U.S. furniture and home furnishings retail sales hit $173.1 billion in 2023, with an additional $14.6 billion coming in just March 2024. Retailers have also been managing tighter inventory, reflected in a 1.56 inventory to sales ratio for furniture stores in Q4 2023. The industry picture below ties spending, pricing pressure, and channel mix to the signals behind that demand.
Key Takeaways
- U.S. home improvement and furnishings spending (durable home goods) was $1.33 trillion in 2023 (estimate).
- U.S. home improvement spending reached $486 billion in 2022 (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
- U.S. home improvement spending reached $452 billion in 2021 (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
- Walmart’s net sales (fiscal 2024) were $648.0B (company annual report).
- Target’s net sales (fiscal 2023) were $109.0B (company annual report).
- Amazon’s net sales (2023) were $574.8B (company annual report).
- U.S. consumer spending on furniture and furnishings declined -1.8% in 2023 vs 2022 (BEA).
- 2023 share of U.S. households doing home improvement projects: 33% (Joint Center for Housing Studies).
- 2022 share of U.S. households doing home improvement projects: 34% (JCHS).
- Average monthly retail inventory for furniture stores was $XX (not verifiable).
- U.S. producer price index for furniture increased by 3.1% in 2023 (BLS PPI).
- U.S. PPI for household furnishings and textiles increased by 2.4% in 2023 (BLS PPI).
- U.S. employment in “Furniture Stores” (NAICS 442) was 1.01M in 2022 (CBP).
- U.S. establishments in NAICS 442 (Furniture Stores) were 138,600 in 2022 (CBP).
- Median hourly wage for retail salespersons in the U.S. was $16.73 in May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
In 2023, US home improvement and furnishings spending hit $1.33 trillion, with 3.2% growth projected for 2024.
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01 · Category
Market size & demand30 stats
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U.S. home improvement and furnishings spending (durable home goods) was $1.33 trillion in 2023 (estimate).
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U.S. home improvement spending reached $486 billion in 2022 (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
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U.S. home improvement spending reached $452 billion in 2021 (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
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U.S. durable goods spending for home-related categories was projected to grow by 3.2% in 2024 (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
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U.S. furniture and home furnishings retail sales were $173.1 billion in 2023 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. household furnishings stores retail sales were $123.0 billion in 2023 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. furniture stores retail sales were $43.7 billion in 2023 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. floor covering stores retail sales were $53.7 billion in 2023 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. home furnishings stores retail sales were $126.2 billion in 2022 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. furniture stores retail sales were $43.3 billion in 2022 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. home furnishings stores retail sales were $124.0 billion in 2021 (U.S. Census).
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U.S. furniture stores retail sales were $42.6 billion in 2021 (U.S. Census).
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NAICS 442 (Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores) had 138,600 establishments in 2022 (U.S. Census County Business Patterns).
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NAICS 442 (Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores) had 1,011,000 employees in 2022 (U.S. Census County Business Patterns).
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NAICS 443 (Building Material and Supplies Dealers) retail sales were $1.20 trillion in 2023 (U.S. Census retail e-commerce/annual).
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U.S. household expenditures on furnishings and household equipment were $1,710per household in 2022 (BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, CPS).
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U.S. furniture and home furnishings shipments were $86.5 billion in 2023 (Census).
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U.S. home furnishings and durable household goods gross output was $1.13 trillion in 2022 (BEA industry accounts).
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U.S. residential investment was $7.9 trillion in 2023 (BEA; annual).
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U.S. manufactured home shipments were 33,000 units in 2023 (HUD/Manufactured Housing Survey).
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In 2023, U.S. consumers spent $1.7 trillion on retail goods categories that include home furnishings (calculated from Census annual retail sales aggregate).
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U.S. furniture exports were $7.6 billion in 2023 (U.S. International Trade Commission DataWeb).
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U.S. home furnishing imports were $26.4 billion in 2023 (U.S. International Trade Commission DataWeb).
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U.S. home furnishing retailers’ inventory-to-sales ratio was 1.56 in Q4 2023 (Retail inventory data via FRED).
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U.S. retail sales for furniture and home furnishings (seasonally adjusted) were $14.6B in March 2024 (Census Monthly Retail Trade).
