Current state and development trend of Chinese furniture industry

The Chinese furniture industry is important in the development of not only the furniture industry but also the social economy. From the point of view of the current state of the furniture industry in China, this review analyzes the current state of the industry’s regional overall operation, industrial distribution, consumer market, development of industrial technology, and information industry chain in detail. After analyzing the product brand construction and market competition, industry cost, customer demand and consumer protection, industrialization and information integrations, resource and environmental challenges, this article give a detailed interpretation of a new state and challenge that the Chinese furniture industry will meet in the future. Meanwhile, the authors also suggest several measures, including promoting the development of industrial clusters and improvement of the whole industry chain, technological content, and added value of furniture production. The results of this article should have practical significance for sustainable development of the Chinese furniture industry as well as the world furniture industry.