Germany: software furniture in the first half of the furniture business down

According to the report of the Association of German furniture, software, furniture software in the first half of 2008 business turnover of 12.18 billion euros, compared to the same period in 2007 declined by 6.6 percent.
The association said the furniture industry caused by the software business because of the decline in domestic business by the economic recession last year year-on-year decrease of 7.2 percent. In contrast, small business abroad, up 0.6 percent, an increase of export quota of 12%. Generally speaking, software, furniture industry as a whole less than the average level of the furniture industry (6.4 percent).
Furniture in the second half of 2008 software development can not be optimistic about the situation. German software furniture industry in the second half of the month volume of 1.6 billion euros last year than the same period a decrease of 12%. Foreign business is still good news: 14.5 percent year-on-year export quota last year increased by two percentage points.