The Furniture Industry in Europe
Description
Europe remains one of the world’s most important furniture manufacturing and consumption regions. According to CSIL data, its relevance is not limited to market size but extends to production capacity, international trade integration, and competitive positioning of leading manufacturers. What are the status and prospects of the Furniture Industry in Europe?
SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
The aim of this report is to provide a comprehensive and comparable analysis combining quantitative indicators and qualitative evaluation to understand the prospects and development of the European furniture market.
What does this study offer in brief?
Market size, production and consumption across 30 European countries
International furniture trade and Europe’s integration in global markets
Historical market trends and forecasts (2026–2027)
Furniture industry segmentation
Leading European furniture manufacturers and 2,300 companies with short profiles
CSIL’s assessments on market potential and hot topic shaping the industry
KEY TOPICS ANALYSED IN THE STUDY
EUROPEAN FURNITURE INDUSTRY TRENDS AND DRIVERS
An Executive summary offers a first overview of the main structural trends shaping the European furniture industry enhanced by CSIL’s evaluations that goes in-depth into:
European furniture market potential and development insights
Furniture market trends through a historical series of market indicators
Furniture price fluctuations and implications
Trends: Green and digital transitions shaping industry (e.g. sustainability, second-hand furniture, AI artificial intelligence)
Future perspectives for the European furniture sector
How large is the European furniture market in the global context?
CSIL quantifies the European furniture market with production, consumption, exports and imports values, comparing Europe with other major macro-areas to highlight its role in the global furniture panorama:
Main indicators (production, consumption, exports, and imports)
Furniture production
Furniture market size
Growth rates of furniture production in Europe, North America, and Asia
How has the European furniture market performed in recent years?
This study outlines the overall performance of the European furniture market and recent growth rates, providing:
European furniture consumption and growth by country
Share on total European furniture consumption by country
Import values (both intra- and extra-EU) and import/consumption ratios for each country
Furniture imports from the main world’s regions
What is the outlook for the European furniture market?
CSIL estimates furniture market forecasts for the years 2026 and 2027, on both European and country level, based on macroeconomic projections provided by international organizations, its ongoing statistical analysis of the markets and processing of information gathered during desk and field studies.
What are the main furniture manufacturing countries in Europe?
This study outlines the overall recent performance of the European furniture industry and identifies the main European furniture producing countries’ features.
How is European furniture production broken down by segment?
Data are also broken down by main segments, including:
kitchen furniture
office furniture
furniture for bedrooms, dining and living rooms
upholstered furniture
non-upholstered seats
other furniture
How integrated is the European furniture industry?
CSIL compares the European furniture sector to other economic regions such as North America and the Asia-Pacific, in terms of trade flows to, from, and within European countries, providing international furniture trade in each region, imports and exports flows and partners.
How open is the European furniture market to international trade?
The imports and exports of European furniture is analyzed through:
trade balance trends
import/consumption and export/production ratios
values and trends for intra- and extra-EU furniture imports and exports
trade partners
THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Who are the leading furniture companies in Europe and how competitive is the market?
The report analyses the competitive structure of the European furniture industry by examining corporate strategies, recent M&A activity and financial performance indicators of major listed companies
CSIL selected 50 leading European furniture companies outlining their headquarters’ location, furniture specialization, total turnover, and the number of employees, share of furniture on total sales in detailed company profiles.
A distinctive feature of this report is its extensive company database comprising over 2300 company profiles with information on their activity, product portfolio, turnover range, employees range, general email address -when available- and website.
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: FURNITURE INDUSTRY REPORTS FOR 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
What are the best-performing countries within the European furniture industry?
CSIL’s report ‘The Furniture Industry in Europe’ also includes 30 Country Reports, allowing direct benchmarking across European markets.
Countries included: Austria, Belgium-Lux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom.
Each Country Report offers:
Market Outline and macroeconomic trends
Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture for the time series 2020-2025
Comparison with the European furniture sector: country rankings on production, consumption, imports, and exports
Furniture market forecasts for 2026 and 2027
Trading partners: the origin of furniture imports and furniture export destination
Value of furniture consumption and production by segment (upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, Furniture for bedroom, dining-living room*, non-upholstered seating and other furniture)
Manufacturing system: number of furniture firms, and size
Short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers
* For Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovenia, the furniture consumption and production breakdown by segment is available only by upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, and other furniture
METHODOLOGY
The study was carried out by CSIL using the following research tools:
Official statistics
CSIL proprietary company and financial databases
Selected companies
What are the leading furniture companies in Europe? Among the largest considered companies in the report: Ikea Industry, Howden Joinery, Poltrone&Sofa, Nobilia, Nobia, Lifestyle Design, Friul Intagli, Polipol, Pikolin Grupo, Steelcase, Schmidt Groupe, Molteni, Flokk, BRW Black Red White, SBA Furniture Group.
SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
The aim of this report is to provide a comprehensive and comparable analysis combining quantitative indicators and qualitative evaluation to understand the prospects and development of the European furniture market.
What does this study offer in brief?
Market size, production and consumption across 30 European countries
International furniture trade and Europe’s integration in global markets
Historical market trends and forecasts (2026–2027)
Furniture industry segmentation
Leading European furniture manufacturers and 2,300 companies with short profiles
CSIL’s assessments on market potential and hot topic shaping the industry
KEY TOPICS ANALYSED IN THE STUDY
EUROPEAN FURNITURE INDUSTRY TRENDS AND DRIVERS
An Executive summary offers a first overview of the main structural trends shaping the European furniture industry enhanced by CSIL’s evaluations that goes in-depth into:
European furniture market potential and development insights
Furniture market trends through a historical series of market indicators
Furniture price fluctuations and implications
Trends: Green and digital transitions shaping industry (e.g. sustainability, second-hand furniture, AI artificial intelligence)
Future perspectives for the European furniture sector
How large is the European furniture market in the global context?
