor.

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:

- 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

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