The Chinese furniture development attacks the global furniture market intensely

The Chinese furniture continuously more than 20 years high speed development, bring the infinite opportunity and the vigor for the global furniture industry. In 1990 the China furniture industry total output value 100 hundred million Yuan, to 2003 the national furniture total output value achieved approximately 2040 hundred million Yuan, during 14 years the output value grows 19 times. The Chinese furniture advanced into the world furniture to produce the powerful nation and to export the great nation the ranks. France "Tribune" reported that, China only uses 7 years time to become world first the export state. From 1994 to 2001, China's furniture export amount grew 335%, reaches to 97 hundred million euros. China the share which occupies in the world market already achieves 16.2%. China has already substituted for Canada and Italy, becomes biggest seller who exports to US. In 2003 the data display, China marched into the world furniture powerful nation ranks, the furniture export amount grew 5 times in 7 years, climbs from tenth to second, is only inferior to Italy. China is in the world grows the quickest country, the domestic market strength, the urbanized degree enhancement, middle class expense community's starting, has provided the unprecedented development stage for China's furniture enterprise. The Chinese furniture brings the opportunity for the world furniture at the same time, also gives the world furniture industry to bring the impact. The Italian furniture has lost 20% international market share Italy is the world furniture exports the kingdom, occupies first in the world. But, because the Chinese furniture export strong tendency, already vacillated Italy to export the first throne. In the past 6 years, the Italian furniture value of exports fell from 1997 99 hundred million US dollars to 2002 80 hundred million US dollars, dropped 20%, in other words, Italy has lost 20% international market share. In 1990s previous 5 years, Italian's furniture purchasing power drops very much fiercely, obtains the anabiosis slightly in the latter 5 years, until but in 2002 ~ in 2003 has not recovered to the original level, presented was still a negative growth, moreover this kind will restore never looks like. Because the domestic economical reason, in 2001 ~ in 2002 the Italian furniture declined the speed had 3 years before was fiercer than. In December, 2003 the Italian furniture whole world export amount and the last year same ratio dropped 11%. In 2003 the furniture total export compared the last year to drop 8.6%. At the same time, European Union's Germany, France, England similarly have also lost 10% international market share. It is estimated that, future 1 year ~ 2 years, the world furniture first throne will yield in China. The American furniture market loses half of the country US is the world furniture expends the great nation. Our country furniture productivity estimate approximately 520 hundred million US dollars. The market scale in 2004 amounts to 730 hundred million US dollars. American furniture market deficit 200 hundred million US dollars, must import massively, can meet the domestic consumption need. In 1990, the Chinese furniture did not export to US to 1 hundred million US dollars. After 8 years, in 1998 started, as soon as China leapt into the first great nation which exported to the American furniture. In 1999 the American furniture industry first time discovered throughout history in the market sells the wooden furniture one above the half is an imported product. US in 1999 imported furniture approximately 103 hundred million US dollars, the nearly 1/4 furniture and the furniture and fixture came from China. In the American value 230 hundred million US dollar wooden furniture markets, China has occupied 35% share (approximately 80 hundred million US dollars 0. US Wall Stree Journal reported, China makes the furniture quality the distinct enhancement, quite sold well in recent years in the American market. According to the estimate, the wooden furniture which in the American market sells, probably some 40% is imports from China. Speaking of the American furniture, because the US territory manufacturer the production cost stays at a high level, but will be compelled a domestic nearly half market to cup one hand in the other across the chest to give the overseas import product, was nothing unusual. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations country is threaten, the exportation glides down the Chinese furniture industry to rise rapidly, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations various countries furniture exportation comes under the influence. Indonesia, the exportation rapidly glides down in particular. The Indonesian furniture production and the exportation occupy the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 5 countries (the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore) second. In recent years, year after year dropped: In 2001 exported 18 hundred million US dollars, in 2002 achieved 14.7 hundred million US dollars, 2003 dropped to 13 hundred million US dollars, in 2004 falls to 10 hundred million US dollars. According to the Indonesian furniture and the handicraft industry association disclosed that, the international market demand large scale drop has forced to occupy 25% Indonesian 3500 furniture and the handicraft industry production suspensions. Comes under the influence in 800 companies some companies to slow down production the speed, some can not but close goes out of business, reduces staff massively. According to the Indonesian Furniture Association people in charge disclosed that, as a result of log smuggling, the Indonesian lignin furniture industry encounters the serious attack. Until now for this, 75% furniture factory management condition was not satisfying, 25% furniture factory has been compelled the closure. The expert pointed out, if this situation cannot obtain the reverse, then the nation will have 60 ten thousand furniture industry workers faced with the unemployment threat. The Chinese furniture product has the high competitive power, the Chinese similar product raw material cost is ordinary than about low 40% Indonesia, but the Chinese product selling price is lower than 50% Indonesia. According to "the Asian Times" reported that, Indonesian Furniture association presidents worried, China has become Indonesia in the international furniture market top-quality competitor. Finland in 2010 stops the furniture production, Australia reforms the import furniture to cause the Finnish domestic furniture industry faced with the challenge. According to Finnish Furniture Association estimated that, like according to the existing level import furniture, and every year increases progressively 3%, Finland domestic will stop the furniture production to 2010. Its reason is the domestic majority of furniture production enterprise scale filial piety production management disperser. Finnish Existing Furniture Enterprise 600, 80 belong to the furniture exporter organization approximately. Finland's most furniture producers are the small and medium-sized enterprises. Big enterprise only then two companies, each company's employee approximately more than 400 person. The Finnish furniture production and the expense is at the atrophy condition. According to Shanghai Furniture Profession Association organizes a group to go to Australia to inspect, understands to many factory production suspension reforming. Because the Australian furniture industry the artificial cost is high, mostly transfers the trade management from the production configuration, in which 60