Office Furniture

Published by: SBI

Published: Jan. 1, 2001 - 210 Pages

Table of Contents

Section 1 Executive Summary And U.S. Office Furniture Market Trends

Executive Summary

Market Size And Growth

Important And Growing Industry Sectors And Product Lines

Competitive Environment And Plant Profitability

New Products And Acquisitions

Distribution Channels

Outlook

Scope And Methodology

Table 1-1 Value Of U.S. Office Furniture Shipments, 1977-2006 (dollars): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Figure 1-1 Value Of U.S. Office Furniture Shipments, 1996, 2001, And 2006 (dollars)

Table 1-2 Office Furniture's Position In The U.S. Furniture And Fixture Industry, 1977-2006 (dollars and percent): Furniture And Fixture Shipments, Office Furniture Shipments, Office Furniture Percent Furniture And Fixtures

Table 1-3 Real U.S. Office Furniture Shipments, 1987-2006 (dollars): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 1-4 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Office Furniture And By Material, 1987-2006 (index): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 1-5 Value Of U.S. Office Furniture Shipments By Product Type,
1977-2001 (dollars): Seating, Desks, Tables, Storage Units, Files, Systems, And All Other

Figure 1-2 Share Of U.S. Office Furniture Shipments By Product Type, 1997 And 2001 (percent)

Table 1-6 Forecast U.S. Office Furniture Shipments And Comparative Growth Analysis By Product Type, 1997-2006 (dollars and percent): Seating, Desks, Tables, Storage Units, Files, Systems, And All Other

Table 1-7 Ranking By U.S. Shipment Size And Growth Rate For Nineteen Product Segments, 1997-2001 (dollars and percent)

Table 1-8 Quantity U.S. Office Furniture Shipments By Product Type, 1982-2001 (number): Seating, Desks, Tables, Storage Units, And Files

Section 2 U.S. Office Seating Product Shipments And Price Trends

Summary Of Major Findings

Sector Size And Growth

Shipment By Products

Shipments By Material

Seating Product Price Trends

Table 2-1 Value Of U.S. Office Seating Shipments And By Material, 1977-2006 (dollars): Total, Wood, And Nonwood

Table 2-2 Value Of U.S. Office Seating Shipments By Product By Material, 1982-2001 (dollars): Stacking, Secretarial, Desk, Side And Arm, Lounge, And Other; Wood And Nonwood

Table 2-3 Quantity U.S. Office Seating Shipments By Product By Material, 1982-2001 (number): Stacking, Secretarial, Desk, Side And Arm, Lounge, And Other; Wood And Nonwood

Table 2-4 U.S. Average Value Per Office Seating Product Shipped And By Material, 1982-2001 (dollars): Stacking, Secretarial, Desk, Side And Arm, Lounge, And Other; Wood And Nonwood

Table 2-5 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood Office Seating Products, 1987-2001 (index)

Section 3 U.S. Desk And Table Product Shipments And Price Trends

Summary Of Major Findings

Desk Shipments By Material

Table Shipments By Type And Material

Desk And Table Product Price Trends

Table 3-1 Value Of U.S. Office Desk Shipments And By Material, 1977-2006 (dollars): Total, Wood, And Nonwood

Table 3-2 U.S. Shipments Of Office Desks And Desk Extensions And By Material, 1982-2001 (number and dollars): Wood And Nonwood

Table 3-3 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood Office Desks And Desk Extensions, 1987-2001 (index)

Table 3-4 Value Of U.S. Office Table Shipments And By Material, 1982-2006 (dollars): Total, Wood, And Nonwood

Table 3-5 U.S. Shipments Of Office Tables By Product Type And By Material, 1982-2001 (number and dollars): Work/Conference, Equipment Supporting, And Other; Wood And Nonwood

Table 3-6 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood Office Tables, 1987-2001 (index)

