Ireland-based market research company Research and Markets has released a new report on the US market for upholstered furniture in 2005.

The report is said to offer a comprehensive picture of the upholstered furniture sector in the United States, providing trends in upholstered furniture production and consumption, upholstery imports and exports, prices, marketing policies and distribution. A comparison with the European market for upholstered furniture is also provided.

Production is broken down by product (stationary upholstery, motion upholstery) and by covering material (fabric, leather, microfibres).

A focus on the leather upholstery segment is provided, with data on the US consumption and imports compared with those of Western Europe and the rest of the world, as well as sales and market shares of the leading upholstery firms active on the US market.

Companies mentioned in the report include American Furniture Warehouse, Burdines-Macy's, CTC/Chicago Textile Corporation, Douglas Furniture of California LLC, Ethan Allen, Famous-Barr and Wal Mart.