CSIL quantifies the European furniture market with production, consumption, exports and imports values, comparing Europe with other major macro-areas to highlight its role in the global furniture panorama:
Main indicators (production, consumption, exports, and imports)
Furniture production
Furniture market size
Growth rates of furniture production in Europe, North America, and Asia
How has the European furniture market performed in recent years?
This study outlines the overall performance of the European furniture market and recent growth rates, providing:
European furniture consumption and growth by country
Share on total European furniture consumption by country
Import values (both intra- and extra-EU) and import/consumption ratios for each country
Furniture imports from the main world’s regions
What is the outlook for the European furniture market?
CSIL estimates furniture market forecasts for the years 2026 and 2027, on both European and country level, based on macroeconomic projections provided by international organizations, its ongoing statistical analysis of the markets and processing of information gathered during desk and field studies.
What are the main furniture manufacturing countries in Europe?
This study outlines the overall recent performance of the European furniture industry and identifies the main European furniture producing countries’ features.
How is European furniture production broken down by segment?
Data are also broken down by main segments, including:
kitchen furniture
office furniture
furniture for bedrooms, dining and living rooms
upholstered furniture
non-upholstered seats
other furniture
How integrated is the European furniture industry?
CSIL compares the European furniture sector to other economic regions such as North America and the Asia-Pacific, in terms of trade flows to, from, and within European countries, providing international furniture trade in each region, imports and exports flows and partners.
How open is the European furniture market to international trade?
The imports and exports of European furniture is analyzed through:
trade balance trends
import/consumption and export/production ratios
values and trends for intra- and extra-EU furniture imports and exports
trade partners
THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Who are the leading furniture companies in Europe and how competitive is the market?
The report analyses the competitive structure of the European furniture industry by examining corporate strategies, recent M&A activity and financial performance indicators of major listed companies
CSIL selected 50 leading European furniture companies outlining their headquarters’ location, furniture specialization, total turnover, and the number of employees, share of furniture on total sales in detailed company profiles.
A distinctive feature of this report is its extensive company database comprising over 2300 company profiles with information on their activity, product portfolio, turnover range, employees range, general email address -when available- and website.
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: FURNITURE INDUSTRY REPORTS FOR 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
What are the best-performing countries within the European furniture industry?
CSIL’s report ‘The Furniture Industry in Europe’ also includes 30 Country Reports, allowing direct benchmarking across European markets.
Countries included: Austria, Belgium-Lux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom.
Each Country Report offers:
Market Outline and macroeconomic trends
Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture for the time series 2020-2025
Comparison with the European furniture sector: country rankings on production, consumption, imports, and exports
Furniture market forecasts for 2026 and 2027
Trading partners: the origin of furniture imports and furniture export destination
Value of furniture consumption and production by segment (upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, Furniture for bedroom, dining-living room*, non-upholstered seating and other furniture)
Manufacturing system: number of furniture firms, and size
Short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers
* For Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovenia, the furniture consumption and production breakdown by segment is available only by upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture, and other furniture
METHODOLOGY
The study was carried out by CSIL using the following research tools:
Official statistics
CSIL proprietary company and financial databases
Selected companies
What are the leading furniture companies in Europe? Among the largest considered companies in the report: Ikea Industry, Howden Joinery, Poltrone&Sofa, Nobilia, Nobia, Lifestyle Design, Friul Intagli, Polipol, Pikolin Grupo, Steelcase, Schmidt Groupe, Molteni, Flokk, BRW Black Red White, SBA Furniture Group.
Table of Contents
531 Pages
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- The future perspectives for the European furniture sector
- – The global macroeconomic context and furniture market forecasts in Europe
- Green and digital transitions: a hot topic for the European furniture industry
- THE EUROPEAN FURNITURE SECTOR
- The Role of Europe in the Global Furniture Context
- – Europe and the rest of the world. Furniture production, consumption, exports, imports
- The integration process within Europe
- – International furniture trade, furniture exports by destination and origin of furniture imports
- The European furniture production performance
- – Description of the main furniture manufacturing countries (Italy, Germany, Poland, The United Kingdom, France)
- Factors affecting the competitiveness of EU furniture producers
- The furniture competitive system in Europe
- – Recent European furniture manufacturers’ strategies, M&A
- – Recent figures of publicly listed European furniture manufacturers
- – The TOP 50 European manufacturers. Ranking by total turnover
- European furniture market performance 2020-2025
- Market sources
- – National production, EU market integration and import flows
- Trade balance
- – The growing degree of market openness
- – The export orientation
- European furniture production by segment
- Trends in furniture sub-segments
- COUNTRY ANALYSIS: 30 COUNTRY REPORTS
- Market outline and macroeconomic trends, Production, consumption, imports, and exports of furniture, Country rankings, Furniture market forecasts, Trading partners, Furniture consumption and production by segment, Manufacturing system, and short profiles of leading furniture manufacturers for:
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
- SHORT PROFILES OF OVER 2300 EUROPEAN FURNITURE COMPANIES
- Activity
- Product portfolio
- Turnover range
- Employees range
- E-mail address
- Website
Pricing
Currency Rates
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