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| Title: | Furniture, part 1. |
| Journal: | Retail Business
1993 : MAR, 421, p. 73-89 |
| Index terms: | FURNITURE INDUSTRY PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL TRADE IMPORTS EXPORTS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The market size in terms of consumer spending on furniture was at current prices 4.32bn pounds sterling in 1991. That sum was equivalent to 1.2% of total consumer expenditure. Wooden furniture continues to dominate the production of domestic furniture. metal and plastic furniture accounts for only 2-3% of the total value of output. Imported furniture accounts for about a quarter of annual domestic furniture consumption. The domestic producers are in the grip of a severe recession. Detailed statistics on consumer spending on furniture, production, foreign trade and product sectors are presented. |
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