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Woodworking Industry News

Cabinet sales rise 6.7% in April: KCMA survey

RESTON, Va. - Cabinet sales rose 6.7% in April compared to the previous year's figures, boding well for the industry following last month's decline. According to participating members in the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's (KCMA) monthly Trend of Business Survey, stock sales were up 13.5% and custom sales rose 11.7%, while semi-custom dropped 1.2% compared to the same period the prior year.

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Residential furniture orders show slight gains in March

Despite a sluggish first quarter in overall business, residential furniture orders for March rose slightly, 2%, compared to the year prior, according to the latest Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors from Smith Leonard. Less than half of those surveyed, 42%, reported an increase in new orders, the accounting and consulting firm reported.