The Furniture Industry in Argentina, Brazil, Chile

SUMMARY

SUMMARY:

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in Argentina, Brazil and Chile, 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.

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

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 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). Data on the main woodworking companies and on woodworking machinery imports are available.

Addresses of about 240 furniture companies are also included.

Products covered include: office furniture, contract furniture (shops furniture, school furniture, hotel furniture), home furniture (household furniture), kitchen furniture, dining room furniture, upholstered furniture (sofas and armchairs), non-upholstered seats, bathroom furniture, bedroom furniture, wardrobes, tables, children's bedrooms, seats parts, parts of furniture, sawnwood, wood-based panels, woodworking machinery.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• FOR ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE:
• 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
  • Short profiles of semi-finished wood products manufacturers
  • Woodworking machinery imports
• The furniture sector: basic data and performance
  • Trends in the furniture sector (1995-2005): production, consumption, imports, exports
  • Furniture supply structure
  • Furniture production: breakdown by product
  • Furniture consumption
• Furniture demand and distribution channels
  • Factors determining the demand for furniture
  • Furniture distribution
  • Main sector fair
• Leading furniture companies
  • Major furniture manufacturers: location, product type
• International trade of furniture
  • Furniture exports and imports by country and product:
  • - office furniture
  • - kitchen furniture
  • - upholstered furniture
  • - non-upholstered seats
  • - bedroom furniture
  • - other furniture
  • - furniture parts
• Appendix:
  • addresses of 234 furniture companies