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Imports gain in $3.9 billion U.S. wood office furniture market

The U.S. wood office furniture market rose to $3.9 billion in 2019, increasing by 2.4 percent over the previous year, according to a report from IndexBox. This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers, excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers' margins, included in the final consumer price. IndexBox published a new report, U.S. Wood Office Furniture Market, Analysis and Forecast to 2025.

(Furniture) War Is Hell

For those who want to get a better handle on what became of the once illustrious U.S. furniture industry, I strongly recommend reading, "The Furniture Wars: How America Lost a Fifty Billion Dollar Industry." In it, author Michael Dugan, former president and CEO of Henredon Industries, serves up an insider's account of one failed attempt after another by "outsiders" to rule the roost.

Woodworking Industry News

Furniture importers face shipping woes

HIGH POINT, NC — Furniture Today reported that some U.S. importers of furniture are facing delivery delays and higher transportation charges because of reductions in shipping capacity from Chinese ports. The publication quoted several furniture importers about the problems they are experiencing. Among those interviewed, Joseph Condra of Crescent Fine Furniture, told FT, "The carriers have pulled so many vessels out of service that they created a supply and demand issue that wasn't there before. What is always a critical time is even worse."