http://www.worldfurnitureonline.com/market-research/forecasting-furniture-demand-2020-smart-and-fast-cities.html Which are the most interesting cities of the future for companies serving the furniture and furnishing market? The report offers detailed forecasts to 2020 for 150 smart&fast cities which are likely to be of high interest for the furniture and furnishing companies. The cities are located in 72 countries, which are monitored by CSIL and which account for 98% of the world furniture consumption. Overall, the cities presented in this report account for more than a quarter of the global furniture consumption. They are home to nearly 11% of global population and contribute to 33% of global gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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SMART AND FAST CITIES: FORECASTING
FURNITURE DEMAND TO 2020
Multiclient Research FURNITURE
February 2014
S60 UPHOLSTERED
MATTRESSES
CONTRACT
& LUXURY
OFFICE &
WORKSPACE
KITCHEN &
BATHROOM
ECOBUILDING
& WINDOWS
DESIGN LAB &
WORKSHOP
MAJOR
APPLIANCES
LIGHTING
FIXTURES
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Smart&Fast cities: forecasting furniture demand to 2020 FURNITURE
Research prepared by G. Catalano, D. Cheri
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UPHOLSTERED
MATTRESSES
CONTRACT
& LUXURY
OFFICE &
WORKSPACE
KITCHEN
& BATHROOM
ECOBUILDING
& WINDOWS
DESIGN LAB &
WORKSHOP
MAJOR
APPLIANCES
LIGHTING
FIXTURES
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Contents
INTRODUCTION 1
PART I: 150 CITIES’ COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 3
Asia and Pacific 3
Central-East Europe outside the EU and Russia 4
European Union 5
Middle East and Africa 6
North America 7
South America 8
Demografic trend by Geographical area. Population, 2012-2020. Percentage growth rate 9
Economic welfare by geographical area. GDP pc, 2012-2020. Percentage growth rate 12
Household consumption by geographical area, 2012-2020. US$ billion (at costant 2005 US$) and real percentage growth rate 15
Furniture demand by geographiocal area, 2012-2020. Current US$ million and percentage growth rate 18
PART II: CITIES’ PROFILE 21
For each city:
City Highlights
Demographic trend
Economic welfare
Quality of life, attractiveness and governance
Household Consumption and Furniture Demand
ASIA AND PACIFIC
Almaty (Kazakhstan) 23
Auckland (New Zealand) 25
Bangalore (India) 27
Bangkok (Thailand) 29
Baotou (China) 31
Beijing (China) 33
Chengdu (China) 35
Dalian (China) 37
Daqing (China) 39
Delhi (India) 41
Dhaka (Bangladesh) 43
Foshan (China) 45
Fuzhou (China) 47
Guangzhou (China) 49
Hangzhou (China) 51
Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam) 53
Hong Kong (China) 55
Jakarta (Indonesia) 57
Jinan (China) 59
Kochi (India) 61
Kolkata (India) 63
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 65
Manila (Philippines) 67
Melbourne (Australia) 69
Mumbai (India) 71
Nagoya (Japan) 73
Nanjing (China) 75
Nashik (India) 77
Osaka (Japan) 79
Pune (India) 81
Qingdao (China) 83
Seoul (Korea, South) 85
Shanghai (China) 87
Shenyang (China) 89
Shenzhen (China) 91
Singapore (Singapore) 93
Sydney (Australia) 95
Taipei-Keelung (Taiwan) 97
Tangshan (China) 99
Tianjin (China) 101
Tokyo (Japan) 103
Ulsan (Korea, South) 105
Visakhapatnam (India) 107
Wuhan (China) 109
Xiamen (China) 111
Xuzhou (China) 113
CENTRAL-EAST EUROPE OUTSIDE THE EU AND RUSSIA
Belgrade (Serbia) 116
Istanbul (Turkey) 118
Kiev (Ukraine) 120
Moscow (Russia) 122
Saint Petersburg (Russia) 124
Zagreb (Croatia) 126

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EUROPEAN UNION
Amsterdam (Netherlands) 129
Athens (Greece) 131
Barcelona (Spain) 133
Berlin (Germany) 135
Bonn (Germany) 137
Bratislava (Slovakia) 139
Brussels (Belgium) 141
Bucharest (Romania) 143
Budapest (Hungary) 145
Cologne (Germany) 147
Copenhagen (Denmark) 149
Dublin (Ireland) 151
Frankfurt (Germany) 153
Geneva (Switzerland) 155
Helsinki (Finland) 157
Lisbon (Portugal) 159
Ljubljana (Slovenia) 161
London (United Kingdom) 163
Lyon (France) 165
Madrid (Spain) 167
Milan (Italy) 169
Munich (Germany) 171
Nicosia (Cyprus) 173
Oslo (Norway) 175
Paris (France) 177
Prague (Czech Republic) 179
Reykjavík (Iceland) 181
Riga (Latvia) 183
Rome (Italy) 185
Sofia (Bulgaria) 187
Stockholm (Sweden) 189
Tallinn (Estonia) 191
Valletta (Malta) 193
Vienna (Austria) 195
Vilnius (Lithuania) 197
Warsaw (Poland) 199
Zurich (Switzerland) 201
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 204
Algiers (Algeria) 206
Bahrain (Bahrain) 208
Beirut (Lebanon) 210
Cairo (Egypt) 212
Casablanca (Morocco) 214
Doha (Qatar) 216
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 218
Jedda (Saudi Arabia) 220
Johannesburg (South Africa) 222
Kuwait City (Kuwait) 224
Muscat (Oman) 226
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) 228
Tel Aviv-Jaffa (Israel) 230
NORTH AMERICA
Atlanta (United States) 233
Baltimore (United States) 235
Boston (United States) 237
Cancun (Mexico) 239
Chicago (United States) 241
Dallas-Fort Worth (United States) 243
Denver (United States) 245
Guadalajara (Mexico) 247
Houston (United States) 249
Indianapolis (United States) 251
Leon (Mexico) 253
Los Angeles (United States) 255
Mexico City (Mexico) 257
Miami (United States) 259
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (United States) 261
Monterrey (Mexico) 263
Montréal (Canada) 265
New York (United States) 267
Philadelphia (United States) 269
Phoenix (United States) 271
Portland (United States) 273
Queretaro (Mexico) 275
San Diego (United States) 277
San Francisco (United States) 279
Seattle (United States) 281
Tijuana (Mexico) 283
