Furniture/home furnishings industry

Article Abstract:

Earnings in the home furnishings and furniture market seem secure in the 1st qtr of the year 2000, but this may change if the Federal Open Market Committee adjusts interest rates higher in order to prevent future inflation. The prospects for the office furniture segment of the industry with sales growth in the year 2000. Investors need to be selective when evaluating these stocks for future commitment.

Shaw Industries, Inc.

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Furniture/home furnishings industry

Article Abstract:

The furniture and home furnishings industry is comprised of the residential and office/institutional sectors, and demand for these products has been good during the late 1990s. The future prospects for earnings and profits in this industry are good and the Internet will have an impact, as well, though how strong the impact will be is open to question. These stocks are timely in 1999 and several have good appreciation prospects for the next three to five years.

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Furniture/home furnishings industry

Article Abstract:

Furniture/home furnishings industry stocks, as a group, should outperform the market during the Oct 1999-Oct 2000 period. Investors are advised to proceed cautiously, however, due to possibly differing prospects for the industry's residential and office subsectors. If interest rates keep climbing, the residential subsector's performance could suffer. The office subsector's earnings prospects are apparently solidifying.

Carpets & Rugs, Carpet and Rug Mills, Evaluation, Stocks, Rugs and carpets, Rug and carpet industry

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