Furniture and Home Goods Statistics 2026
This page collects 49 figures on furniture and home goods: sales at U.S. furniture stores, online furniture shopping, results from IKEA and the large furniture chains, how home sales drive furniture demand, home improvement spending, mattresses and sleep products, and tariffs. Most figures describe 2025 and 2026 in the U.S., with global figures for IKEA. Sources are the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Association of Realtors, the International Sleep Products Association, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the White House, and company results from Wayfair, Inter IKEA Group, Ingka Group, Williams-Sonoma, Arhaus, La-Z-Boy, Ethan Allen, Home Depot, Lowe's and Somnigroup.
By the Comredix review desk · Updated November 13, 2026 · 49 numbers drawn from 19 publishers and reports
Short answer
U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores sold $88.4 billion in the first eight months of 2026, down 1.6% from 2025 (Census Bureau), while Wayfair grew U.S. revenue 11.4% in the third quarter of 2026 against a roughly flat category. Housing turnover is the main brake: NAR counted existing-home sales at an annual pace of just 3.99 million in September 2026, and ISPA found U.S. mattress unit shipments fell 13.2% in 2025.
Headline numbers
- 88,364U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores sold $88.4 billion of goods from January to August 2026, down 1.6% from the same months of 2025, according to the Census Bureau.U.S. Census Bureau
- 11.4%Wayfair's U.S. net revenue grew 11.4% to $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2026.Wayfair
- 28%Online sales accounted for 28% of IKEA turnover worldwide in financial year 2025, according to Inter IKEA Group.Inter IKEA Group
- EUR 44.6 billionTotal IKEA retail sales were EUR 44.6 billion in financial year 2025, down 1.0% from EUR 45.1 billion in financial year 2024, according to Inter IKEA Group.Inter IKEA Group
- 3.99 millionU.S. existing-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.99 million in September 2026, down 2.2% from a year earlier, according to NAR.National Association of Realtors
- 21%First-time buyers made up a record low 21% of U.S. home purchases between July 2024 and June 2025, and their median age rose to 40, according to NAR's buyer and seller survey.National Association of Realtors
- 13.2%U.S. mattress and foundation unit shipments fell 13.2% in 2025, a much steeper drop than in dollar value.International Sleep Products Association
- 25%A September 2025 proclamation set a 25% global U.S. tariff on certain upholstered furniture, scheduled to rise to 30%.The White House
Reading the numbers
Furniture is a flat market in 2026. The Census Bureau counts $88.4 billion of sales at U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores from January to August, 1.6% less than a year earlier, while nonstore retailers grew 10.3% and electronics and appliance stores 7.8% in August. Prices explain part of the story: IKEA cut prices and sold 3% more units in financial year 2025 while its sales in euros fell 1.0%.
Share is moving online and toward a few strong brands. Wayfair grew U.S. revenue 11.4% in the third quarter of 2026 on 12.2% more orders, while saying the U.S. category was roughly flat, and 64.4% of its orders came from a phone. IKEA says 28% of its turnover is now online. Among store-based chains, Williams-Sonoma and Arhaus grew while La-Z-Boy's consolidated sales fell 3% and Ethan Allen's fell from $147.0 million to $129.6 million, with Ethan Allen naming the soft housing market.
Housing turnover is the main drag. NAR measured existing-home sales at an annual rate of 3.99 million in September 2026, sellers now stay a median of 11 years, and first-time buyers fell to a record low 21% of purchases. Fewer moves mean fewer rooms to furnish, and home improvement retailers say customers are choosing smaller projects: Lowe's comparable sales rose only 0.2% and Home Depot's 1.7%.
Sleep products and imported goods face extra pressure. ISPA found U.S. mattress unit shipments fell 13.2% in 2025 and market value 6.5%, and Mattress Firm's sales fell 5.8% in the third quarter of 2026. On trade, a 25% Section 232 tariff applies to certain upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities, and the USITC kept duties on mattresses from seven countries, which helps explain why retailers such as Williams-Sonoma report tariff costs in their margins.
