Home Cluster
The Portuguese Home Cluster covers the furniture, home textile, houseware (ceramics, cutlery, metallic crockery, small appliances and glass/crystals) and lighting sectors. Marked by tradition in technique and know-how, and setting itself apart for its quality, resilience, adaptability, and clear customer-focus, this cluster is known for its ability to innovate, create trends and, above all else, for the confidence its heritage in terms of know-how inspires in the international market. Also noteworthy are its high operating efficiency and its ability to quickly produce small series, seen as competitive advantages within the industry.
Involving a significant set of so-called traditional sectors, the Home Cluster has gradually been integrated into the creative industries, increasingly valuing aspects such as branding, aesthetics, design, comfort, sensations and experiences, while seeking to respond to changing consumer preferences and new market trends.
Furniture
Home furniture
Outdoor furniture
Office furniture
Chairs and sofas
Mattresses
Home Textiles
Carpets and rugs
Curtains
Bedding
Table linen
Beachwear
Cushions
Housewares
Cutlery
Metallic crockery
Small appliances
Glasses and crystals
Decorative ceramics
Ceramics table
Lighting
Decorative
Technical
Differentiating Factors
Tradition
Experience
Quality
Innovation
Customisation
Design
Sustainability
Sector Data
Trade balance
Unit: Millions of Euros
- Exports
- Imports
- Balance
Source: INE; CIP
4,1%
Weight in National Exports of Goods
7.614
No. companies
177
No. of Export Markets
5
Main Export Markets: France, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany and the United States of America.
Sector Data
Exports by Sector
Millions of Euros
Sectors |
2020 | % | ∆ % 20/16 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
total |
2.208 |
-0,4% |
||
Furniture | 1.021 | 46,2% | 0,3% | |
Home Textiles | 651 | 29,5% | -2,4% | |
Lighting | 73 | 3,3% | -4,7% | |
Housewares | 462 | 20,9% | 2,1% | |
Decorative and Utility Ceramics | 306 | 13,9% | 3,6% | |
Glass and Crystals | 79 | 3,6% | -0,9% | |
Metallic crockery | 51 | 2,3% | 1,5% | |
Cutlery | 24 | 1,1% | -2,6% | |
Source: INE; CIP |