March 31, 2020/Furniture Insights
March 2020 Furniture Insights
January showed modest improvement in several categories, though still paling in comparison to the unusually high January 2019 numbers in our latest Furniture Insights. Overall positive results in furniture manufacturing, housing, and consumer confidence in January will likely give way to less favorable numbers as the March and beyond reports come to light.
February 27, 2020/Furniture Insights
February 2020 Furniture Insights
After two months of declining orders, December new orders ticked up 4% according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Orders were down 8% in October and 5% in November, so it was nice to see the negative trend reversed.
January 31, 2020/Furniture Insights
January 2020 Furniture Insights
For the third time in four months, new orders were down compared to the same month a year ago in our latest Furniture Insights.
December 30, 2019/Furniture Insights
December 2019 Furniture Insights
Orders are down 8% according to our final Furniture Insights of 2019. Year to date, new orders are 2% lower than the same period a year ago.
November 26, 2019/Furniture Insights
November 2019 Furniture Insights
Orders are up 7% and shipments are up 6% in the most recent monthly results from Furniture Insights. These numbers don’t tell the whole story, however, as year to date, orders are showing a 1% decline.
October 31, 2019/Furniture Insights
October 2019 Furniture Insights
Orders are down 3% and shipments are down 6%, but mood and sentiment were strong during the latest furniture market, according to our most recent Furniture Insights.
September 27, 2019/Furniture Insights
September 2019 Furniture Insights
The 5 month long order decline trend finally ends with this month’s Furniture Insights, as orders are up 6% and shipments are up 1%.
August 29, 2019/Furniture Insights
August 2019 Furniture Insights
New orders in June fell for the 5th consecutive month according to our latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors.
July 30, 2019/Furniture Insights
July 2019 Furniture Insights
July results show a declining trend in new orders for the fourth consecutive month but consumer confidence remains positive, according to our latest Furniture Insights.
July 1, 2019/Furniture Insights
June 2019 Furniture Insights
April results show a continued string of declining orders, with 2019 results down 9% from the same time last year, according to our latest Furniture Insights.