BRAZIL – Brazilian exports of wooden furniture had a slight drop (-0.8 percent) in the first ten months of 2019 (10M-2019), reaching USD 416.68 million compared to USD 422.08 million in the same period of 2018.

The United States was once again the main market for Brazilian exports of wooden furniture in the period, with shipments of USD 147.32 million compared to USD 136.29 million in 10M-2018, a growth above 8 percent. The United Kingdom continued with USD 52.52 million compared to USD 56.14 million in the same period last year (-6.4 percent).

Chile, which surpassed Peru, with a 7.9 percent rise, was the main South American market for Brazilian wooden furniture, with USD 28.57 million in 10M-2019 compared to USD 26.48 million in the same period of 2018.

Peru with a sharp drop of 21 percent was the second most important regional market, with USD 24.63 million (10M-2018: USD 31.19 million). Uruguay followed with USD 22.05 million and a 4.2 percent drop compared to 10M-2018 (USD 23.01 million).

The fastest growing markets for Brazilian exports of wooden furniture were France with a growth of 29.5 percent reaching USD 13.78 million in 10M-2019 compared to USD 10.64 million in the same period of 2018 and Canada, going from USD 11.56 million in 10M-2018 to USD 13.50 million in 10M-2019 for a growth of 16.8 percent.