Section 4 U.S. Office Storage Unit And Filing Product Shipments And Price Trends

Summary Of Major Findings

Office Storage Unit Shipments By Type And Material

Office Filing Product Shipments By Type And Material

Table 4-1 Value Of U.S. Office Storage Unit Shipments And By Material, 1982-2006 (dollars): Total, Wood, And Nonwood

Table 4-2 U.S. Shipments Of Office Storage Units By Product Type And By Material, 1982-2001 (number and dollars): Credenzas, Bookcases And Other Storage Units; Wood And Nonwood

Table 4-3 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood Storage Units, 1987-2001 (index)

Table 4-4 Value Of U.S. Office Files Shipments And By Material, 1977-2006 (dollars): Total, Wood, And Nonwood

Table 4-5 U.S. Shipments Of Files By Product Type And By Material, 1982-2001 (number and dollars): Vertical, Horizontal/Lateral, And All Other; Wood And Nonwood

Table 4-6 Average Value Per U.S. File Shipped By Product Type By Material, 1982-2001 (dollars): Vertical, Horizontal/Lateral, And All Other; Wood And Nonwood

Table 4-7 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood File Cabinets And Cases, 1987-2001(index)

Table 4-8 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood File Cabinets And Cases By Type, 1992-2001 (index): Vertical, Horizontal, And Other Files

Section 5 U.S. Office Systems Furniture Shipments And Price Trends

Summary Of Major Findings

Sector Size And Growt

Shipments By System And Material49

Table 5-1 Value Of U.S. Office Systems Furniture Shipments And By Material, 1977-2006 (dollars): Total, Wood, And Nonwood

Table 5-2 Value Of U.S. Office Systems Furniture Shipments By System Type, 1982-2001 (dollars): Panel Systems And Components, Modular Systems And Accessories, And Desking Systems And Accessories

Table 5-3 U.S. Office Systems Furniture Shipments By System Type By Material, 1997 And 2001 (dollars): Panel Systems And Components, Modular Systems And Accessories, And Desking Systems And Accessories; Wood And Nonwood

Table 5-4 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Wood And Nonwood Office Systems Furniture, 1987-2001 (index)

Section 6 U.S. Commercial Seating Product And Other Office Furniture Imports

Summary Of Major Findings

Commercial Seating Product Imports

Files And Other Office Furniture Import

Major Countries Of Origin

Table 6-1 Value Of U.S. Commercial Seating Product Imports, 1990-2000 (dollars): Wood And Nonwood Commercial Seating Products

Table 6-2 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Upholstered And Nonupholstered Wood Frame Seating Products, 1990-2000 (number and Dollars)

Table 6-3 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Upholstered And Nonupholstered Wood Frame Seating Products By Type, 1992-2000 (number and dollars): Bent-Wood Seats, Teak And Other Chairs, And Other Seating

Table 6-4 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Upholstered Wood Frame Seating Products For The Top Twelve Countries Of Origin And Average Value Per Unit Imported, 1996-2000 (number and dollars)

Table 6-5 Value Of U.S. Commercial Nonupholstered Wood Frame Seating Product Imports For The Top Fifteen Countries Of Origin, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Table 6-6 Quantity U.S. Commercial Nonupholstered Wood Frame Seating Product Imports For The Top Fifteen Countries Of Origin And Average Value Per Unit Imported, 1996-2000
(number and dollars)

Table 6-7 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Metal Frame And Plastics Seating Products, 1990-2000 (number and dollars)

Table 6-8 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Metal Frame And Plastics Seating Products By Type, 1992-2000 (number and dollars): Metal Framed Upholstered, Nonupholstered, And Swivel-Height Adjusted Seats; Reinforced Or Laminated Plastics And Other Plastics Seats

Table 6-9 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Metal Frame Seating Products For The Top Twelve Countries Of Origin And Average Value Per Unit Imported, 1996-2000 (number and dollars)

Table 6-10 U.S. Imports Of Commercial Plastics Seating Products For The Top Eight Countries Of Origin And Average Value Per Unit
Imported, 1996-2000 (number and dollars)

