By the Numbers is a monthly column providing facts and figures on the woodworking industry. 

By the Numbers is sponsored by IMA Schelling Group. 

$118.63 billion: Size of the global kitchen cabinet market by 2030, according to Mordor Intelligence. Estimated at $91.07 billion USD in 2025, the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.43% during the forecast period. North America is the largest market, while Asia Pacific is the fastest growing.

43%: U.S. consumers who make more than half of their furniture purchases online, while 15% have never bought furniture online, thus giving hybrid retailers a marked advantage, says HomeByMe’s Digital Furniture Index: How Americans Buy Now. Separately, 34% plan to shop more online, while 30% say they want to visit stores more often.

47.6: National billings score for October, indicating business conditions at architecture firms remain soft to start the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The ABI shows Work-on-the-Boards; an index score above 50 indicates growth, while a score below 50 shows a decrease. Regionally, billings remain relatively flat at firms in the Midwest but decline in other regions. Business conditions remain soft at firms of all specializations: commercial/industrial, institutional, and residential.

By the Numbers is sponsored by IMA Schelling Group.