The Bento Gonçalves Furniture Industry Union (Sindmóveis) in Brazil reported an almost 18% year-on-year rise in furniture exports in the 1Q 2019. Since 2018 exports of furniture from the State grew at a faster pace than anywhere in the entire country, as ITTO reported.
Among the main destinations for furniture exports were the United States, followed by Uruguay, Chile, Colombia and Saudi Arabia, which were the five main destinations for furniture in the 1Q. Other markets included Mexico (+ 93%), the United Kingdom (+ 228%), Panama (+ 84%) and Puerto Rico (+ 67%).
Sindmóveis focuses its work aiming for greater international investments and diversification of markets. Sindmóveis works on many fronts with the Brazilian furniture sector to explore markets opportunities.
