The wood household furniture and kitchen cabinet industries: A contrast in fortune

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 93-99

  Luppold, William G ^a   Bumgardner, Matthew S ^b  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b US Forest Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; LUMBER; MANUFACTURE; RETAIL STORES; SHIPS; WOOD;

DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS; DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED; FINISHED PRODUCTS; FURNITURE IMPORTS; FURNITURE INDUSTRY; HOUSING MARKETS; KITCHEN CABINETS; PRICE COMPETITIVENESS;

KITCHENS;

COMPETITION; FOREIGN TRADE; FURNITURE; LUMBER; MANUFACTURE; WOOD;

EID: 78349239718     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-59.11.93     Document Type: Article

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