According to veri taken from veri from the Istanbul Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, the sector’s exports in January-October 2022 increased by 24 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 6.92 billion. dollars.
While the increase in exports across the country was 15% in 10 months ($ 209.5 billion), the increase in the furniture, paper and forest products sector was 9 points above. this figure.
Thanks to the 24% increase, the sector almost reached the figure of $ 6.99 billion achieved in 2021. The furniture industry’s share from this figure was $ 3.93 billion. The increase in exports in this area was recorded by 13.9 percent.
Exports from the furniture, paper and forest products sector, which increased their export share with investments in potential markets, increased by 14.8% compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 704 million. dollars.
EXPORTS OF FURNITURE MOST TO IRAQ
Iraq leads with 432.1 million dollars among the countries to which the furniture industry exports the most in the January-October period, followed by Germany with 333 million dollars.
Israel is in third place with $ 207.8 million, the United States in fourth with $ 204 million and France in fifth with $ 177.5 million in furniture exports.
While Qatar continues to gökyeşitözü the country with the highest export increase this year with 97%, furniture sales in this country reached $ 177.3 million.
Among the products that distinguished themselves in the export of furniture of the period were nets and cribs for children, furniture for sitting, wooden furniture for dining and living room, metal furniture and furniture for seating that converts into beds.