November 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
November 2015 Furniture Insights
According to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, new orders in September 2015 were basically even with September 2014. After 17 consecutive months of plus order percentages, the results were at least flat with the prior year and were up 9 percent over August. New orders were up for just over half of the participants, down from 60 percent reported last month.
October 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
October 2015 Furniture Insights
According to our recent survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, new orders in August 2015 were 3 percent higher than August 2014, down slightly from the 4 percent increase reported last month. The increase continued the string of positive comparisons to prior year results. For the month, new orders increased for about 50 percent of the participants. This percent was down from 64 percent of the participants reporting increases last month.
September 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
September 2015 Furniture Insights
New orders in July 2015 were 4 percent higher than orders in July 2014, according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, continuing the string of positive comparisons to prior year results. Orders were down 7 percent from June, but that is somewhat normal with the short month due to vacations.
August 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
August 2015 Furniture Insights
According to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, new orders in June 2015 were up 10 percent over July 2014 and down just slightly from May. This followed a 5 percent increase reported last month comparing May 2015 to May 2014. New orders in June 2014 were 5 percent higher than June 2013.
July 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
July 2015 Furniture Insights
New orders in May 2015 were up 5 percent over both May 2014 and April 2015, according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. This followed a 3 percent increase reported last month. We noted last month that the smaller increase in April was probably due to a large increase in April 2014 compared to April 2013 due to an early April market in 2014.
June 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
June 2015 Furniture Insights
New orders in April 2015 were up 3 percent over April 2014 orders based on our recent survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. In 2014, orders for April were up 13 percent over April 2013, but as we mentioned last year, market dates have an impact of orders written in April. The April 2014 market started April 5, versus starting April 20 in 2013 and April 18th in 2015, so the lag in orders after each market shifts some results into May.
May 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
May 2015 Furniture Insights
New orders in March 2015 were 2 percent higher than March 2014 orders, according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. The March results continued the string of positive results. While not as high as the 8 percent increase we reported last month, the 2 percent increase was good since it compared to a 9 percent increase reported in March 2014 comparing to March 2013.
April 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
April 2015 Furniture Insights
According to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, new orders in February 2015 were 8 percent higher than orders in February 2014. While we heard weather had some negative impact, most had noted that weather in February 2015 was not as major a factor as it could have been.
March 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
March 2015 Furniture Insights
New orders in January 2015 were 7 percent higher than January 2014 orders, according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. January 2014 orders were 2 percent higher than January 2013 orders. New orders in January were up for 70 percent of the participants, down slightly from last month, but still a good percentage.
February 1, 2015/Furniture Insights
February 2015 Furniture Insights
According to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, new orders in December 2014 were 15 percent higher than December 2013 orders. In 2013, new orders were 5 percent ahead of December 2012, so the 15 percent increase appears to be a pretty strong increase. New orders were up for some 76 percent of our participants, just slightly higher than last month. As in last month, it was one of the highest percentages we have seen in a long time.
