The Furniture Industry in South East Asia, South Korea and Taiwan

SUMMARY

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in South East Asia, South Korea and Taiwan, providing trends in furniture production, furniture consumption, furniture imports and exports in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Factors determining the demand for furniture are examined, as well as furniture distribution.

For each country the furniture supply structure is analysed, with data on furniture companies and employment. Short profiles of the main furniture manufacturers 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 woodworking machinery imports and exports are available for some of the considered countries.

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, VIETNAM

Furniture industry summary

• Furniture production, consumption, imports, exports
• Economic indicators, exchange rates
• Furniture consumption forecasts, opennes of the furniture market
• Main furniture trading partners, furniture exports and imports by area

Forest resources, semi-finished wood products, technology

• Production, imports, exports and consumption of semi-finished wood products
• Woodworking machinery
• Forestry and woodworking fairs

The furniture sector: basic data and performance

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

Furniture demand and distribution channels

• Factors determining the demand for furniture
• Furniture distribution
• Furniture fairs

Leading furniture companies

• Short profiles of furniture manufacturers

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
  • seats parts
  • furniture parts