Furniture Market and Prices

International Furniture Prices
16-30th Sep. 2004

Furniture and Parts

Malaysia

Semi-finished FOB each

Dining table

Solid rubberwood laminated top 2.5' x 4'

with extension leaf US$21.5-22.5ea

As above, Oak Veneer US$31-33ea

Windsor Chair US$8-9.0ea

Colonial Chair US$11.5-12.5ea

Queen Anne Chair (with soft seat)

without arm US$13-14ea

with arm US$17.0-18ea

Rubberwood Chair Seat

27x430x500mm US$2.35-2.50ea

Rubberwood Tabletop per Cu.m FOB

22x760x1220mm

sanded and edge profiled

Top Grade US$525-535

Standard US$490-495

Brazil

From January to August this year exports of Brazilian wooden furniture reached US$501 million, 44% higher than the total for the same period last year.

FOB Belem/Paranagua Ports

Edge Glued Pine Panel per Cu.m

for Korea 1st Grade US$490

US Market US$460

Decking Boards

Cambara US$550

Ipe US$850

Abbreviations

LM Loyale Merchant, a grade of log parcel	Cu.m Cubic Metre
QS Qualite Superieure	Koku 0.278 Cu.m or 120BF
CI Choix Industriel	FFR French Franc
CE Choix Economique	SQ Sawmill Quality
CS Choix Supplimentaire	SSQ Select Sawmill Quality
FOB Free-on-Board	FAS Sawnwood Grade First and
KD Kiln Dry	Second
AD Air Dry	WBP Water and Boil Proof
Boule A Log Sawn Through and Through	MR Moisture Resistant
the boards from one log are bundled	pc per piece
together	ea each
BB/CC Grade B faced and Grade C backed	MBF 1000 Board Feet
Plywood	MDF Medium Density Fibreboard
BF Board Foot	F.CFA CFA Franc
Sq.Ft Square Foot	Price has moved up or down

Source:ITTO