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INTERNATIONAL

Consumption per capita 2016

0,80
0,73 0,74
0,70 0,77
0,60
0,54
0,50
0,40
0,40
0,30 PARQUET
0,22
0,20 0,20 0,19
0,12 0,12 0,11 0,13
0,09 0,10 0,10
0,10
0,05
0,00
AT BE CH CZ DE ES FR HU IT NL PL RO SK SE FEP
DK/FIN/NO

consolidates its first position with 23,65% As opposed to the brightening market pic- PROFESSIONAL
and is followed by France at 10,63%. Swe- ture, the growing shortage of oak as prima-
den completes the podium with 9,94%. The ry raw material source remains a major con-
Nordic Cluster at 8,48% takes the fourth cern and has to be stressed once again.
seat. Italy with 8,18% takes back its fifth po- The parquet industry representatives also
sition from Switzerland (8,05%) and is ex ae- point to the general uncertainties about the
quo with Austria (8,18%). political changes worldwide, which could
As regards the per capita parquet con- also have an impact on the European par-
sumption, Sweden has taken the first seat quet sector.
(0,77 m2) at the expense of Switzerland (0,74 Despite the harsh competition from flooring
m²), which is followed by Austria (0.73 m2). alternatives especially those with a wood
In the total FEP area, the consumption per look surface, FEP trusts that end consumers
inhabitant remains stable at 0,19 m² in 2016. will be increasingly convinced by the in-
herent advantages of European Real Wood
Use of wood species parquet products, their quality, trustwor-
The usage of wood species in 2016 as shown thiness, sustainable aspect and the fact that
on the above graph indicates that oak is ad- Real Wood floors are bringing nature
vancing further and reaches 80,8% com- straight into their homes thereby contribut-
pared to 77,7% in 2015. Tropical wood ing to the mitigation of climate change.
species use decreased slightly to 4,1%. Ash
and beech remain the two other most com- Total Fep consumption percentages for 2016
monly chosen species with 5,7% and 2,5%
(compared to 3,8% in 2015) respectively. DK/FIN/NO 8,48% SE 9,94% AT 8,18%
BE 2,92%
Looking at the future CH 8,05%
RO 3,33%
After several years of a subdued market sit-
CZ 1,30%
uation, the trend turned positive in 2016.
The results after the first quarter of the cur- PL
5,12%
rent year point towards a confirmation and
a consolidation of the growth in most of the NL
2,44%
countries where FEP members are present.
It is also worth noting the positive devel-
opments observed in all Nordic countries.
As the economic picture at European level IT 8,18%
is improving and the construction sector is
clearly seizing the opportunities provided HU 0,64%
by this encouraging development, the cap- DE 23,65%
tains of the parquet industry consider that FR 10,63% ES 7,14%
parquet should also be able to profit from
these improvements.

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