European Furniture Market Update – June 2026

Furnilytics Market Briefs provide a monthly overview of the European furniture market, combining the latest furniture retail, furniture manufacturing and online demand indicators into a single market update. Based on data from Eurostat, national statistical offices and continuously updated Furnilytics datasets, each edition reviews harmonized 3-month year-on-year developments across Europe and selected international markets. The briefs help manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and investors monitor furniture market trends, demand conditions, production activity and overall market momentum.

Executive summary

The latest indicators suggest that the European furniture market continued to stabilise through April 2026. Retail demand returned to positive year-on-year growth (+1.1%), while manufacturing output remained slightly negative (-1.1%) but continued to recover from the lows of recent years. Furniture-related web searches also remained well above last year's level (+9.4%), indicating resilient consumer interest. Although the latest data point to gradually improving market conditions, the outlook remains uncertain as expected increases in raw material prices and broader inflationary pressures could influence both production costs and consumer demand in the months ahead.

Retail

Retail demand continues to recover across the European furniture market, although the pace of improvement remains uneven between countries. The European retail indicator increased by +1.1% on a 3-month year-on-year basis, following +0.9% over 6 months and +1.5% over 12 months. While the longer-term trend remains weaker (-0.6% over two years and -1.5% over three years), the latest figures suggest that consumer demand has moved back into modest growth after the prolonged slowdown experienced during 2022–2024.

Among the major furniture markets, Germany and France continue to lag behind. Germany recorded a decline of -1.2% over the latest three-month period, while France fell by -3.0%. Although both markets remain below last year's level, Germany has continued to improve compared with its medium-term trend, suggesting that retail demand is gradually moving towards stabilisation. Italy remains the strongest of the major furniture markets, with retail turnover increasing by +1.2% over the latest three months and +1.5% over six months.

The broader European picture is more encouraging than the performance of the largest markets alone would suggest. Poland (+3.9%), the Netherlands (+3.8%), Spain (+2.8%) and Lithuania (+9.3%) continue to outperform the European average, indicating that the recovery is increasingly being driven by a wider group of regional markets. The Furnilytics market hubs also point to improving conditions in several supporting indicators, including housing activity and consumer demand, reinforcing the view that furniture demand is gradually stabilising across much of Europe.

Overall, the latest retail indicators suggest that the European furniture market is transitioning from stabilisation towards gradual recovery. Growth is becoming more widespread across Europe, although conditions remain mixed and the pace of improvement continues to vary considerably between countries.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing conditions remain more challenging than retail demand, although the latest indicators suggest that the prolonged downturn is gradually easing. European furniture production declined by -1.2% on a 3-month year-on-year basis, broadly in line with the 6-month trend (-1.3%). While production remains below last year's level, the latest figures compare more favourably with the longer-term trend (-1.3% over two years and -5.7% over three years), indicating that manufacturing activity is moving towards stabilisation.

Among Europe's largest furniture-producing countries, Germany continues to face the weakest conditions, with production down -4.5% over the latest three-month period. Poland also remains in negative territory (-2.8%), although both countries have improved compared with their longer-term trends. Italy recorded a more modest decline of -1.2%, continuing the gradual recovery seen over recent months after stronger growth during the previous year.

The broader European picture is more balanced than the largest manufacturing markets alone suggest. Lithuania continues to lead with production growth of +5.9%, while France (+4.9%) has returned to positive territory and Spain (+0.7%) has also moved back into growth. Outside Europe, the United States continues to outperform with production increasing by +2.7%, highlighting the differing pace of recovery between regions.

Overall, the latest production indicators suggest that the European furniture manufacturing sector is gradually stabilising after an extended period of weakness. Recovery remains uneven between countries, but the improving performance across several European markets points to a manufacturing sector that is increasingly beginning to follow the gradual improvement already visible in retail demand.