Germany: Growing Demand for Furniture

German imports of home and office furnishings are growing by 10% a year.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):

According to figures from the Association of German Furniture Industry (VDM, by its acronym in German), in March this year, the country increased its furniture purchases from abroad by 10.1% compared to the same period in 2014.

The kitchen category experienced an increase of 27.1%; procurement of office furniture increased prominently by 23.8%, while the store furniture achieved an increase of 18.6%.

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