Furniture store sales in the U.S.
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U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores sold $88.4 billion of goods from January to August 2026, down 1.6% from the same months of 2025, according to the Census Bureau.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
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442 Furniture & home furn. stores ………… … 88,364 -1.6
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Seasonally adjusted sales at U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores rose 1.9% in August 2026 compared with August 2025, and 0.9% from July 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
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442 Furniture & home furn. stores …………… … 0.9 1.9
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Sales at furniture and home furnishings stores from June to August 2026 were 0.3% lower than in the same three months of 2025, per Census Bureau estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
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442 Furniture & home furn. stores …………… … 0.9 1.9 -0.2 -2.7 0.7 -0.3
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U.S. nonstore retailers, the Census category that includes online sellers, grew sales 10.3% in the first eight months of 2026, while furniture stores declined.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
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454 Nonstore retailers …………………..……….. …1,056,648 10.3
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Electronics and appliance store sales rose 7.8% in August 2026 from a year earlier, far ahead of the 1.9% gain at furniture stores.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
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442 Furniture & home furn. stores …………… … 0.9 1.9 -0.2 -2.7 0.7 -0.3 443 Electronics & appliance stores …….…… … 1.6 7.8
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U.S. retail sales growth by store type, August 2026 vs August 2025
Seasonally adjusted advance estimates, percent change from August 2025 to August 2026, not adjusted for price changes.
- Electronics and appliance stores7.8%
- Building material and garden5.1%
- Furniture and home furnishings1.9%
- Food and beverage stores0.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026
Online furniture and home goods
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Wayfair reported total net revenue of $3.4 billion for the third quarter of 2026, up 9.7% from a year earlier.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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Total net revenue of $3.4 billion, increased $303 million, up 9.7% year over year
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Wayfair's U.S. net revenue grew 11.4% to $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2026.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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U.S. net revenue of $3.0 billion, increased $312 million, up 11.4% year over year
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Wayfair had 22.2 million active customers on September 30, 2026, 4.7% more than a year earlier.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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Active customers totaled 22.2 million as of September 30, 2026, an increase of 4.7% year over year
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Wayfair delivered 11.0 million orders in the third quarter of 2026, up 12.2% year over year.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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Orders delivered in the third quarter of 2026 were 11.0 million, an increase of 12.2% year over year
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Wayfair's average order value fell to $311 in the third quarter of 2026 from $317 a year earlier.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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Average order value was $311 in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $317 in the third quarter of 2025
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64.4% of Wayfair orders delivered in the third quarter of 2026 were placed on a mobile device, up from 63.0% a year earlier.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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64.4% of total orders delivered were placed via a mobile device in the third quarter of 2026, compared to 63.0% in the third quarter of 2025
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Repeat customers placed 80.0% of Wayfair's orders in the third quarter of 2026.
Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026)
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Repeat customers placed 80.0% of total orders delivered in the third quarter of 2026, compared to 80.1% in the third quarter of 2025
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Online sales accounted for 28% of IKEA turnover worldwide in financial year 2025, according to Inter IKEA Group.
Inter IKEA Group, IKEA invests in lower prices: more customers and higher volumes in FY25 (Oct 2025)
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E-commerce continues to transform the home furnishing market, with online sales now accounting for 28% of IKEA turnover.
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Online visitors to Ingka Group's IKEA channels rose 4.6% in financial year 2025, faster than store visits, which grew 1.3%.
Ingka Group, Ingka Group Annual Summary FY25 (Dec 2025)
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We served more customers, with store visitation growing by 1.3%, online visitors by 4.6% and quantities sold by 1.6%
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Lowe's online sales grew 15.7% in the second quarter of 2026, the quarter ended July 31, 2026.
Lowe's Companies, Lowe's Reports Second Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Results (Aug 2026)
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Comparable sales for the quarter increased 0.2%, driven by strong performance in Pro and home services sales, as well as a 15.7% increase in online sales, partially offset by persistent DIY macro pressures.
