_

THE 2005/2006 U.S. MARKET FOR READY-TO-ASSEMBLE (RTA) FURNITURE
with forecast to 2012


Order #: F1024_2005TX;   US$ 3800.00 
Published by BTA, February 2005; 253 Pages; 130+ Exhibits

This study from BTA on the 2005/2006 outlook for U.S. marketplace for ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture, examines trends as well as its notable role in the overall household furniture industry. The report analyzes the market from the manufacturers’ level down to the retail arena.

There are two main categories defined here: Wood RTA furniture and Nonwood RTA furniture. The wood RTA furniture category includes office furniture, seating, kitchen pieces, bedroom furniture, and entertainment units, as well as outdoor and casual household furniture. The nonwood RTA furniture category consists of metal and glass and plastic indoor and outdoor household furniture.

The first chapter in the report examines U.S. manufacturers’ sales of RTA furniture in conjunction with the wood and nonwood household furniture market. The data includes historical sales figures going back to 1990 and projections through 2012. The second chapter digs deeper into the U.S. market for RTA furniture, showing historical and projected U.S. manufacturers’ sales in each product category. The next chapter examines the market environment, discussing both positive and negative factors affecting the U.S. RTA furniture industry. The fourth chapter probes the structure of the RTA furniture industry, as well as the structure of the wood and metal household furniture industries. It delves into advertising, pricing, and foreign trade, as well as items such as payroll and material costs, employment trends, and capital spending. The competitive situation is also illustrated via in-depth profiles of representative companies. The final chapter investigates the distribution of RTA furniture, with an examination of the competitive retail landscape.


Companies mentioned in the report include:

Adesso Inc., Ameriwest Industries, Inc., Bestar Inc., Brown Jordan International Inc., Bush Industries, Inc., Canwood Furniture Inc., Catskill Craftsmen, Inc., DMI Furniture, Inc. , Dorel Industries Inc., Furniture Brands International, Inc., Gautier France S.A. (Gautier USA, Inc.), Gusdorf Canada , HNI Corporation, Masco Corporation (Tvilum-Scanbirk), MFI Furniture Group Plc, O’Sullivan Industries, Inc., Sauder Woodworking Co., Z-Line Designs Inc




TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Overview
  • The U.S. Wood Household Furniture Market
  • The U.S. Metal Household Furniture Market
  • Top Furniture Markets in the U.S.

CHAPTER II: THE U.S. READY-TO-ASSEMBLE FURNITURE MARKET

  • Overview
  • U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales
  • Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
  • Nonwood Ready-to-Assemble Furniture
  • Market Leaders
  • Office Furniture
  • Home Offices
  • Business Equipment
  • Entertainment Furniture
  • Bedroom Furniture
  • Other Ready-to-Assemble Furniture

CHAPTER III: THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT

  • Overview
  • Economic Trends
  • Nonresidential Construction and Housing Markets
  • Population Trends
  • Rise of Do-It-Yourself Designers
  • The Home Office and Home Entertainment Markets

CHAPTER IV: STRUCTURE OF THE U.S. READY-TO-ASSEMBLE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

  • Overview
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Pricing Trends
  • Foreign Trade
  • CompetitionAdvertisement
  • Company Profiles
        - Adesso Inc.
        - Ameriwest Industries, Inc.
        - Bestar Inc.
        - Brown Jordan International, Inc.
        - Bush Industries, Inc.
        - Canwood Furniture Inc.
        - Catskill Craftsmen, Inc.
        - DMI Furniture, Inc.
        - Dorel Industries Inc.
        - Furniture Brands International, Inc.
        - Gautier France S.A. (Gautier USA, Inc.)
        - Gusdorf Canada
        - HNI Corporation
        - Masco Corporation (Tvilum-Scanbirk)
        - MFI Furniture Group Plc
        - O’Sullivan Industries, Inc.
        - Sauder Woodworking Co.
        - Z-Line Designs Inc.
  • Structure of the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
  • Structure of the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
  • Explanation of Terms
  • The Plant Manager’s Workbook
        - How to Use This Section
        - Gathering Your Data
        - Developing Your Ratios
        - How Does Your Plant Stack Up?

