In 2000, furniture imports reached €145 million, as against exports of €120 million. Listed by product, only wooden bedroom furniture recorded a positive balance of €12 million. This is in contrast to the negative trade balances on office furniture of €880,000, kitchen of €16 million and for other purposes of €4.6 million.

Bedroom furniture imports with regard to 2000 came to €21 million, with their mainly coming from Spain (48%), UK (19%) and Italy (12%), and with France (32%), Germany (21%) and Netherlands (11%) as the main export destinations for this product (€33 million).

As to kitchen furniture, in 2000, imports reached a figure of €20 million, originating in Spain (65%), Italy (12%) and Germany (10%). Kitchen furniture exports essentially went to France (46%), Spain (28%) and Angola (15%), totaling €4 million.

The figure for office furniture imports, in 2000, was €9.5 million, with Spain (38%), Italy (28%) and France (20%) being the countries supplying us most. The total (€9 million) of our office furniture exports went to Angola (27%), Switzerland (25%) and France (12%).

In 2000, the import of furniture manufactured for other purposes went to €75 million. Imports came mostly from Spain (60%), Italy (11%) and UK (8%). Exports went to €70 million, with France (43%), Spain (15%) and Germany (11%) the main destination markets.