The U.S. Office Furniture Market
The table and graphical representation below depict the concept of U.S. office furniture market consumption that is defined as production + imports - exports. Production is the total shipments, or sales, value of office furniture manufacturers located in the U.S. to all locations in the world. Consumption represents the value of all office furniture sold in the U.S. from all sources in the world, including those in the U.S.
The chief office furniture trading partner with the U.S. is Canada, receiving about 50% of all U.S. office furniture exports. Until recently, Canada was also the largest importer of office furniture into the U.S. decreasing from about 62% in 2000 to around 40% today. China has increased its share to about the same (40%) from less than 13% in 2000.
Year | U.S. Production | % Change | Imports | Exports | Consumption | % Change |
2012 | $9,270 | -1.10% | $2,753 | $735 | $11,288 | 1.40% |
2011 | $9,375 | 13.00% | $2,423 | $667 | $11,131 | 12.70% |
2010 | $8,300 | 5.80% | $2,153 | $576 | $9,877 | 7.00% |
2009 | $7,845 | -29.70% | $1,875 | $490 | $9,230 | -29.00% |
2008 | $11,160 | -2.30% | $2,510 | $679 | $12,991 | -3.20% |
2007 | $11,420 | 5.50% | $2,563 | $565 | $13,419 | 4.40% |
2006 | $10,820 | 7.40% | $2,531 | $492 | $12,859 | 7.90% |
2005 | $10,070 | 12.70% | $2,280 | $438 | $11,912 | 12.30% |
2004 | $8,935 | 5.10% | $2,022 | $347 | $10,610 | 5.40% |
2003 | $8,505 | -4.30% | $1,870 | $307 | $10,068 | -2.50% |
2002 | $8,890 | -19.00% | $1,777 | $338 | $10,328 | -16.40% |
2001 | $10,975 | -17.40% | $1,806 | $430 | $12,351 | -17.00% |
2000 | $13,285 | 8.50% | $2,094 | $496 | $14,883 | 9.50% |
1999 | $12,240 | -0.90% | $1,772 | $430 | $13,591 | 1.20% |
1998 | $12,350 | 7.80% | $1,532 | $454 | $13,428 | 9.60% |
1997 | $11,460 | 14.10% | $1,236 | $443 | $12,253 | 15.10% |
1996 | $10,040 | 6.40% | $968 | $360 | $10,648 | 7.70% |
1995 | $9,435 | 6.60% | $798 | $345 | $9,888 | 8.00% |
1994 | $8,850 | 8.50% | $677 | $375 | $9,152 | 9.7 |
1993 | $8,160 | 5.80% | $548 | $364 | $8,345 | 6.6 |
1992 | $7,710 | 6.70% | $440 | $324 | $7,826 | 6.70% |
1991 | $7,228 | $394 | $288 | $7,334 |
Annual U.S. Production by Product Category
Year
Systems
Seating
Files
Casegoods
Storage
Tables
Other
2012
29.20%
29.10%
9.9%
10.00%
7.5%
9.60%
4.60%
2011
28.40%
31.10%
10.10%
10.40%
7.3%
9.50%
3.30%
2010
27.40%
31.50%
10.70%
10.40%
7.6%
9.30%
3.20%
2009
27.10%
30.30%
10.90%
10.60%
7.6%
9.40%
4.10%
2008
28.10%
28.40%
11.60%
11.30%
7.8%
8.30%
4.50%
2007
28.80%
27.90%
12.70%
11.00%
7.3%
7.50%
4.80%
2006
29.60%
26.50%
13.30%
10.90%
7.4%
7.20%
5.10%
2005
28.80%
26.30%
14.60%
11.10%
7.6%
7.50%
4.20%
2004
29.40%
26.50%
14.10%
11.00%
7.9%
7.20%
3.90%
2003
30.50%
26.60%
13.50%
11.00%
8.0%
6.80%
3.50%
2002
32.10%
25.80%
13.10%
11.70%
7.4%
7.20%
2.80%
2001
33.70%
25.20%
12.60%
11.50%
6.0%
7.10%
3.90%
2000
36.60%
24.90%
12.40%
11.90%
4.9%
6.40%
3.00%
1999
36.00%
25.30%
12.90%
11.50%
4.4%
6.90%
2.90%
1998
35.90%
24.60%
12.80%
12.40%
4.3%
6.30%
3.70%
1997
36.10%
24.80%
13.50%
10.20%
5.3%
6.80%
3.30%
1996
34.60%
25.10%
13.80%
10.70%
5.6%
6.80%
3.40%
1995
34.80%
24.90%
15.10%
10.60%
5.4%
6.10%
3.00%
1994
35.10%
25.60%
14.30%
10.80%
5.5%
6.20%
2.40%
1993
33.40%
24.40%
15.80%
11.30%
5.3%
6.70%
3.10%
1992
34.00%
24.90%
15.10%
10.80%
5.3%
6.30%
3.50%
1991
35.20%
24.80%
14.90%
8.9%
5.5%
6.40%
4.30%