China and the United States among manufacturers of furniture cake cutting each other's markets

According to the Chinese Furniture Association statistics, the import of furniture in the United States, about 40% from China, this percentage is increasing year by year, and American-style furniture is also hard --- into the Chinese market since China's accession to the World Trade Organization at the end of last year, China's furniture exports has been a proud achievement. China Light Industry Federation, according to data from the customs statistics, in 2002 exports of 5.417 billion U.S. dollars of furniture than the 36.52 percent growth in 2001. Departments have been worried about due to a large number of import tariffs to enter the furniture so that the impact of domestic furniture market, the impact of domestic furniture production did not happen, but the furniture imported from abroad is only 142 million U.S. dollars, more than in 2001 also dropped by 5.74% .

It is understood that both the United States has been China's largest furniture exporter, last year China's furniture exports reached 2.822 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 52.5 percent of total exports. In the past 6 years, China's furniture exports to the U.S. growth rate in 2001 in addition to the minimum (13%), and the remaining 5 in more than 30% annual. China's furniture exports to the United States a large number of long-term, so that U.S. manufacturers are a huge threat. At the same time, the U.S. furniture makers to start paying more and more attention of the Chinese market this huge cake, consumers in China are trying to use American-style furniture in the set off of fashion, would like to expand its share of China's exports. The two places across China and the United States in a furniture competition in the market for a vigorous manner.

Last year, China's exports to the U.S. furniture market is mainly American-style wooden furniture and the American Classical furniture village, there are a considerable number of Italian, French classical style furniture. Chinese metal furniture, office furniture and sofa furniture exports are also increasing. American Furniture by the impact of traditional arts and crafts of Mexico, in the Indian totem straw in a mixture of all kinds of materials, coupled with heavy logs. It is comfortable, stylish, practical and multi-functional characteristics such as being a small part of Chinese consumers. However, in the domestic furniture market, far less than the well-known from Italy, Germany, Scandinavia and other places of imported products, more consumers recognize the origin of these stylish furniture, the small share of the United States. American-style furniture is a furniture manufacturer in China the most familiar type, manufacturing process has reached a mature state. It is important in China's furniture production base in Dongguan, a U.S. based purchasing groups all the year round, where each month to be purchased 500 containers of furniture sold back to the United States. In order to change the status of our country at the end of the market, the U.S. furniture manufacturers have begun to increase input in an effort to expand the market influence. During the just-concluded ninth China International Furniture Fair, in overseas countries decreased Pavilion, the only U.S. manufacturers from the huge tidy line-up of exhibitors, including several major brands of booth area of more than 300 square meters, blowing the entire Furniture on a "Universal" style.