France Furniture Apparent Consumption
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Source: Eurostat Comext DS-045409 imports and exports, HS 9401, 9402 and 9403; Eurostat annual SBS tables sbs_na_ind_r2 and sbs_ovw_act, plus monthly STS_INPR_M and STS_INPP_M for NACE C31 production turnover.
Source description: Annual furniture apparent consumption by EU country, calculated as production plus imports minus exports. Trade values are Eurostat Comext imports and exports for HS 9401, 9402 and 9403. Production is aggregated from monthly nominal production turnover.
Table ID: industry/consumption/eu_furniture_apparent_consumption_yearly
Key findings:
- In 2025, French furniture apparent consumption declined versus 2024, pointing to a softer domestic availability signal.
- The 2025 level sits between the 2020 low and 2022 high, so the availability signal is neither at a trough nor at a peak.
- From 2018 to 2025, apparent consumption was broadly flat (0.3%), production turnover was broadly flat (-0.6%), and retail turnover increased (9.6%). This separates the production-and-trade availability trend from the factory-value and consumer-facing retail trends.
Latest data:
| x_axis | value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 12053.7 |
| 2019 | 12355.2 |
| 2020 | 10723.1 |
| 2021 | 13611 |
| 2022 | 14488.4 |
| 2023 | 13597.1 |
| 2024 | 12740.1 |
| 2025 | 12094.4 |
Methodology: Apparent Consumption Methodology
This indicator tracks France furniture apparent consumption, estimating the value of furniture available to the French market after domestic production is adjusted for cross-border trade. It is designed to show the market supply available for French use, not only the value produced by French manufacturers or sold through retail channels.
Market Context
France is a large furniture consumer market with a production base that serves both domestic demand and selected export markets. Apparent consumption is useful here because it brings imports and exports into the market-size view: imported furniture adds to what is available to French buyers, while exported French production is removed from the domestic availability estimate.
The French series helps distinguish demand-side availability from both factory activity and retail turnover. It can fall even when retail turnover remains above earlier levels if trade values, inventories, channel margins or product mix move differently. It should therefore be read alongside France furniture production turnover, retail market size and import share rather than treated as a replacement for any one of them.
