EU furniture production up 4.4% in 2015

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EU furniture production increases 4.4% in 2015 Eurostat has just published the PRODCOM industrial production data for 2015 which indicates modest growth last year in the EU wood furniture sector.

Domestic production of wood furniture (excluding kitchen furniture) increased 4.4% to Euro31.15 billion in 2015. Production increased in all the main EU manufacturing countries including Italy (+4% to Euro8.06 billion), Germany (+4% to Euro6.35 billion), Poland (+9% to Euro3.42 billion), the UK (+1% to Euro2.59 billion), France (+3% to Euro2.05 billion), Spain (+7% to Euro1.53 billion), Sweden (+2% to Euro1.02 billion), Lithuania (+3% to Euro740 million), Romania (+4% to Euro690 million), and Portugal (+2% to Euro640 million).

Imports of wood furniture from outside the EU were worth Euro5.73 billion in 2015, 13% more than in 2014, but still only 16% of furniture supply in the EU. (Chart 1).

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