After two years of declines, U.S. furniture and bedding imports came surging back in 2010 with a 21% increase. Foreign furniture factories geared up during the year, partly to meet the moderate recovery in U.S.demand but also to satisfy the backlog created after the overseas plants sharply curtailed shipments in 2009. Furniture and bedding imports, more than half of which were from China, rose to $21.6 billion last year, up from $17.9 billion in 2009, according to government statistics analyzed by Furniture/Today’s market research department. Furniture Today’s exclusive import data includes the largest source countries of U.S. furniture imports, as well as the top furniture products shipped to the United States. Export data includes the largest buyers of U.S. furniture exports and furniture exports by product category. Data is based on the dollar values declared by importers and exporters to the U.S. Customs Service. The figures are coded according to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and made available to Furniture Today by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Customs Service. Furniture Today’s Market Research department further analyzes the data to extract furniture not intended for residential use. *4 pages* Please Note: This report is available for immediate electronic download in PDF format. When you order this report, you will come to an order confirmation page which will show your report, with a blue "Download Now" button. |
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