Retail furniture hot spots
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 31, 2001
The leading metropolitan markets have held positions in the ranking below with the first shift occuring between Atlanta and Philadelphia, which traded slots in this year's projection for 2006.
Two big changes are projected for fastest growing markets: Boulder-Longmont, Colo., moved from the 9th slot last year to the 2nd, bumping Las Vegas, which dropped from 2nd to the 13th fastest growing market.
| Metro market | 2001 | 2006 projected | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $2,820.8 | $3,383.0 | 19.9% |
| New York | 2,910.4 | 3,228.1 | 10.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach | 2,346.2 | 2,460.9 | 4.9 |
| Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. | 1,985.0 | 2,335.1 | 17.6 |
| Atlanta | 1,407.9 | 1,814.9 | 28.9 |
| Philadelphia –N.J. | 1,522.7 | 1,710.0 | 12.3 |
| Houston | 1,341.9 | 1,704.3 | 27.0 |
| Boston –N.H. | 1,341.2 | 1,578.9 | 17.7 |
| Dallas | 1,201.0 | 1,512.8 | 26.0 |
| Detroit | 1,293.7 | 1,474.5 | 14.0 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. | 963.4 | 1,288.8 | 33.8 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. | 1,121.0 | 1,256.4 | 12.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis. | 998.8 | 1,255.5 | 25.7 |
| Orange County, Calif. | 986.3 | 1,138.4 | 15.4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. | 879.1 | 1,066.8 | 21.3 |
| Oakland, Calif. | 892.0 | 1,066.1 | 19.5 |
| Denver | 766.9 | 1,034.3 | 34.9 |
| San Jose, Calif. | 843.3 | 1,024.8 | 21.5 |
| San Francisco | 833.3 | 986.2 | 18.3 |
| Newark, N.J. | 833.8 | 941.9 | 13.0 |
| San Diego | 731.2 | 821.9 | 12.4 |
| Baltimore | 708.5 | 803.5 | 13.4 |
| St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. | 685.2 | 763.3 | 11.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. | 558.6 | 699.0 | 25.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. | 610.5 | 696.8 | 14.1 |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J. | 529.3 | 646.7 | 22.2 |
| Bergen-Passaic, N.J. | 570.2 | 635.2 | 11.4 |
| Austin-San Marcos, Texas | 425.5 | 618.8 | 45.4 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. | 593.2 | 609.4 | 2.7 |
| Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio | 556.7 | 601.9 | 8.1 |
| Pittsburgh | 568.7 | 599.6 | 5.4 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas | 483.5 | 577.6 | 19.5 |
| Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. | 485.9 | 565.4 | 16.4 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C. | 430.9 | 552.1 | 28.1 |
| Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. | 424.6 | 546.9 | 28.8 |
| Indianapolis | 454.0 | 541.2 | 19.2 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. | 446.3 | 517.0 | 15.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis. | 423.2 | 496.1 | 17.2 |
| Columbus, Ohio | 418.3 | 494.6 | 18.2 |
| Sacramento, Calif. | 413.0 | 479.5 | 16.1 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. | 369.8 | 471.1 | 27.4 |
| Miami | 451.3 | 468.6 | 3.8 |
| Orlando, Fla. | 401.8 | 467.0 | 16.2 |
| Nashville, Tenn. | 362.7 | 463.5 | 27.8 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla. | 395.3 | 449.9 | 13.8 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah | 324.0 | 418.7 | 29.3 |
| Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 384.1 | 408.2 | 6.3 |
| Monmouth-Ocean, N.J. | 352.5 | 395.5 | 12.2 |
| Hartford, Conn. | 353.3 | 385.3 | 9.1 |
| San Antonio, Texas | 338.5 | 384.6 | 13.6 |
| Metro market | 2001 | 2006 projected | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-San Marcos, Texas | $425.5 | $618.8 | 45.4% |
| Boulder-Longmont, Colo. | 127.4 | 183.9 | 44.4 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo. | 77.2 | 110.7 | 43.3 |
| Denver | 766.9 | 1,034.3 | 34.9 |
| Sioux Falls, S.D. | 45.5 | 61.4 | 34.8 |
| Provo-Orem, Utah | 66.9 | 89.5 | 33.8 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. | 963.4 | 1,288.8 | 33.8 |
| Boise, Idaho | 108.0 | 142.6 | 32.1 |
| Corvallis, Ore. | 22.2 | 28.8 | 29.5 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah | 324.0 | 418.7 | 29.3 |
| Atlanta | 1,407.9 | 1,814.9 | 28.9 |
| Naples, Fla. | 107.9 | 139.0 | 28.8 |
| Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. | 424.6 | 546.9 | 28.8 |
| Columbia, Mo. | 33.1 | 42.6 | 28.6 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C. | 430.9 | 552.1 | 28.1 |
| Bloomington-Normal, Ill. | 42.5 | 54.4 | 27.9 |
| Nashville, Tenn. | 362.7 | 463.5 | 27.8 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. | 369.8 | 471.1 | 27.4 |
| Lincoln, Neb. | 65.5 | 83.4 | 27.4 |
| Jackson, Tenn. | 24.2 | 30.8 | 27.2 |
| Houston | 1,341.9 | 1,704.3 | 27.0 |
| Dallas | 1,201.0 | 1,512.8 | 26.0 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis. | 998.8 | 1,255.5 | 25.7 |
| Iowa City, Iowa | 32.8 | 41.2 | 25.4 |
| Kenosha, Wis. | 36.7 | 46.0 | 25.4 |
| Reno, Nev. | 106.4 | 133.2 | 25.2 |
| Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. | 558.6 | 699.0 | 25.1 |
| Bryan-College Station, Texas | 33.6 | 42.0 | 25.1 |
| Santa Fe, N.M. | 47.9 | 59.8 | 24.9 |
| Lowell, Mass.-N.H. | 114.0 | 142.3 | 24.8 |
| Wilmington, N.C. | 58.2 | 72.5 | 24.7 |
| Myrtle Beach, S.C. | 47.2 | 58.7 | 24.5 |
| Houma, La. | 37.1 | 46.2 | 24.5 |
| Tallahassee, Fla. | 74.3 | 92.5 | 24.4 |
| Ann Arbor, Mich. | 198.2 | 246.3 | 24.3 |
| Fayetteville, N.C. | 60.8 | 75.4 | 24.0 |
| Colorado Springs, Colo. | 130.7 | 162.1 | 24.0 |
| Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn. | 41.6 | 51.4 | 23.8 |
| Omaha, Neb.-Iowa | 194.1 | 238.0 | 22.6 |
| Rochester, Minn. | 40.5 | 49.7 | 22.6 |
| Madison, Wis. | 126.1 | 154.1 | 22.3 |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J. | 529.3 | 646.7 | 22.2 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif. | 98.1 | 119.6 | 21.9 |
| Green Bay, Wis.I | 59.2 | 72.2 | 21.8 |
| Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, Miss. | 74.2 | 90.4 | 21.7 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark. | 143.4 | 174.6 | 21.7 |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Mich. | 280.2 | 340.6 | 21.6 |
| Lafayette, Ind. | 42.7 | 51.9 | 21.5 |
| San Jose, Calif. | 843.3 | 1,024.8 | 21.5 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. | 879.1 | 1,066.8 | 21.3 |