Table 6-11 Value Of U.S. Nonseating Office Furniture Imports, 1989-2000 (dollars): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 6-12 Value Of U.S. Wood Nonseating Office Furniture Imports For The Top Seventeen Countries Of Origin, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Table 6-13 Value Of U.S. Nonseating Metal And Plastics Office Furniture Imports By Type, 1989-2000 (dollars): Metal Filing Cabinets, Other Nonseating Metal Office Furniture, Reinforced Or Nonseating Laminated Plastics Office Furniture, And Other
Nonseating Plastics Office Furniture

Table 6-14 Value Of U.S. Metal Filing Cabinet Imports For The Top Six Countries Of Origin, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Table 6-15 Value Of Other U.S. Nonseating Metal Office Furniture Imports For The Top Twelve Countries Of Origin, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Table 6-16 Value Of U.S. Nonseating Plastics Office Furniture Imports For The Top Nine Countries Of Origin, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Section 7 Factors Affecting U.S. Office Furniture Demand

Summary Of Major Findings

U.S. Nonresidential Furniture And Fixture Purchases

U.S. Employment Trends And Office Furniture Purchases Per Employee

U.S. Office Building Capacity And Construction

Table 7-1 U.S. Purchases Of Furniture And Fixtures For Private Nonresidential Uses, 1977-2006 (dollars): Current And Real Purchases, And Percent Total Producers' Durable Equipment

Table 7-2 U.S. Corporate Profit Trends, 1982-2001 (dollars): Undistributed Profits And Purchases Of Furniture And Fixtures Percent Total

Table 7-3 U.S. Office Furniture Purchases By Private Business And Government, 1977-2006 (dollars)

Table 7-4 U.S. Private And Government Employment And Office Furniture Purchases Per Employee, 1977-2006 (number and Dollars)

Table 7-5 U.S. Total White Collar Employment And Employment Trends For Key End-Use Markets, 1985-2000 (number): Total White Collar Employment, Percent Total Employed Persons, Retail And Wholesale Trade, State And Local Governments, Medical
Services, Financial Services, Business Services, And Federal Government

Table 7-6 U.S. New Private Office Building Construction Trends, 1977-2006 (dollars)

Table 7-7 Number Of U.S. Office Buildings, Floor Space, And Workers, 1992-2001 (number)

Section 8 Cost Structure And Profitability Of U.S. Office Furniture Plants

Summary Of Major Findings

Material Inputs And Ratios

Labor Inputs And Ratios

Plant Profit Margins

Table 8-1 U.S. Office Furniture Plant Operating Ratios And Profit Margins, 1977-2001 (percent): Payroll, Other Labor Costs, Material Costs, And Gross Margins; Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 8-2 U.S. Office Furniture Plant Material Costs By Major Kind, 1987-2001 (dollars): Metal Shapes And Forms, Lumber, Plywood, Engineered Wood Products, Plastics Products, Fabrics, Adhesives, Paints, Paperboard, Hardware, And Others

Table 8-3 Percent Distribution Of U.S. Office Furniture Material Costs By Major Kind, 1987-2001 (percent): Metal Shapes And Forms, Lumber, Plywood, Engineered Wood Products, Plastics Products, Fabrics, Adhesives, Paints, Hardware, Paperboard
And Others

Table 8-4 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Major Material Inputs, 1992- 2000 (index): Metals, Lumber, Plywood, Plastics, Fabrics, Adhesives, Paints, Hardware, And Paperboard Containers

Table 8-5 U.S. Office Furniture Plant Labor Situation, 1977-2000 (number and dollars): Employees, Wages, Weekly Hours; Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 8-6 Shipments Per Employee At U.S. Office Furniture Plants And Labor Productivity Indicators, 1977-2000 (dollars): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 8-7 New Capital Expenditures By U.S. Office Furniture Plants, 1977-2000 (dollars): Total Capital Expenditures, Spending For New Buildings And Equipment, And Capital Expenditure Rate; Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office
Furniture

