{"id":27777,"date":"2026-02-24T12:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/2026\/02\/24\/industria-il-mobile-tedesco-in-contrazione-meno-34-per-cento-per-il-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:14:14","slug":"industria-il-mobile-tedesco-in-contrazione-meno-34-per-cento-per-il-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/en\/2026\/02\/24\/industria-il-mobile-tedesco-in-contrazione-meno-34-per-cento-per-il-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry, German furniture declining: minus 3.4 percent in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:fde5c6b0-6391-483a-b78a-fd89191821d4-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b0d8ab88-7112-4f1f-99e5-9b5b7ef30598\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"327\">For the third consecutive year, the German furniture industry has closed in negative territory. In 2025, revenue amounted to \u20ac15.8 billion, down 3.4 percent compared with the previous year. The contraction was more pronounced on the domestic market, where sales fell by 4.4 percent to <strong>\u20ac10.4 billion<\/strong>. The decline abroad was more limited: minus 1.2 percent, for a total of \u20ac5.4 billion. According to a survey by the industry association, one third of the companies expect to implement short-time work in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"1062\">The association\u2019s managing director, Jan Kurth, cites persistently weak sales and the multi-year decline in residential construction as the main causes. A recovery linked to the most recent building permits, according to Kurth, is not expected before 2027. The association is calling for political measures to stimulate the housing sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1097\">US TARIFFS AND CHINESE COMPETITION<br \/>\nOn the foreign trade front, US tariff policies are weighing on German manufacturers, penalizing exports to the United States. At the same time, price pressure is increasing in Germany and across Europe due to rising Chinese exports, intensifying competition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1727\">In detail, the kitchen furniture segment generated \u20ac5.6 billion (minus 0.3 percent). Office and shop furniture manufacturers posted \u20ac4.2 billion (minus 2.7 percent). Living room, dining room and bedroom furniture reached \u20ac4.7 billion (minus 5.5 percent). 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