德国:在经过2013财政年度的营业额减少3.5%之后,德国的家具工业只能期待2014年能够稳定,营业额能与2013年持平。德国家具制造商协会负责人认为德国家具制造商的海外核心市场仍然很疲软。在德国国内市场,消费者越来越倾向于将可支配的收入花费在消费品而不是家具上。根据德国未来经济增长的背景状况预测,今年的经济增长率大概在2%,所以家具业首先要做的是吸引和鼓励德国的消费者购买家具, Germany: After a 3.5% decrease in turnover in fiscal year 2013, the furniture industry in Germany can only expect to stabilize in 2014 with the same turnover as in 2013. The head of the German Furniture Manufacturers Association believes German furniture makers’ overseas core markets remain weak. In the German domestic market, consumers are increasingly inclined to spend disposable income on consumer goods rather than furniture. According to the background of Germany’s economic growth in the future forecast that this year’s economic growth rate of about 2%, so the furniture industry must first do is to attract and encourage consumers in Germany to buy furniture,