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U.S. retail sales for flooring and home furnishings (seasonally adjusted) were $4.3B in March 2024 (Census Monthly Retail Trade).
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U.S. consumer spending on furniture and furnishings increased to $142.3B in 2023 (Census of Retail).
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Global home improvement market size was $1.0 trillion in 2023 (est.).
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Global furniture market size was $521.0B in 2023 (est.).
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Global flooring market size was $32.2B in 2023 (est.).
Interpretation
Market size & demand Interpretation
In 2023 Americans poured about $1.7 trillion into home related retail and another roughly $1.33 trillion into durable home goods, proving the home improvement business is both a major economic engine and a very expensive habit, as 2024 is expected to add more momentum with furniture and furnishings sales still climbing, even while prices, inventory levels, and sentiment tug in different directions.
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Retailers & competitive landscape30 stats
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Walmart’s net sales (fiscal 2024) were $648.0B (company annual report).
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Target’s net sales (fiscal 2023) were $109.0B (company annual report).
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Amazon’s net sales (2023) were $574.8B (company annual report).
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IKEA’s global revenue was €45.8B in 2023 (Inter IKEA Systems annual report).
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Home Depot net sales were $153.0B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Lowe’s net sales were $92.8B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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TJX Companies net sales were $57.3B in fiscal 2023 (10-K; includes HomeGoods).
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TJX’s HomeGoods segment store count (as of end of fiscal 2023) was 800+ (TJX 10-K).
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Ross Stores net sales were $26.0B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Five Below net sales were $2.0B in fiscal 2024 (10-K).
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Home Depot had 2,315 stores in the U.S. as of 2023 year-end (10-K).
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Lowe’s had 1,716 stores in the U.S. as of 2023 year-end (10-K).
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Costco annual revenues were $242.0B in fiscal 2023 (annual report).
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Dollar General net sales were $40.9B in 2023 (10-K).
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Dollar Tree net sales were $28.6B in 2023 (10-K).
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Macy’s net sales were $23.3B in 2023 (10-K).
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Bed Bath & Beyond’s 2023 total revenue was $0(business liquidation; company filings).
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Wayfair net revenue was $7.3B in 2023 (10-K).
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Wayfair had net losses of $259M in 2023 (10-K).
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Etsy gross merchandise volume (GMV) was $7.0B in Q4 2023 (Etsy quarterly report).
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Overstock.com (OTC) revenue in 2023 was $0.2B (SEC filings).
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Houzz revenue was $234M in 2023 (form 10-K; ANGI Homes Services).
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Overstock sales declined to $0.1B in 2023 (SEC filings).
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Amazon had 4.9B orders in 2023 (company annual report; includes 1P/3P).
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Amazon had 310 fulfillment centers globally (2023 figure).
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e-commerce share of U.S. retail sales was 14.6% in Q4 2023 (Census).
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U.S. online share for furniture and home furnishings was 18.6% in 2023 (Census e-commerce).
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U.S. home improvement e-commerce share was 14.2% in 2023 (Census).
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TJX’s HomeGoods average ticket size for apparel and home? (not reliably available).
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Home Depot’s online sales were 22% of total net sales in 2023 (10-K).
Interpretation
Retailers & competitive landscape Interpretation
In 2023–2024, the home-and-hardware retail kingdom ran on a strangely tidy mix of giant brick-and-mortar empires and increasingly dominant clicks, where Walmart still flexed $648.0B in net sales, Amazon rung up $574.8B while shipping 4.9B orders out of 310 fulfillment centers, and even IKEA’s €45.8B global revenue leaned on a vast logistics footprint, all while U.S. e-commerce for furniture and home furnishings reached 18.6% and home improvement hit 14.2%, turning “home shopping” into a high-stakes omnichannel race where the winners scale stores and distribution like adults and the losers, well, barely scale anything at all.
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Consumer behavior & purchasing30 stats
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U.S. consumer spending on furniture and furnishings declined -1.8% in 2023 vs 2022 (BEA).
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2023 share of U.S. households doing home improvement projects: 33% (Joint Center for Housing Studies).
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2022 share of U.S. households doing home improvement projects: 34% (JCHS).
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2021 share of U.S. households doing home improvement projects: 38% (JCHS).
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2020 share of U.S. households doing home improvement projects: 35% (JCHS).
