Furnishing & Household Equipment

Consumers spend $3.19 trillion on furnishings and household equipment in 2026, which is 4.5% of all their spending. The market grows 4.16% a year in current dollars and reaches $4.79 trillion by 2036. Between those two years it adds $1.60 trillion.

The fastest-growing subcategory is carpets and other floor coverings at 4.71% a year and the slowest is repair of furniture, furnishings and floor coverings at 2.77%. The category as a whole grows 4.16% a year. The two largest subcategories are furniture and furnishings at $842bn and non-durable household goods at $618bn. Both grow more slowly than carpets and other floor coverings.

New York City spends the most at $51bn a year, followed by Los Angeles at $43bn and Jakarta at $33bn. We estimate the category for all 9,400+ cities in every year to 2040. The top ten of the 255 cities on this page's map hold 28% of the spending it shows.

Among the largest city markets, Jakarta grows fastest at 7.5% a year and Moscow slowest at 1.7%. The cities adding the most spending by 2036 make a different list, led by Jakarta at $35bn, Los Angeles at $19bn and New York City at $17bn.

Yes, every market and city splits the category into five age bands and five spending tiers. Sizing the cohort you target means filtering those same figures, with nothing extra to commission. Genoa has the oldest profile, with 37% of its spending from the over-65s. San Francisco is the most affluent, with 96% from its richest spending tier.

We forecast every country, subcategory and cohort each year to 2050, and every city to 2040. Because one model produces all of them, a market and a city read on the same scale. The method is published and peer reviewed. Our page on how we measure spending sets it out. The average person spends $390 a year on furnishings and household equipment today.