Table 8-8 U.S. Office Furniture Industry Inventory Situation, 1977-1997 (ratio): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 8-9 Operating Ratios For U.S. Wood And Nonwood Office Furniture Plants By Facility Product Line Specialization, 1997 (number, dollars, and percent): Seating, Desks, Storage And
Tables, And Panels And Modular Systems; Number Of Plants, Cost Structure, Labor Costs, And Capital Expenditures

Table 8-10 U.S. Office Furniture Plant Shipments And Operating Ratios By State, 1992 And 1997 (dollars and percent)

Table 8-11 Number Of U.S. Wood And Nonwood Office Furniture Plants By State And Plants With Twenty Or More Employees, 1998 (number)

Section 9 U.S. Competitive Environment

Summary Of Major Findings

Number Of U.S. Manufacturers And Plants

Share Of U.S. Shipments

Leading Players Extend Lines Through New Products And Acquisitions

Rising Import Penetration Levels

Table 9-1 Number Of U.S. Office Furniture Industry Companies, Plants, And Facility Revenues, 1977-2000 (number and dollars): Total Industry, Wood Office Furniture, And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 9-2 Distribution Of U.S. Office Furniture Plants, Plant Shipments, And Operating Ratios By Number Of Employees, 1987-1997 (number, dollars, and percent): Wood Office Furniture And Nonwood Office Furniture

Table 9-3 Number Of U.S. Office Furniture Manufacturers By Product Type And Material, 1997 (number): Seating Products, Desks And Extensions; Storage Units, Files, And Tables; And Panel, Modular, And Desking Systems

Table 9-4 Share Of The U.S. Office Furniture Shipments By The Top Six Manufacturers, 1997-2000 (percent)

Table 9-5 Sales And Profit Margins For Thirteen U.S. Office Furniture Manufacturers, 1995-2000 (dollars and percent)

Section 10 Profiles Of Leading Office Furniture Manufacturers

Bestar

Products And Manufacturing

Markets And Sales Trends

Bush Industries, Inc.

Office Furniture Products And Distribution Channels

Bush Business Furniture

Chromcraft Revington, Inc.

Commercial Furniture Products

Cramer, Inc.

Seating Products And Markets

Sales And Distribution

DMI Furniture, Inc.

Office Furniture Products And Distribution

Home Office Division

Falcon Products, Inc.

Contract/Office Products

Office Furniture Dealer Network

GF Office Furniture Ltd.

Products And Sales

Hag, Inc.

Office Furniture Products And Sales

Haworth, Inc.

Sales And Market Share

International Operations

Capital Expenditures

A

New Products

Herman Miller, Inc.

Office Furniture Products And Brands

Di

Manufacturing And Capital Investments

Sales Trends And Market Share

Hon Industries, Inc.

Office Furniture Products

New Products

Manufacturing And Distribution

Sales And Market Share

Kimball International, Inc.

Office Furniture Products

Distribution And Marketing

Sales Trends

Knoll, In

Office Furniture Products

Manufacturing And Distribution

Sales Trends And Market Share

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

Contract Furniture Group And Sales

New Products

Di

Mity-Lite, Inc.

Office And Institutional Furniture Products

Distribution And Marketing

Sales Trends

Neutral Posture Ergonomics, Inc.

Office Seating Products

Manufacturing And Distribution

Sales Trends

O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.

Office Furniture Products And Sales

Manufacturing And Distribution

Open Plan Systems, Inc.

Office Furniture Products

Di

Sales Trends

Reconditioned Systems, Inc.

Products And Sales

Di

Steelcase, Inc.

Leading Office Furniture Manufacturer

North American Office Furniture Product

International Office Furniture

Tab Products Co.

Filing Products

Teknion Corp.

Products And Manufacturing

Sales And Markets

Sales Trends And Market Share

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

Contract Furniture Group And Sales

New Products

Di

Mity-Lite, Inc.

