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review of the uk domestic furniture industry 2008

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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
3.3THE HOUSING MARKET 14
3.4SUMMARY 15
4 MARKET SIZE AND STRUCTURE 17
4.1INTRODUCTION 17
4.2PAST AND PRESENT MARKET SIZE 18
4.3THE MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE 24
4.4GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARKET 27
4.5THE MARKET BY DISTRIBUTION OUTLET 28
5 THE THREAT FROM IMPORTED FURNITURE 37
5.1ANALYSIS OF IMPORT PENETRATION 37
6 ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION 42
6.1DIRECT ADVERTISING 42
6.2EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAY 48
6.3SALES PROMOTION 50
7 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS 53
7.1THE MARKET LEADERS 53
7.2OTHER IMPORTANT MANUFACTURERS 59
8 THE FUTURE FOR DOMESTIC FURNITURE 62
8.1THE OUTLOOK FOR THE UK ECONOMY 62
8.2MARKET FORECASTS 64
 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 by product group             21
CHART 2 Total sales of kitchen furniture by distribution outlet  30
CHART 3 Total sales of upholstered furniture by distribution outlet                 33
CHART 4 Total sales of domestic furniture by distribution outlet                              34
CHART 5 Total imports and exports of domestic furniture         38
TABLE 1 Total gross disposable income in the UK and the personal savings ratio 12
TABLE 2 Total sales through retail outlets in Great  Britain 13
TABLE 3 Total housing completions in the UK                                         14
TABLE 4 Comparison of furniture sales in terms of Retail and Manufacturers' Selling Prices 17
TABLE 5Total sales of domestic furniture by product group         18
TABLE 6Share of total sales of domestic furniture held by product group 20
TABLE 7 Indices of domestic furniture sales and producer prices for selected product groups       22
TABLE 8 Indices of domestic furniture sales and producer prices forselected product groups  22
TABLE 9 Indices of domestic furniture sales volume by product group 23
TABLE 10 Total sales of domestic furniture by selected product type  24
TABLE 11 Total sales of domestic furniture by selected product type  26
TABLE 12 Geographical location of dwellings in the UK and the location of sales of domestic furniture 28
TABLE 13 Total sales of kitchen furniture by distribution outlet     29
TABLE 14

Total sales of upholstered furniture by distribution outlet     

31
TABLE 15 Total sales of domestic furniture by distribution outlet 33
TABLE 16 Total imports and exports of domestic furniture 37
TABLE 17 Total imports and exports of domestic furniture by product group 39
TABLE 18 Rate of import penetration by furniture sector             40
TABLE 19 Total direct advertising expenditure by manufacturers in the domestic furniture industry 42
TABLE 20 Direct advertising expenditure by manufacturers compared with total sales of domestic furniture 43
TABLE 21 Proportion of total direct advertising expenditure allocated to individual product groups       44
TABLE 22 Forecasts for the UK economy        63
TABLE 23 Forecast by the Treasury  63
TABLE 24 Estimated future size of the UK domestic furniture market     65
TABLE 25 Estimated future size of the UK domestic furniture market by  product group            66

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