Optimistic outlook on 2025
Interview with Dr. Georg Emprechtinger, Chairman of the Austrian furniture industry
In 2024, the entire European furniture industry was faced with major challenges. The high cost of living, the war in Ukraine and global crises caused great uncertainty among consumers and negatively impacted consumption. At the same time, rising production costs in furniture manufacturing as well as increased non-wage labor, raw material, energy and transport costs added to an already difficult situation.