Office And Institutional Furniture Products

Distribution And Marketing

Sales Trends

Neutral Posture Ergonomics, Inc.

Office Seating Products

Manufacturing And Distribution

Sales Trends

O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.

Office Furniture Products And Sales

Manufacturing And Distribution

Open Plan Systems, Inc

Office Furniture Products

Di

Sales Trends

Reconditioned Systems, Inc.

Products And Sales

Di

Steelcase, Inc.

Leading Office Furniture Manufacturer

North American Office Furniture Product

International Office Furniture

Tab Products Co.

Filing Products

Teknion Corp

Products And Manufacturing

Sales And Markets

Table 11-10 Value Of U.S. Wood Nonseating Office Furniture Exports For The Top Fourteen Countries Of Destination, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Table 11-11 Value Of U.S. Metal Filing Cabinet Exports For The Top Fourteen Countries Of Destination, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Table 11-12 Value Of Other U.S. Nonseating Metal Office Furniture Exports For The Top Twenty-Four Countries Of Destination, 1996-2000 (dollars)

Section 12 U.S. Home Office Market And Demographics

Summary Of Major Findings

RTA Home Office Furniture Shipments

Developments Of Home Office Furniture Manufacturers

Findings Of BLS Work At Home Demographic Study

Table 12-1 U.S. Shipments Of Wood Household Desks And Ready-To-Assemble
Wood Home Office Computer Furniture, 1987-2001 (number and dollars)

Table 12-2 Job-Related Work At Home On Primary Job: All Workers By Sex, Occupation, Industry, And Pay Status, May 1997 (number and percent): Total, Rate, Percent Wage And Salary, And Percent Self-Employed

Table 12-3 Job-Related Work At Home On Primary Job: All Workers By Sex, Marital Status, Presence And Age Of Children, And Pay Status, May 1997 (number and percent): Total, Rate, Percent Wage And Salary, And Percent Self-Employed

Table 12-4 Paid Job-Related Work At Home On Primary Job: Wage And Salary Workers By Selected Characteristics, May 1997 (number and percent): Hours Worked At Home And Mean Hours

Table 12-5 Unpaid Job-Related Work At Home On Primary Job: Wage And Salary Workers By Selected Characteristics, May 1997 (number and percent): Hours Worked At Home And Mean

Hours

Table 12-6 Home-Based Businesses: Self-Employed Persons By Selected Characteristics, May 1997 (number and percent): Hours Worked At Home And Mean Hours

Table 12-7 Job-Related Work At Home On Primary Job: All Workers By Usage Of Electronic Equipment At Home, May 1997 (number and percent): Computer, Modem, Fax, And Telephone

Table 12-8 Job-Related Work At Home On Second Job: All Workers By Selected Characteristics, May 1997 (number): Total, Rate, And Mean Hours

Section 13 Canadian Office Furniture Market Trends

Summary Of Major Findings

Size And Growth Of Canadian Shipments

Canadian Exports And Imports

Canadian Plant Operating Ratios And Profitability

Table 13-1 Canadian Office Furniture Plant Shipments And By Material, 1989-1999 (dollars): Total, Metal, And Wood And Other

Table 13-2 Canadian Office Furniture Industry Profile, 1990-1997 (number, dollars, and percent): Number Of Plants, Cost Structure, And Labor Situation; Metal Office Furniture And Wood And Other Office Furniture

Table 13-3 Canadian Nonseating Office Furniture Imports By Material
And Major Country Of Origin, 1992-1999 (Canadian dollars): Metal And Wood Nonseating Office Furniture

Table 13-4 Canadian Nonseating Office Furniture Exports By Material
And Major Country Of Destination, 1992-1999 (Canadian dollars): Metal And Wood Nonseating Office Furniture

Appendix A List Of Major U.S. Office Furniture Manufacturers

Appendix B List Of Major U.S. Office Furniture Retailers, Wholesalers, And Renters

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