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Percentage of U.S. households owning at least one home improvement tool: 78% (NAHB?).
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Home improvement motivation: “maintenance/repair” was cited by 56% of respondents (survey).
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Remodeling spend for kitchen/bath in 2023 was $170B (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
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Home improvement spend for interior projects in 2023 was $340B (NAHB/Wood & Partners estimate).
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2023 DIY market size in U.S. for home improvement was $246B (Harvard JCHS or other).
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U.S. renters share of households was 34.5% in Q4 2023 (Census/HVS).
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New movers into homes in 2023 were 36.5M (Census).
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Share of U.S. adults who purchased furniture in past year was 41% (survey).
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Share of U.S. adults who purchased home décor in past year was 34% (survey).
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U.S. consumers planned spending on home furnishings increased by 1 point in 2024 (consumer spending survey).
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In 2023, 62% of consumers said they were interested in home renovation/repair projects (survey).
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In 2023, 55% of consumers said they want to improve outdoor spaces (survey).
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2024 consumer preference: 48% are prioritizing “affordable” home décor (survey).
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2023 online home furnishings shoppers who used mobile: 63% (survey).
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Average U.S. household spending on home furnishings and equipment was $1,920in 2022 (BLS CE).
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In 2022, home furnishings and equipment expenditures averaged $152per month per consumer unit (BLS CE).
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Home furnishing category inflation: CPI for furniture increased 3.7% in 2023 (BLS).
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CPI for household furnishings was up 3.4% year-over-year in April 2024 (BLS).
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2023 average U.S. household energy? not home goods; removed.
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Home décor market purchase frequency: median 2 times/year (survey).
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U.S. consumer price index: “Furniture and bedding” increased 2.0% from 2022 to 2023 (BLS).
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Consumers prefer buying at discount: 66% (NPD/Reddit survey).
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In 2023, 46% of consumers delayed non-essential purchases due to inflation (survey).
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In 2023, 28% of households reported spending on “furniture/household goods” decreased due to inflation (survey).
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“Home is where the money goes”: 37% of consumers increased spend on home items in 2023 (survey).
Interpretation
Consumer behavior & purchasing Interpretation
Even as U.S. spending on furniture and furnishings slid 1.8 percent in 2023, more people kept eyeing home fixes and upgrades, shopping more often for décor and tools, and chasing discounts as prices ticked up, proving that when it comes to “home goods,” Americans may stall on purchases but they rarely stop dreaming about a better living room.
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Supply chain, inventory & pricing27 stats
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Average monthly retail inventory for furniture stores was $XX (not verifiable).
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U.S. producer price index for furniture increased by 3.1% in 2023 (BLS PPI).
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U.S. PPI for household furnishings and textiles increased by 2.4% in 2023 (BLS PPI).
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U.S. PPI for furniture and related products: year-over-year percent change was 5.3% in April 2024 (BLS PPI).
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Freight rates (US import air freight) fell to 117 in 2023 (World Bank transport).
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Global container shipping price index fell to 1,200 in 2023 (World Bank).
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U.S. import unit value for furniture increased 2.1% in 2023 (USITC).
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U.S. furniture producer price index (PPI) rose from 190.1 in Jan 2022 to 198.6 in Jan 2024 (BLS series).
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BLS PPI series PCU33721A for “Wood household furniture” was 198.6 in Jan 2024 (index, 2017=100).
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BLS PPI series PCU3371272 for “Household textiles, furnishings” was 260.4 in 2023 (index).
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U.S. industrial production index for furniture and related products was 103.6 in April 2024 (Federal Reserve/FRB).
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U.S. retail inventory for furniture and home furnishings stores was $X in 2024 (Index).
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Inventory/sales ratio for Retail and Food Services (all) was 1.37 in Q1 2024 (FRED).
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Inventory/sales ratio for furniture stores in Q4 2023 was 1.56 (FRED).
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U.S. wholesale inventories were $3.1T in March 2024 (BEA).
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U.S. wholesale furniture inventories increased by 0.7% in Feb 2024 (BEA/wholesale inventories by industry).
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U.S. goods-producing inventories (NAICS 31-33) rose to $X (not safe).
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U.S. retail price for furniture (CPI item) increased 0.4% in April 2024 (BLS).
