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• The growth in furniture production in Bulgaria continued in 2006. In comparison to previous years though,  the rate of growth is significantly lower.

• The tendency of growing furniture import in Bulgaria continued to intensify in 2005. The value increase of the import has risen 41% and 2.7 times 2001.
• The increase in the currency for purchases is 41%, 2.7 times 2001.
• After the great increase in furniture export in 2004, the expansion continues in 2005, though at a slower pace.
• The currency received from sales is 11% more and the increase is 2.5 times 2001.
• Until 2004 the positive furniture trade balance was constantly rising. By comparison with 2001 it neared EUR 53 mln. or 2.6 times 2001. In 2005 though the import increase is 57% higher, than the export increase and the balance is EUR 9.1 mln. less, or 11% compared to 2004.

• In 2005 the value share of furniture export was nearly 68% of the total furniture production.
• The internal market share sales decreased to 32.3% of the total furniture production in 2005, compared to 45.2% in 2001.
• Figures show that the intensive growth of furniture production is propelled by the constant increase in furniture export.