by Decline in shipments from overseas producers also appears to narrow the trade deficit in household furniture
WASHINGTON — The wholesale value of 2025 residential furniture exports versus imports appears to show that the U.S. has narrowed its trade deficit in the residential furniture and bedding segment.
According to figures that Richmond, Virginia-based investment banking firm Mann Armistead & Epperson shared with Home News Now, U.S. furniture exports totaled $2.4 billion in 2025, down 4.7% from just over $2.5 billion in 2024.
However, the difference between exports and imports narrowed last year, to $27.2 billion, from $31.4 billion in 2024, as imports also declined to $29.6 billion, from $33.9 billion, down nearly 12.7%.
The decline in imports is likely tied to tariffs, although many furniture companies, particularly on the wood side of the business, still import most of their lines from Asia and other parts of the world. See related story here.
According to the data, Canada remained a top export market for U.S.-made furniture as producers shipped $1.45 billion to this country, down just over 9.5% from $1.6 billion in 2024.
Shipments to Mexico, the next largest market, rose to $220 million, up 12.8% from $195 million in 2024. This was followed by the U.K. at $53 million, up 15.2% from $46 million in 2024; the Bahamas, level at $41 million; Australia at $37 million, down 2.6% from $38 million in 2024; and Saudi Arabia, at $34 million, up 21% from $28 million in 2024.
Rounding out the other Top 10 export markets were Japan, at $31 million, up 14.8% from $27 million a year earlier; Germany, level at $25 million; France at $25 million, up 47% from $17 million in 2024; and the Netherlands, also at $25 million, up 18% from $21 million.
Other top export markets included South Korea at $18 million, down 21.7% from $23 million in 2024; the Cayman Islands at $18 million, down 6% from $17 million; and the Dominican Republic, at $17 million, down 22.7% from $22 million in 2024.
The top segment by export volume was wood furniture, valued at $892 million, up 5.2% from $848 million in 2024. It was followed by metal household furniture valued at $831 million, down 5.7% from $881 million; and upholstered furniture at $551 million, down 9.8% from $611 million in 2024.
Much less wood furniture is produced in the United States compared to upholstery. The discrepancy may be because of more promotional-priced sofas and sectionals that are sold at significantly lower price points than most domestic wood furniture, which falls more in the upper-middle and luxury segment of the market.