CHAPTER V: DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. READY-TO-ASSEMBLE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

  • Overview
  • Wholesale Sales
  • Number of Wholesalers
  • Retail Landscape
  • Retail Sales
  • Profiles of Leading Distributors
        - Best Buy Co., Inc.
        - Buhrmann N.V. (Corporate Express, Inc.)
        - Circuit City Stores, Inc.
        - Costco Wholesale Corporation
        - IKEA International A/S (IKEA North America)
        - Office Depot, Inc.
        - OfficeMax Incorporated
        - Staples, Inc.
        - Target Corporation
        - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

LIST OF TABLES


    Table I-1 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Wood Household Furniture, Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, and Wood Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Table I-2 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Metal Household Furniture and Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Table I-3 Top Furniture Markets in the U.S.
    Table II-1 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, Unpainted or Unfinished, Sold in Kits
    Table II-2 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, Unpainted or Unfinished, Sold in Kits, by Type
    Table II-3 Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, Unpainted or Unfinished, Sold in Kits
    Table II-4 Growth in U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, Unpainted or Unfinished, Sold in Kits, by Type
    Table II-5 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Wood and Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Table II-6 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture, by Type
    Table II-7 Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Table II-8 Growth in U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Wood and Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture, by Type
    Table II-9 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Office Furniture
    Table II-10 Number of Home Offices in the U.S.
    Table II-11 Number of People Who Work at Home on Primary Job, by Occupation and Gender
    Table II-12 Shipments of Selected Business Appliances in the U.S., by Type
    Table II-13 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Selected Consumer Electronics, by Type
    Table II-14 New Single-Unit Housing in the U.S., by Number of Bedrooms
    Table II-15 New Single-Unit Housing in the Northeast, by Number of Bedrooms
    Table II-16 New Single-Unit Housing in the Midwest, by Number of Bedrooms
    Table II-17 New Single-Unit Housing in the South. by Number of Bedrooms
    Table II-18 New Single-Unit Housing in the West, by Number of Bedrooms
    Table II-19 Shipments of Countertop Microwave Ovens in the U.S.


    Table III-1 U.S. Gross Domestic Product
    Table III-2 U.S. Gross Private Domestic Investment
    Table III-3 U.S. Industrial Production Index
    Table III-4 U.S. Disposable Personal Income
    Table III-5 U.S. Per Capita Disposable Personal Income
    Table III-6 U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures
    Table III-7 U.S. Per Capita Personal Consumption Expenditures
    Table III-8 Consumer Confidence Index
    Table III-9 Interest Rates Charged by U.S. Banks
    Table III-10 Value of Total New Construction in the U.S.
    Table III-11 Value of New Construction, by Type
    Table III-12 Value of New Private Construction, by Type
    Table III-13 Value of New Private Nonresidential Construction, by Type
    Table III-14 Privately Owned New Housing Starts, by Type of Structure
    Table III-15 Privately Owned New Housing Starts, by Region
    Table III-16 Privately Owned New Housing Units Under Construction, by Type of Structure
    Table III-17 Privately Owned New Housing Units Under Construction, by Region
    Table III-18 Privately Owned New Housing Units Completed, by Type of Structure
    Table III-19 Privately Owned New Housing Units Completed, by Region
    Table III-20 New Single-Unit Homes Completed, by Purpose of Construction
    Table III-21 New Single-Unit Homes Completed, by Number of Bathrooms
    Table III-22 Percentage of New Single-Unit Homes Built with Two or More Bathrooms, by Region
    Table III-23 Average Square Feet of Floor Area in New Privately Owned One-Family Housing, by Region
    Table III-24 New Multifamily Buildings and Number of Units
    Table III-25 Number of Units in New Multifamily Buildings, by Region
    Table III-26 Number of New Multifamily Building Units, by Number of Bathrooms
    Table III-27 Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes, by Region
    Table III-28 Average Sale Prices of New Houses Sold, by Region
    Table III-29 Sales of Residential Mobile Homes, by Region
    Table III-30 Sales of Apartments, Condos, and Co-Ops, by Region
    Table III-31 Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Expenditures
    Table III-32 U.S. Resident Population Trends and Projections
    Table III-33 U.S. Population Trends and Projections, by Age Group
    Table III-34 Age Distribution of the U.S. Population
    Table III-35 U.S. Population and Household Trends and Projections
    Table III-36 U.S. Resident Population Projections, by Region
    Table III-37 U.S. Resident Population Projections, by State
    Table III-38 Distribution of the U.S. Population, by State


