Kitchen furniture finding favor in North America and Europe

Vietnam’s wooden kitchen furniture is gaining in popularity in the US, the EU, the UK, and Canada thanks to beautiful designs and high quality. In the first half of this year, export turnover of such products was $480 million, up 67 per cent compared to the same period of 2020. The biggest export item was kitchen cabinets, with turnover of $287.5 million, up 78.9 per cent year-on-year and accounting for 73.5 per cent of the total. Kitchen tables followed, with $47.6 million, up 37.5 per cent, while wooden trolley exports rose 563.3 per cent to $2.6 million. Some 76.3 per cent of export turnover came from the US, up 85.9 per cent year-on-year. Exports to the EU rose 68.1 per cent and to Canada by 188.3 per cent.