Wood Furniture & More » Furniture Sales http://www.woodsourcefurniture.com Your Furniture Insider Online Magazine Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:12:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Furniture Sales Down – April 2009 vs. April 2008 http://www.woodsourcefurniture.com/news/furniture-sales-down-april-2009-vs-april-2008/ http://www.woodsourcefurniture.com/news/furniture-sales-down-april-2009-vs-april-2008/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:54 +0000 admin http://www.woodsourcefurniture.com/?p=3 According to a survey of furniture manufacturers by High Point accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard, orders for new residential furniture fell dramatically in April 2009. Furniture orders are down 27% in April 2009, versus April 2008.

About 93% of surveyed manufacturers said their orders are lower this year compared to last.

Additionally, shipments of completed orders was also down by 21% (both for the month of April and year to date). The number of furniture factory employees fell 3% from March to April, and by 21% when compared to a year earlier.

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