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Wayfair net revenue, third quarter, $ millions
Wayfair total net revenue for the quarters ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, in millions of U.S. dollars.
- Q3 2025$3,117
- Q3 2026$3,420
Source: Wayfair, Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth
IKEA and the big furniture chains
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Total IKEA retail sales were EUR 44.6 billion in financial year 2025, down 1.0% from EUR 45.1 billion in financial year 2024, according to Inter IKEA Group.
Inter IKEA Group, IKEA invests in lower prices: more customers and higher volumes in FY25 (Oct 2025)
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Inter IKEA Group today announced total IKEA retail sales of EUR 44.6 billion for FY25, compared to EUR 45.1 billion in FY24 (-1.0% compared to FY24, currency adjusted -0.3%).
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IKEA's price investments contributed to a 3% increase in both sales volumes and customers in financial year 2025.
Inter IKEA Group, IKEA invests in lower prices: more customers and higher volumes in FY25 (Oct 2025)
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In financial year 2025 (FY25), this contributed to a 3% increase in both sales volumes and customers.
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Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee, reported revenue of EUR 41.5 billion in financial year 2025, down 0.9%.
Ingka Group, Ingka Group Annual Summary FY25 (Dec 2025)
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yet with a continued focus on keeping prices low, our revenue decreased by 0.9% compared to last year, totaling EUR 41.5 billion.
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Williams-Sonoma, owner of Pottery Barn and West Elm, reported comparable brand revenue growth of 6.2% and total revenue growth of 6.7% in the second quarter of 2026.
Williams-Sonoma, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announces strong second quarter 2026 results (Aug 2026)
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In Q2, our comp came in at 6.2%, with total revenue growth of 6.7%, and we drove an operating margin of 17.3% with earnings per share of $2.10.
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Williams-Sonoma said tariff costs cut its merchandise margins by 230 basis points in the second quarter of 2026.
Williams-Sonoma, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announces strong second quarter 2026 results (Aug 2026)
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Gross margin of 45.5% on a non-GAAP basis, -160bps to LY driven by (i) lower merchandise margins of -230bps primarily driven by tariff costs
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Arhaus net revenue rose 6.8% to $368 million in the third quarter of 2026.
Arhaus, Arhaus Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Nov 2026)
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Third quarter net revenue was $368 million, an increase of 6.8% year-over-year and within the Company’s guidance range.
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Arhaus comparable written sales, a measure of new orders, grew 13.9% in the third quarter of 2026.
Arhaus, Arhaus Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Nov 2026)
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Comparable Written Sales (2) increased 13.9% in the third-quarter, bringing year-to-date Comparable Written Sales (2) to 6.7%.
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La-Z-Boy reported consolidated sales of $476 million for the quarter ended July 25, 2026, down 3% from a year earlier.
La-Z-Boy, La-Z-Boy Incorporated Reports First Quarter Results (Aug 2026)
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For the quarter, sales totaled $476 million, down 3% against the prior year comparable period and down 1% excluding the impact of wholesale casegoods divestiture, which was completed in May.
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Written sales at La-Z-Boy's company-owned stores rose 16% in the quarter ended July 25, 2026, with written same-store sales up 3%.
La-Z-Boy, La-Z-Boy Incorporated Reports First Quarter Results (Aug 2026)
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Delivered sales grew 10%, GAAP and adjusted operating margin expanded to 6.4% and 6.5%, respectively, and total written sales for the Retail segment were up 16% versus a year ago.
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Ethan Allen's net sales fell to $129.6 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2026, from $147.0 million a year earlier.
Ethan Allen, Ethan Allen Reports First Quarter Results (Nov 2026)
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For the three months ended September 30, 2026, consolidated net sales were $129.6 million compared with $147.0 million in the prior year period.
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Ethan Allen's retail written orders fell 1.2% year over year in the quarter ended September 30, 2026, which the company tied partly to a soft housing market.
Ethan Allen, Ethan Allen Reports First Quarter Results (Nov 2026)
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Retail and Wholesale segment written orders were down 1.2% and 1.3%, respectively, year over year, primarily due to lower design center traffic, a soft housing market, global unrest and U.S. midterm election uncertainty.
