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Jul 2021
While most of us spare little (if any) thought when it comes to furniture industry statistics, we have gathered some pretty interesting facts about this industry.
- The oldest pieces of wooden furniture in existence today are more than 2,700 years old.
- The Badminton Cabinet, worth $36.7 million, is the most expensive piece of furniture ever sold to date.
- An undisputed giant among the home furnishing stores is Furnitureland South in Jamestown, North Carolina.
- In 2018, a 40% share of the pet furniture industry was dog furniture.
- As the furniture industry retail stats show, the most popular piece of upholstered furniture in America is the sectional sofa.
- Germany is the leading force in furniture production and sales in Europe.
- Most furniture in the world is produced in China.
- Obesity is driving the production of larger furniture.
Source: https://comfyliving.net/furniture-industry-statistics/