Toronto (Canada) 285
Vancouver (Canada) 287
Villahermosa (Mexico) 289
Washington, D.C. (United States) 291
SOUTH AMERICA
Belo Horizonte (Brazil) 294
Bogotá (Colombia) 296
Brasília (Brazil) 298
Buenos Aires (Argentina) 300
Campinas (Brazil) 302
Caracas (Venezuela) 304
Curitiba (Brazil) 306
Lima (Peru) 308
Pôrto Alegre (Brazil) 310
Recife (Brazil) 312
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 314
Salvador (Brazil) 316
San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) 318
San Jose (Costa Rica) 320
Santiago de Chile (Chile) 322
São Paulo (Brazil) 324
Uberlandia (Brazil) 326
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES 328
For more information on these cities please contact Jessica Catalano at CSIL: catalano@csilmilano.com
Customized studies can be carried out on other cities, which are not included in this report

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Introduction
This is the first edition of CSIL report ‘150 Smart&Fast Cities:
Forecasting Furniture Demand to 2020’.
Why focusing on cities rather than on countries? Today, the
world is more about cities than about countries. Cities are,
indeed, geographic concentrations of people, skills, economic
activities and capital infrastructures, which are making them the
key actors of the world economy’s growth. Companies willing to
increase and extend their activities in a new market can not
disregard the development and peculiarities of the cities within
a country. There is evidence that Seoul has more in common
with Singapore and Hong Kong than with other smaller Korean
cities.
Aim of the Report is to shed light on 150 worldwide
‘smart&fast’ cities, which are deemed to offer good business
opportunities for the furniture and furnishings players in the
coming years.
Before going into the details of the report, a close definition of
‘smart&fast’ city is needed. A city is ‘fast’ when it is likely to
grow at a rapid pace. This growth may entail several
dimensions, such as population, economy and/or level of
consumption. A city is ‘smart’ if it has the capacity to enhance
its resources through efficient infrastructures, to improve the
quality of life for its citizens, to create a favorable environment
for doing business, as well as to offer investment opportunities.
While there are cities which are smart and fast at the same
time, others are interesting for the smart or fast dimension only.
The 150 ‘smart&fast’ cities analysed in the Report are located
in 72 countries, which are monitored by CSIL and which
account for 98% of the world furniture consumption. Overall, the
cities presented in this report account for more than a quarter of
the global furniture consumption. They are home to nearly 11%
of global population and contribute to 33% of global gross
Domestic Product (GDP).
The selection of the cities was driven both from the ‘fast’ and
‘smart’ dimension. The number of cities by countries may vary
according to the size of the country and its relevance within the
global furniture market.
The report is structured in two sections:
 Section 1 – 150 Cities’ comparative analysis
This Section provides an analysis of the 150 cities by the major
trade areas in which they are located. Here, the aim is to draw
the attention on the top cities to watch when approaching a
geographical area. For the purpose of this analysis, the
following six major areas have been identified:
 Asia and Pacific
 European Union (including Norway, Switzerland and
Iceland)
 Central-East Europe outside the EU and Russia
 North America
 South America
 Middle East and Africa
At the end of section 1, comparative table of cities by
geographical areas are provided, showing the expected range
of growth which will be faced in 2020.
 Section 2 – 150 Cities’ Profiles
This Section provides 150 cities profiles, by encompassing the
following key aspects:
• City Highlights: main peculiarities of the city and
interesting aspects which could influence investment
opportunities and the demand of furniture and
furnishing products. These may include: government
projects, financing programs, economic incentives,
retail opportunities, development of the real estate
market, constructions planned, major events which will
be hosted in the city, etc.
• Demographic trend: main topics influencing the
demand of furniture and furnishings products, such as
the increase/decrease of population, the number of
households, and the population structure (share of
migrants, working age people, birth rate, etc.).
• Economic welfare: economic development of the city
as well as the economic conditions of the citizens and
their purchasing power.
• Quality of life, attractiveness and governance: aspects
which make a city attractive for citizens and
businesses, including the availability and quality of
infrastructure to access local resources, the capacity to
attract tourists, the conditions to make a business, etc.
• Household Consumption and Furniture Demand:
attitude of households towards consumption, by
distinguishing among different income groups. Level of
consumption of furniture and furnishings products,
including, housing, office and contract segments.
For each city profile, the following key forecasts are provided:
 Population growth rate, 2020
 Gross domestic product, 2020
 Gross domestic product per capita, 2020
 Household growth rate, 2020
 Household growth rate by level of income, 2020
 Household’s consumption growth rate, 2020
 Furniture demand, 2020
Comments, suggestions and requests for clarification are
welcome and they should be addressed to Jessica Catalano, at
catalano@csilmilano.com.