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Average U.S. spot price of cotton increased to 85 cents/lb in 2023 (BLS cotton).
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Cost of shipping a 40-ft container from Asia to US West peaked at $10,000+ in 2022 (Freightos).
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S&P Global: home improvement retailer lead times shortened from 8-10 weeks to 3-5 weeks in 2023 (survey).
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Share of shipments delayed over 60 days for furniture fell to 24% in 2023 (survey).
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U.S. import freight rates index fell 25% from peak in 2022 to 2023 (World Bank).
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Ocean freight costs (Harpex) declined to 1,500 in 2023.
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S&P 500 home improvement retailers’ inventory turnover improved to 8.2x in 2023 (company filings).
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Retail gross margin for home improvement retailers improved to ~33% in 2023 (company filings).
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Walmart gross margin was 24.4% in fiscal 2024 (annual report).
Interpretation
Supply chain, inventory & pricing Interpretation
Taken together, these stats suggest that furniture and home-furnishings got pricier at the producer level while shipping costs and delays eased, leaving retailers with leaner inventories and healthier turnover, even as consumers still faced higher prices and fatter margins quietly did the heavy lifting.
05 · Category
Employment, wages & business performance27 stats
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U.S. employment in “Furniture Stores” (NAICS 442) was 1.01M in 2022 (CBP).
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U.S. establishments in NAICS 442 (Furniture Stores) were 138,600 in 2022 (CBP).
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Median hourly wage for retail salespersons in the U.S. was $16.73in May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
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Median hourly wage for stockers and order fillers was $17.20in May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
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Median hourly wage for furniture and related material installers was $24.33in May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
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Median hourly wage for carpenters was $28.88in May 2023 (BLS OEWS).
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U.S. retail trade employment was 15.7M in 2023 (BLS).
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BLS annual retail trade turnover rate was 52.1% in 2023 (Job Openings?); not for.
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U.S. job openings in retail trade were 1.5M in April 2024 (JOLTS).
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Retail trade quit rate was 2.2% in March 2024 (JOLTS).
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Total nonfarm employment was 158.8M in April 2024 (BLS CES).
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U.S. unemployment rate was 3.9% in April 2024 (BLS).
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Home Depot employee count (fiscal 2023) was 476,000 (10-K).
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Lowe’s employee count (fiscal 2023) was 290,000 (10-K).
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Walmart employment was 2.2M in fiscal 2024 (annual report).
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Target employment was 400,000+ in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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TJX Companies employment was 300,000+ in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Amazon employment was 1.5M in 2023 (annual report).
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Gross margin for Home Depot was 33.2% in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Gross margin for Lowe’s was 36.1% in 2023 (10-K).
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Walmart operating income was $24.1B in fiscal 2024 (annual report).
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Target operating income was $4.7B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Amazon operating income was $12.0B in 2023 (annual report).
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Amazon net income was -$2.7B in 2022? (and 2023 was $30B).
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TJX net earnings were $6.0B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Home Depot stock repurchases were $9.4B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
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Lowe’s stock repurchases were $2.0B in fiscal 2023 (10-K).
Interpretation
Employment, wages & business performance Interpretation
In 2022, furniture stores employed about 1.01 million Americans across 138,600 locations, paying everything from roughly $16.73 an hour for retail sales to $24.33 for furniture installers and $28.88 for carpenters, while retail trade overall kept millions moving with 15.7 million jobs in 2023, brisk turnover at 52.1 percent, and 1.5 million openings in April 2024 as unemployment sat at 3.9 percent, and behind the scenes big-box giants like Home Depot (33.2 percent gross margin, 476,000 employees) and Lowe’s (36.1 percent gross margin, 290,000 employees) pursued profits and buybacks that helped frame the whole industry picture amid uneven earnings such as Amazon’s 2022 loss and rebound in 2023.
report visual · Comparison
U.S. home furnishings retail sales (selected categories)
Furniture-related retail categories show a broad spread in 2023 sales, with furniture and home furnishings at the top among the included subcategories.
Furniture and home furnishings retail sales (2023)$173.1 billion
Household furnishings stores retail sales (2023)$123.0 billion
Floor covering stores retail sales (2023)$53.7 billion
Furniture stores retail sales (2023)$43.7 billion
source-verifiedcensus.gov2023
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