    Table IV-1 Producer Price Trends for Wood Household Furniture and Wood Unassembled, Knockdown, and Outdoor Household Furniture
    Table IV-2 Producer Price Trends for Metal Household Furniture and Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Table IV-3 Foreign Trade Activity in the U.S. Household Furniture Market
    Table IV-4 Top Five U.S. Furniture Manufacturers
    Table IV-5 Top Four Manufacturers in the U.S. Ready-to-Assemble Furniture Market
    Table IV-6 Financial Profile of Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturers
    Table IV-7 Financial Profile of Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturers, Sorted by Sales
    Table IV-8 Financial Profile of Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturers, Sorted by Assets
    Table IV-9 Operating Structure of the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-10 Gross Operating Margin in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-11 Value Added by Manufacture in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-12 Vertical Integration Index for the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-13 Employment Structure of the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-14 Total Labor Costs in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-15 Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-16 Cost of Living Index for Production Workers in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-17 Labor Productivity in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-18 Indexes of Real Labor Productivity in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-19 New Capital Expenditures by the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-20 Plant vs. Equipment Expenditures by the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-21 Ending Inventories in the U.S. Wood Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-22 Total Number of Wood Household Furniture Establishments in the U.S.
    Table IV-23 Number of U.S. Wood Household Furniture Establishments, by State
    Table IV-24 Number of U.S. Wood Household Furniture Establishments, by Employment Size Class
    Table IV-25 Distribution of U.S. Wood Household Furniture Establishments, by Employment Size Class
    Table IV-26 Operating Structure of the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-27 Gross Operating Margin in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-28 Value Added by Manufacture in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-29 Vertical Integration Index for the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-30 Employment Structure of the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-31 Total Labor Costs in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-32 Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-33 Cost of Living Index for Production Workers in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-34 Labor Productivity in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-35 Indexes of Real Labor Productivity in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-36 New Capital Expenditures by the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-37 Plant vs. Equipment Expenditures by the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-38 Ending Inventories in the U.S. Metal Household Furniture Industry
    Table IV-39 Total Number of Metal Household Furniture Establishments in the U.S.
    Table IV-40 Number of U.S. Metal Household Furniture Establishments, by State
    Table IV-41 Number of U.S. Metal Household Furniture Establishments, by Employment Size Class
    Table IV-42 Distribution of U.S. Metal Household Furniture Establishments, by Employment Size Class


    Table V-1 Wholesale Sales of Furniture and Home Furnishings
    Table V-2 Number of Furniture Wholesalers in the U.S.
    Table V-3 Number of U.S. Furniture Wholesalers, by State
    Table V-4 Number of U.S. Furniture Wholesalers, by Employment Size Class
    Table V-5 Distribution of U.S. Furniture Wholesalers, by Employment Size Class
    Table V-6 Top Five Mass Merchandisers
    Table V-7 Top Three Wholesale Clubs
    Table V-8 Top Three Office Supply Superstores
    Table V-9 Top Five Electronics Stores
    Table V-10 Top Three Home Improvement Centers
    Table V-11 Top Three Mid-Tier Department Stores
    Table V-12 Retail Sales of Furniture Stores
    Table V-13 Number of Furniture Retailers in the U.S.
    Table V-14 Number of U.S. Furniture Retailers, by State
    Table V-15 Number of U.S. Furniture Retailers, by Employment Size Class
    Table V-16 Distribution of U.S. Furniture Retailers, by Employment Size Class
    Table V-17 Top Ten Furniture Stores
    Table V-18 Retail Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Furniture
    Table V-19 Distribution of Retail Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Furniture, by Type of Outlet
    Table V-20 Sales of the Top-Selling Ready-to-Assemble Furniture Products in the Top Three Retail Channels, by Product Category

