UK DINING ROOM & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE MARKET

Order #: F149_2006TO; US$1250.00
Published by AMA Research, March 2006; 86 Pages; 28 Exhibits

This report on "Dining Room Furniture & Occasional Furniture in the UK" provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of this market - representing a worthwhile investment and giving excellent value for money.

PRODUCT AREAS COVERED

Dining Room Furniture

• Tables
• Chairs
• Sideboards

• Wall Storage Units, Room Dividers and Display Cabinets
• Occasional/Coffee Tables
• Entertainment Units/cabinets
• Bookcases, Shelving & bureaux

During 2004 and 2005, product development has been a key factor within the dining and occasional furniture market, with products offering greater versatility and functionality. The supply structure within the market is rapidly changing and this is a trend likely to continue in the medium to longer term. Forecasts suggest continued growth in the market in the short to medium term, with the sector reaching around £550 million by 2009, although individual product sectors are likely to experience varied performance levels. Key areas of coverage include:

THE MARKET

• Total domestic furniture market - analysis by size, forecasts to 2009.
• Fitted and non-fitted furniture - dining room and occasional furniture size and share in the non-fitted furniture market.
• Total dining room furniture and occasional furniture market - analysis of size by value, historical trends and forecasts to 2009, reasons and background.
• Impact of consumer trends and economic factors on the dining room and occasional furniture market, reasons for the continuing decline of dining furniture and likely future prospects. Analysis of the more positive trends in the occasional furniture sector.
• Increase in the number of people working from home - impact on dining & occasional furniture. Review of the home office sector.
• Imports and Exports size, trade balance, growth of imports, major countries involved.
• Dining room and occasional furniture by type of finish - wood (dark and light), metal, glass and development of new materials.
• Softwood and Hardwood - trends and future prospects.

• Mix between dining room and occasional furniture.
• Major product groups within the dining room and occasional furniture market, percentage share of the market.
• Dining room furniture - reasons for continuing decline, product trends within the dining room market.
• Wall storage/room dividers/display cabinet - trends in product characteristics, reasons for recent growth.
• Coffee/occasional tables - reasons for recent positive sales performance and product trends.
• Entertainment' cabinets - reasons for recent decline.
• Bookcases, bureaux and shelving - share of market, reasons for sales trends, growth prospects.

• Major suppliers, market shares, product and market positioning.
• Imports - major importers.
• Major channels of distribution - shares by type of retail outlet, areas of growth and decline, future trends and opportunities.
• Key outlets involved in the distribution of dining room and occasional furniture.

• Prospects for the dining room and occasional furniture market - major factors influencing medium term growth.
• Developments in the major product and market sectors.

FUTURE PROSPECTS

• OVERALL MARKET
• DINING FURNITURE
• OCCASIONAL FURNITURE
• SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

TABLE OF EXHIBITS

CHART 1 UK DINING AND OCCASIONAL MARKET 1999-2009- £M MSP
CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2008
CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006
TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2007 - THE POUND STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000)
TABLE 6 THE UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC FURNITURE 2000-2006 (£M MSP)
TABLE 7 AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS & SERVICES AND FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS BY AGE OF HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON (£’S) 2004/5
CHART 8 UK MARKET MIX OF FURNITURE 1997, 1999, 2002 & 2005:
CHART 9 FITTED AND NON-FITTED FURNITURE 2005 - % SHARE BY VALUE
TABLE 10 UK MARKET FOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2000 – 2006 £M MSP
TABLE 11 PENETRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS IN UK 1996 – 2005
TABLE 12 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS 2000-2008 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS)
CHART 13 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS BY TYPE OF DWELLING % GB 2001-2005
TABLE 14 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1997-2005 (‘000)
TABLE 15 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR GREAT BRITAIN 1991-2004
TABLE 16 UK DINING AND OCCASIONAL MARKET 1999-2009- £M MSP
TABLE 17 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF WOODEN DINING, LIVING AND OCCASIONAL FURNITURE 2001-2005 BY VALUE – (£ MILLION)
TABLE 18 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR IMPORTS OF WOODEN DINING, LIVING AND OCCASIONAL FURNITURE 2005 – MARKET SHARE BY VALUE (£ MILLION)
TABLE 19 COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION FOR EXPORTS OF WOODEN DINING, LIVING AND OCCASIONAL FURNITURE 2005 – MARKET SHARE BY VALUE (£ MILLION)
CHART 20 % MIX BY VALUE OF DINING & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE 2005
TABLE 21 UK DINING MARKET 1999-2009 - £M MSP
TABLE 22 THE UK MARKET FOR DINING FURNITURE BY PRODUCT TYPE 1999 / 2003 / 2005 BY VALUE
TABLE 23 UK OCCASIONAL MARKET 1999-2009 - £M MSP
TABLE 24 THE UK MARKET FOR OCCASIONAL FURNITURE BY PRODUCT TYPE 2005 BY VALUE
CHART 25 THE UK MARKET FOR DINING & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL % VALUE 2005
CHART 26 UK MARKET FOR DINING & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE BY TYPE OF WOOD VALUE 2005
TABLE 27 MAJOR SUPPLIERS TO THE DINING AND OCCASIONAL FURNITURE MARKET – SHARE BY VALUE 2005
TABLE 28 DISTRIBUTION OF DINING & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE – VALUE SHARE 2005

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