Tropical suppliers see US furniture imports fall

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US Wooden furniture imports declined in February following a decrease in January. Total wooden furniture imports were worth $1.02 billion, down 19% from January. Year-to-date imports were 1% lower than in February 2014.

Canada was the only major supplier that increased furniture shipments to the US in February. The US imported US$97.9 million of wooden furniture from Canada, up 12% year-to-date from February 2014. Canadian manufacturers benefit from a lower Canadian dollar.

Furniture imports from China decreased by 22% from January to US$484.1 million, the lowest since level of imports since March 2014.

Imports from Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia also declined in February. Year-to-date imports from Mexico were up 10% compared to February 2014.

Almost all major supply countries saw a decline in shipments to the US. Imports from China were worth US$618 million, down 5% from December. Vietnam‟s shipments fell by 6% to US$224.9 million. Only imports from Malaysia remained unchanged at US$51.7 million.

Wooden furniture imports from Europe declined in February, but they remain higher than at the same time last year.

Wooden bedroom furniture imports fell the most in February, followed by upholstered wooden seating furniture and kitchen cabinets. The smallest decline was in wooden office furniture imports.

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