Furniture China 2012 Remains Strong Despite Global Economic Pressures

Furniture China 2012 Remains Strong Despite Global Economic Pressures PR Newswire SHANGHAI, Oct. 16, 2012 SHANGHAI, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of the biggest international furniture exhibitions in the world, Furniture China has already become the must-attend exhibition for the world furniture industry. Despite the weak economy around the world, Furniture China 2012 was successfully concluded in Shanghai on 15 September, 2012. Besides the key Chinese furniture enterprises, there were around 190 overseas companies participating as exhibitors, including nine pavilions: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, Indonesian, the Philippines, Malaysian and Singaporean. The exhibition lasted 5 days and attracted 71,980 visitors, including 52,287 local visitors and 19,693 from overseas. In addition, these international visitors were from 140 countries & regions, consisting of 44.29% Asian (including the Middle East), 26.41% European, 10.59% North American, 9.36% Oceanic, 5.81% Latin American, 3.54% African. The Top 30 best represented countries/regions for international visitors and their no.