Abstract
Summary:
The Middle East report includes six countries: Egypt, Israel, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The region aggregate
furniture demand amounts to US$ 4.6 billion at production prices; yet it is
worth stressing that each country has its own peculiarities.
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are
definitely net furniture importers. Their economies can rely on huge oil and
gas reserves and feature fast growing construction sectors, with great
prospects of profits for furniture exporters, both in the low and high end
markets. Egypt instead displays a dynamic furniture industry, which has
proven more and more successful in the international markets thanks to skilled
labour force and improving business management. The Lebanese furniture
industry entered a recovery path and can count on a growing domestic market as
well as the geographical and cultural proximity to other Middle East markets.
Israel displays a high developed furniture industry, with western
standards as regards technology and management. Moreover, furniture production
and consumption have steady increased in the last years on the wake of the
general economic growth.
The report offers a comprehensive picture of the furniture sector in the
Middle East, providing trends in furniture production, furniture consumption,
furniture imports and exports in Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates (UAE). Factors determining the demand for furniture are
examined, as well as furniture distribution channels and furniture prices.
For each country an outline of the major furniture companies is provided.
Listed companies are 40 for Egypt, 25 for Israel, 20 for Kuwait, 20 for
Lebanon, 35 for Saudi Arabia and 45 for the United Arab Emirates. For each
company mentioned in the report, an updated profile with contact details,
activity and product offer is provided. Additional information is included
when available (size, traded brands, distribution channels).
Furniture imports and exports are broken down by country and product (office
furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, non-upholstered seats,
bedroom furniture, seats parts and parts of furniture).
The wood and forestry sector is also considered: production, imports,
exports and consumption data are provided for the main semi-finished wood
products (sawnwood, wood-based panels). Data on woodworking machinery imports
are available for most of the considered countries.
Among the covered products: office furniture, home furniture (household
furniture), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture (sofas and armchairs),
non-upholstered seats (chairs), bedroom furniture, seats parts, parts of
furniture, sawnwood, wood-based panels, woodworking machinery.
Table of Contents
- FOR EGYPT, ISRAEL, KUWAIT, LEBANON, SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- Furniture industry summary
- Furniture production, consumption, imports, exports
- Economic indicators, furniture consumption forecasts, main furniture
trading partners
- Forest resources, semi-finished wood products, technology
- Production, imports, exports and consumption of semi-finished wood
products
- Woodworking machinery (Kuwait excluded)
- The furniture sector: basic data and performance
- Trends in the furniture sector (1998-2007): production, consumption,
imports, exports
- Wholesale and consumer prices of furniture products (where available)
- Furniture demand and distribution channels
- Factors determining the demand for furniture
- Furniture distribution
- Leading furniture companies
- Profiles of furniture companies
- International trade of furniture
- Furniture exports and imports by country and product:
- office furniture
- kitchen furniture
- upholstered furniture
- non-upholstered seats
- bedroom furniture
- seats parts
- furniture parts
- Selected companies mentioned:
- Mobica
- Nadim
- Betili
- Decor
- Midas
- Al Aamer Furniture
- Almutlaq Co.
- Gemaco Interiors
- Marina Gulf
- City Furniture
