The Furniture Industry Research Association has published the latest edition of its Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry – Winter 2025/26, delivering an authoritative and up‑to‑date statistical overview of the UK’s furniture and furnishings sector.
Drawing on national data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), this edition incorporates significant updates from the Autumn 2025 Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) and the latest UK Business Activity data. Together, these updates provide enhanced insight into the sector’s performance, workforce composition, and business structure.
This latest digest includes several important updates:
- UK furniture manufacturing by activity - Revised commentary
- The high‑level commentary has been updated to reflect the newly released BRES figures and the latest UK Business Activity report.
- Updated employment figures - All employment‑related statistics have been refreshed using the latest 2024 BRES data, reflecting updated workforce levels across manufacturing, retail, wholesale, and other furniture‑related activities
- Revised data for UK Business Activity - incorporates the latest UK Business Activity dataset, offering the most current picture of enterprise counts, business turnover patterns, and sectoral distribution across the UK
- These updates strengthen the digest’s role as the most accurate and comprehensive source of statistical insight for the UK furniture and furnishings sector.
The Statistics Digest remains an essential reference for manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, policymakers, and industry analysts. By combining long‑term trend data with the latest official releases, it supports strategic planning, investment decisions, benchmarking exercises, and market understanding across all parts of the supply chain.
The newest edition of the Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry is free to download for members of the Furniture Industry Research Association.
Non‑members can purchase the digest from the FIRA bookshop, priced at £600.
