US Furniture Import Share
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Source: US Census International Trade API imports and exports HS endpoints for HS 9401, 9402 and 9403; US Census M3 furniture manufacturing shipments; ECB exchange rates are used in the source trade and production datasets where euro values are shown.
Source description: Annual US furniture import share calculated as imports divided by apparent consumption, where apparent consumption is production plus imports minus exports. Imports and exports cover HS 9401, 9402 and 9403. Production uses US furniture manufacturing shipments.
Table ID: industry/trade/us_furniture_import_share_yearly
Key findings:
- In 2025, US furniture import share fell versus 2024, pointing to a lower imported-supply share.
- The latest reading is the low point of the series, indicating a comparatively low import-share position.
- Compared with EU peers (France, Germany, Italy, Spain), the US has a higher import-share position, showing stronger reliance on imported furniture supply.
Latest data:
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 62.6 |
| 2019 | 61.5 |
| 2020 | 60.9 |
| 2021 | 63.6 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 58.8 |
| 2024 | 59.8 |
| 2025 | 57.3 |
This indicator measures how much apparent US furniture consumption is supplied by imports. It combines furniture imports, exports and domestic production to show the role of foreign supply inside the broader US furniture market structure.
Market Context
The US furniture market combines domestic manufacturing with extensive international sourcing, so import share is a compact way to compare foreign supply with the total apparent market. It helps frame whether imports are a supporting channel or a dominant source of supply across furniture categories.
The metric should be read as an apparent-consumption indicator rather than a retail sales share. It links trade flows to production, so it complements US furniture imports by year, US furniture exports, US furniture production turnover and consumer-market indicators.