LIST OF FIGURES


    Figure I-1 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Wood Household Furniture
    Figure I-2 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Metal Household Furniture
    Figure II-1 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, Unpainted or Unfinished, Sold in Kits
    Figure II-2 Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Wood Household Furniture, Unpainted or Unfinished, Sold in Kits
    Figure II-3 U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Wood and Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Figure II-4 Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Metal Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture
    Figure V-1 Wholesale Sales of Furniture and Home Furnishings
    Figure V-2 Number of Furniture Wholesalers in the U.S.
    Figure V-3 Retail Sales of Furniture Stores
    Figure V-4 Number of Furniture Retailers in the U.S.
    Figure V-5 Retail Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Furniture
    Figure V-6 Distribution of Retail Sales of Ready-to-Assemble Furniture, by Type of Outlet
Order
 

If you wish to be alerted to any changes of this page, enter your e-mail
E-mail:
















The AKTRIN Group of Information Centers is an international consulting firm fully dedicated to the furniture, textile and wood industries. Our research library contains over 1500 reports, covering all aspects of the residential and office furniture markets, textile, fiber fabrics, apparel, garments, as well as wood products, lumber, MDF, particleboard, plywood, millwork, windows, doors, floor coverings and much more.

Search Terms: AKTRIN, aktrin, Aktrin, Aktrin group of information, Furniture Industry Reports, furniture Market Reports, Furniture Industry Study, Furniture Market Study, Market Research, Furntiure, Industry Analysis Furniture, Research Reports Furniture, Market Research Reports Furniture, Furntiure Industry Studies, Furniture Market Studies, World Online Reports, Online Furniture Reports, Aktrin, AKTRIN, Aktrin group of Information, US, U.S.A., United States, United States of America, USA, BTA, Business Trend Analysts, forecast, 2005, 2012 outlook, Furniture, Household furniture, Residential furniture, Home Office, RTA, Knock-down furniture, knock down furniture, self assembly furniture, self assembled furniture, Ready-to-assemble Furniture, Cabinets, Aktrin, Market study, consultants, consulting, wood, nonwood, company porfiles, Outdoor and Casual Household Furniture, Nonwood Ready-to-Assemble Furniture, Market Leaders, Office Furniture, Home Offices, Business Equipment, Entertainment Furniture, Bedroom Furniture, Other Ready-to-Assemble Furniture, Adesso Inc., Ameriwest Industries, Inc., Bestar Inc., Brown Jordan International Inc., Bush Industries, Inc., Canwood Furniture Inc., Catskill Craftsmen, Inc., DMI Furniture, Inc., Dorel Industries Inc., Furniture Brands International, Inc., Gautier France S.A. (Gautier USA, Inc.), Gusdorf Canada, HNI Corporation, Masco Corporation (Tvilum-Scanbirk), MFI Furniture Group Plc, O’Sullivan Industries, Inc., Sauder Woodworking Co., Z-Line Designs Inc, Best Buy Co., Buhrmann N.V. (Corporate Express, Inc.), Circuit City Stores, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corporation, IKEA International A/S (IKEA North America), Office Depot, Inc., OfficeMax Incorporated, Staples, Inc., Target Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, RTA, Ready-to-Assemble

Furniture information Market reports Residential furniture Office furniture Bedding Market statistics Mailing lists Furniture standards Furniture consulting Export Import services Message board Wood information Market reports Market statistics Consulting Message board Associates Textile information Market reports Market statistics Consulting Message board Associates Consulting