If there is a sector that has been suffered by the crisis it is the furniture. Cheap prices and recycling have given way to an increasingly volatile market. But it seems that this is changing because the sector grows, for the first time in nine years, 聽and have appeared new designers for furnishing projects .
According to the Sectorial Observatory DBK, billing for sale in the home furniture last year reached 1,335 million euros, a figure that represents an increase of 3.5% over 2014. This marks a small recovery in the market also it affects exports and imports, which also rise, with figures of 8.0% and 10.7%, respectively.
Exports and imports
Where the furniture made in Spain sold" A large majority, 60%, are intended to EU countries, namely are bought by countries such as France, Portugal, Germany and the UK. While the Chinese market is the first source of imports, with 40% of the total.
Reasons for this recovery
According to DBK, who has done this study, those reasons why the sale of movable up after so long recession due to a timid general economic recovery. This results in the improvement of final consumption of households, so that families can allocate some money to renovate the home. Another reason is the reactivation of credit, in addition to the gradual recovery of the housing market, which is explained in many studies so they claim.
Reduced-size companies
Companies engaged in the manufacture and sale of home furniture in Spain are of small size, since over 92...