Furniture production in 2017 to reach PLN 45 bln - OIPMG

Poland's furniture production in 2017 may rise to some PLN 45 billion from PLN 42.45 billion in 2016, industry lobby Ogólnopolska Izba Gospodarcza Producentów Mebli (OIGPM) director Michal Strzelecki said. “This year we should record further growth of production, at 5-8 percent, to some PLN 45 billion,” Strzelecki said. “Exports this year should reach €10 billion,” he added. Last year Poland produced PLN 42.45 billion worth of furniture, up by 8 percent year-on-year, while exports amounted to €9.56 billion. Poland is the world's sixth producer and fourth biggest exporter with 6.3 percent global market share. The biggest recipient is Germany, followed by the UK, Czechia, France and the Netherlands.