For over 35 years Csil has been publishing market research with data and forecasts on consumption, production and distribution of furniture, household appliances and lighting in 100 countries.
Once again this year, CSDIL researchers have drawn up the Forecast Report on the furniture sector in Italy, 2020-2022, which provides an updated and detailed picture of the furniture sector and its prospects, highlighting any elements of risk and the possibilities offered by future scenarios.

The world economy closes 2019 with growth of 3%

The world economy is set to close the year 2019 with growth of 3%, a positive rate, although one of the lowest since the global financial crisis.  International trade in furniture is also suffering from the slowdown in demand and the effects of the ongoing trade wars, which obviously have an impact on industry. The manufacturing sector is experiencing declines in its growth rate in various areas of the world: from China to the United States, to European countries.
In this context, Italy recorded a 0.1% growth in GDP in the third quarter and consumption seems to be holding up as well as the climate of confidence of families.
As far as the furniture sector is concerned, some positive elements emerge and some of the main markets of interest for Italian companies are showing improvements.

The Csil Forecast Report: a very important tool for companies

As every year, the Forecast Report on the furniture sector in Italy in 2020-2022 presents the preliminary results for 2019 and the forecasts for 2020-2022. It contains historical data and forecasts on production, consumption, foreign trade, prices, competitiveness and foreign demand for the furniture sector.
The forecasts refer both to the entire Italian furniture sector and analyse the specific production sectors: upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, home furniture and office furniture.
The Csil Forecast Report is a very important tool for companies to define business strategies, to build the budget, to control price policy, to monitor the general trend of the markets and the consequent choice of foreign markets to focus on.
As far as foreign trade is concerned, the Csil Report analyses exports of Italian furniture by region and district of origin, foreign demand for Italian furniture, the international competitive system, the trend of Italian competitiveness with some countries, Italian imports of furniture from the main foreign trade partners and the degree of openness of the sector.
The report in pdf version is accompanied by an Excel file with all the main basic data (production, consumption, import and export) for the entire Italian furniture sector and for the specific production sectors: upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, home furniture and office furniture. The list price of the report (pdf + excel file) is euro 1000 + VAT and also includes an update note, available in June 2020. For orders placed before December 16, you can buy the search and note to euro 900 + VAT