Published on : Wednesday, November 6, 2013
From 28th March to 1st April, the Chinese furniture industry saw a turnover of over 340 billion RMB (about 40.5 billion Euros) in the first six months of 2013, an increase of 12.7% on an annual basis: exports, despite the crisis in international markets, increased by 10.5%, while the domestic market increased by as much as 20.7% (source: China National Furniture Association).
The development of the entire office furniture sector in China has been positively influenced by the continued growth of the real estate market: in the first 8 months of this year more than 700 million square meters of commercial real estate have been sold with an increase of 23.4% on an annual basis and a value of more than 4,500 billion RMB (about 535 billion Euros). In particular, investment in office buildings has grown by 42% (source: National Bureau of Statistics of China).
The next edition of CIFF-Office Show, which will be attended by more than 900 exhibitors, will have a greater surface area (220,000 square meters), new dates (from 28th March to 1st April 2014) and will last 1 day more than usual to meet the needs of exhibitors and visitors who want more time to develop their business at the exhibition.
Exhibitors participating in CIFF-Office Show 2014 will be presenting products of the highest quality: more and more Asian manufacturers of office furniture are investing in patenting products and technological solutions, obtaining environmental certification and working with leading international professionals, demonstrating growing attention to the design, quality and ergonomics of their products.
For Sunon, CIFF-Office Show is the only exhibition in Asia that attracts an increasing number of professional customers from all over the world. It is the ideal place in which to present new products and future visions of the work-place, and perfectly represents the positive trend shown by the Chinese office furniture industry, which is evolving from “Made in China” to “Created in China”. CIFF-Office Show’s role is to lead companies towards continuous evolution of the office concept, with an increasingly greater focus on quality and sustainability in the workplace.
In 2013, Comfort increased its exports by 15%, a clear sign of the great visi-bility offered by CIFF-Office Show and the quality of its international visitors. It believes that the cultural activities offered during the exhibition are a real opportunity for growth and business: “The Global Office Furniture Outlook has provided an in-depth analysis of the current situation and future trends in the industry, through the testimony of specialist journalists who travelled to Guangzhou from all over the world. This conference has helped us a lot and we hope that the 2014 edition will also be full of information”.
Tags: Chinese furniture industry, CIFF-Office Show 2014, Guangzhou, National Bureau of Statistics of China
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