French furniture market slump 73% families tend to choose low-cost goods

furniture in accordance with the French Federation of Industries (UNIFA) issued under the Institute of Sales in 2008 assessment report, the French furniture sales in 2007 worth a record 7.3 percent growth (9.6 billion euros), the stagnation in 2008, only a slight growth of 0.2%. the report, consumption in 2008 is uncertain year, particularly since August, the decline in regular and needs.

If all household goods sales channels for different decomposition (living room, interior decoration, bedding and kitchen utensils), favored by the younger residents Ikea, Alinéa and Fly, as well as manufacturers of kitchen and bathroom sales continue to increase; the other hand, household equipment manufacturers such as Conforama, But the sales decline and Sésame.

France based on the 1000 sample survey of households, in 2009, 1 / 4 of the families (26%) said that to buy a single piece of furniture or bedding. Due to the current crisis, there are 1 / 3 of the family from now on has changed the consumption patterns, 73% of households that choose to buy the cheapest products first of all; 57% of the families savings in the first place; 43.9 percent of families have made it clear that Housing postponed plans to re-adjust the layout.