The overall per-square-meter consumption figures from 2012 indicate a decline of 5.88 percent in the European wood flooring market, and production is down 4.70 percent, according to the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP). The FEP also reported that with the exception of Poland and Belgium, which are showing improvements, most of the union's countries are "at best stabilizing."
The overall per-square-meter consumption figures from 2012 indicate a decline of 5.88 percent in the European wood flooring market, and production is down 4.70 percent, according to the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP). The FEP also reported that with the exception of Poland and Belgium, which are showing improvements, most of the union's countries are "at best stabilizing."
In 2012, engineered flooring made up 78 percent of the market. Solid wood floors made up 20 percent, and custom "mosaic" floors had 2 percent. Poland was the No. 1 producer of flooring with 18.97 percent of the market, followed by Germany with 15.24 percent and Sweden with 13.30 percent. Germany, France and Italy were the top consumers.
