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THE UK MARKET FOR LEATHER UPHOLSTERY 2006

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 

1. INTRODUCTION 6
1.1BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH 6
1.2TERMS OF REFERENCE 6
1.3METHODOLOGY 7
1.4RESEARCH PARAMETERS 8
2. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 9
3. THE UK ECONOMY 12
3.1GENERAL ECONOMIC APPRAISAL 12
3.2CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURE ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS 13
4. MARKET SIZE AND STRUCTURE 16
4.1INTRODUCTION 16
4.2PAST AND PRESENT MARKET SIZE 18
4.3ANALYSIS OF THE LEATHER UPHOLSTERY SECTOR 25
4.4THE MARKET BY DISTRIBUTION OUTLET 31
4.5GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARKET 33
4.6CONSUMER PREFERENCES 35
5. MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS 36
5.1THE MARKET LEADERS 36
5.2OTHER IMPORTANT MANUFACTURERS 40
6. ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION 43
6.1DIRECT ADVERTISING 43
6.2EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAY 49
6.3SALES PROMOTION 52
7. THE THREAT FROM IMPORTED FURNITURE 54
7.1ANALYSIS OF IMPORT PENETRATION 54
8. THE FUTURE FOR LEATHER UPHOLSTERY 58
8.1THE OUTLOOK FOR THE UK ECONOMY 58
8.2MARKET FORECASTS 61
8.3FUTURE TRENDS IN THE LEATHER UPHOLSTERY MARKET 63
 APPENDICES  
IBOUNDARIES OF THE STANDARD REGIONS  
IISUMMARY OF INTERVIEWS CARRIED OUT  
IIIDEFINITIONS OF PRODUCT GROUPS WITHIN THE DOMESTIC FURNITURE INDUSTRY  
                               TABLES AND CHARTS  
CHART 1 Share of total sales of domestic furniture by product group                21
CHART 2 Total sales of upholstered furniture at current and constant prices    24
CHART 3 Total sales of upholstered furniture by distribution outlet                    33
CHART 4 Total imports and exports of upholstered furniture                               55
TABLE 1 Total gross disposable income in the UK and the personal savings ratio 12
TABLE 2 Total household final expenditure in the UK  13
TABLE 3 Total sales through retail outlets in Great  Britain                                  14
TABLE 4 Comparison of furniture sales in terms of Retail and Manufacturers' Selling Prices 17
TABLE 5 Total sales of domestic furniture by product group         18
TABLE 6 Share of total sales of domestic furniture held by product group 20
TABLE 7 Index of producer prices for seating products           22
TABLE 8 Total sales of upholstered furniture at current and constant prices    23
TABLE 9 Indices of sales of upholstered furniture 25
TABLE 10 Total sales of leather upholstery and proportion of total upholstery market 26
TABLE 11 Total sales of leather upholstery suites and proportion of total upholstery market 26
TABLE 12 Total sales of leather upholstery by pattern of sales by product type 28
TABLE 13 Total sales of leather upholstered suites by retail price point       29
TABLE 14 Total sales of leather upholstery by colour of product            30
TABLE 15 Total sales of leather action upholstery and share of the total market 30
TABLE 16 Total sales of leather upholstery by distribution outlet   31
TABLE 17 Geographical distribution of sales of leather upholstery and location of households in the UK 34
TABLE 18 Total direct advertising expenditure by manufacturers in the domestic furniture industry 43
TABLE 19 Direct advertising expenditure by manufacturers compared with total sales of domestic furniture 44
TABLE 20 Proportion of total direct advertising expenditure allocated to individual product groups 45
TABLE 21 Total imports and exports of domestic  upholstered furniture           54
TABLE 22 Total imports of leather upholstery and proportion of the leather upholstery market 56
TABLE 23 Gross Domestic Product in the UK 58
TABLE 24 Forecasts for the UK economy          59
TABLE 25 Forecasts by the Treasury                                                                         60
TABLE 26 Estimated future size of the UK domestic furniture market                   61
TABLE 27 Estimated future size of the UK upholstered furniture market              62
TABLE 28 Estimated future size of the UK leather upholstery market                   62
TABLE 29 Estimated future sales of leather upholstery suites                              63

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