Austrian Furniture Industry Increases its Exports

CompaniesOther ♦ Published: June 6, 2012; 12:47 ♦ (Vindobona)

In 2011, the total production of the Austrian furniture industry decreased by 3.3 percent to close to € 2.3bn according to the latest figures.

Austrian Furniture Industry Increases its Exports / Picture: © Bene Furniture

The statistic decline was mainly caused by a steep drop in certain sectors of the supplying industry. This sector reported a decrease by 20.1 percent. Looking at the figures of furniture manufacturers alone, one can see an increase in production by 2.3 percent and therefore a stronger growth than last year.

Dr. Georg Emprechtinger, chairman of the Austrian Furniture Industry,…