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Decline in US wooden furniture imports
US wooden furniture imports declined in February to under US$1.6 billion, but year-to-date imports remain higher than in February last year. The month-on-month decline was mainly in imports from China and Vietnam, but imports from most other suppliers (except Canada) were also down. Non-upholstered seating imports were unchanged from January, but imports of all other types of wooden furniture posted declined. Furniture and home furnishing retails sales rise first quarter The furniture and wood products manufacturing industries reported growth in March, according the Institute for Supply Management’s survey (Manufacturing ISM Report On Business). New furniture orders in January were up 2% over orders in January 2017, according to the Smith Leonard survey of U.S. residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Furniture shipments in January were unchanged from the same... Continue reading
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May 11, 2018
Decline in US wooden furniture imports
US wooden furniture imports declined in February to under US$1.6 billion, but year-to-date imports remain higher than in February last year. The month-on-month decline was mainly in imports from China and Vietnam, but imports from most other suppliers (except Canada) were also down. Non-upholstered seating imports were unchanged from January, but imports of all other types of wooden furniture posted declined. Furniture and home furnishing retails sales rise first quarter The furniture and wood products manufacturing industries reported growth in March, according the Institute for Supply Management’s survey (Manufacturing ISM Report On Business). New furniture orders in January were up 2% over orders in January 2017, according to the Smith Leonard survey of U.S. residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Furniture shipments in January were unchanged from the same... Continue reading
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September 6, 2017
China expands dominance in US wooden furniture imports
US wooden furniture imports declined slightly in June to US$1.61 billion, but year-to-date imports remain well above June 2016 levels (+10%). Year-to-date imports from all major supplier countries were up in the first half of 2017, compared to the same time in 2016. Furniture imports from China, Mexico and Europe grew in June, while imports from Vietnam, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia and India were down from the previous month. China increased its share in US wooden furniture imports in June accounting for over 50% of imports of the top seven shippers. Imports from Europe were worth US$143 million in June, up 6% from May. More recently the euro-dollar exchange rate has become less favourable to European exporters, which is likely to dampen the growth in European furniture exports to the US. Non-upholstered seating furniture and office furniture imports dropped the most in June... Continue reading
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May 11, 2018
Decline in US wooden furniture imports
US wooden furniture imports declined in February to under US$1.6 billion, but year-to-date imports remain higher than in February last year. The month-on-month decline was mainly in imports from China and Vietnam, but imports from most other suppliers (except Canada) were also down. Non-upholstered seating imports were unchanged from January, but imports of all other types of wooden furniture posted declined. Furniture and home furnishing retails sales rise first quarter The furniture and wood products manufacturing industries reported growth in March, according the Institute for Supply Management’s survey (Manufacturing ISM Report On Business). New furniture orders in January were up 2% over orders in January 2017, according to the Smith Leonard survey of U.S. residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Furniture shipments in January were unchanged from the same... Continue reading