Home sales and the housing turnover effect
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U.S. existing-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.99 million in September 2026, down 2.2% from a year earlier, according to NAR.
National Association of Realtors, Existing-Home Sales Increased 1.5% in September, According to NAR Report (Oct 2026)
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Existing-home sales decreased 2.2% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.99 million.
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The median existing-home price in the U.S. was $417,500 in September 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier.
National Association of Realtors, Existing-Home Sales Increased 1.5% in September, According to NAR Report (Oct 2026)
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The median existing-home price for all housing types was $417,500. Prices increased 1.3% from one year ago ($412,300), marking the 39th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.
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U.S. housing inventory reached 1.60 million homes in September 2026, equal to a 4.8 month supply.
National Association of Realtors, Existing-Home Sales Increased 1.5% in September, According to NAR Report (Oct 2026)
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Total housing inventory reached 1.60 million units, up 1.9% from August and 4.6% from September 2025. Unsold inventory represented a 4.8-month supply, unchanged from August and up from 4.5 months one year ago.
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First-time buyers made up a record low 21% of U.S. home purchases between July 2024 and June 2025, and their median age rose to 40, according to NAR's buyer and seller survey.
National Association of Realtors, First-Time Home Buyer Share Falls to Historic Low of 21%, Median Age Rises to 40 (Nov 2025)
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The share of first-time home buyers dropped to a record low of 21%, while the typical age of first-time buyers climbed to an all-time high of 40 years, according to the National Association of REALTORS®' 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers .
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NAR says the share of first-time buyers has contracted by 50% since 2007.
National Association of Realtors, First-Time Home Buyer Share Falls to Historic Low of 21%, Median Age Rises to 40 (Nov 2025)
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The share of first-time buyers in the market has contracted by 50% since 2007 – right before the Great Recession.
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U.S. home sellers had lived in their homes for a median of 11 years before selling, an all-time high in NAR's 2025 survey.
National Association of Realtors, First-Time Home Buyer Share Falls to Historic Low of 21%, Median Age Rises to 40 (Nov 2025)
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Median time in home before selling: 11 years – an all-time high
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Sales of new single-family houses in the U.S. ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in September 2026, 5.3% below September 2025.
U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly New Residential Sales, September 2026 (Oct 2026)
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Sales of new single-family houses in September 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 676,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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The U.S. had 476,000 new houses for sale at the end of September 2026, equal to 8.4 months of supply.
U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly New Residential Sales, September 2026 (Oct 2026)
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The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of September 2026 was 476,000.
Home improvement spending
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Sales at U.S. building material and garden supply dealers rose 5.1% in August 2026 from August 2025, per Census Bureau estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026)
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444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers………………………………… -0.2 5.1
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Home Depot reported sales of $47.9 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, up 5.7% from a year earlier.
The Home Depot, The Home Depot Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results (Aug 2026)
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The Home Depot ® , the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $47.9 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, an increase of $2.6 billion, or 5.7% from the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
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Home Depot's comparable sales grew 1.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, and 1.3% in the U.S.
The Home Depot, The Home Depot Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results (Aug 2026)
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Comparable sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 1.7%, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 1.3%.
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Lowe's total sales were $26.0 billion in the quarter ended July 31, 2026, up from $24.0 billion a year earlier.
Lowe's Companies, Lowe's Reports Second Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Results (Aug 2026)
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Total sales for the quarter were $26.0 billion, compared to $24.0 billion in the prior-year quarter.
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Lowe's comparable sales rose only 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, with growth from professional and home services customers offset by weaker do-it-yourself demand.
Lowe's Companies, Lowe's Reports Second Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Results (Aug 2026)
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Comparable sales for the quarter increased 0.2%, driven by strong performance in Pro and home services sales
Mattresses and sleep products
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The total value of the U.S. mattress market fell 6.5% in 2025, according to the International Sleep Products Association.
International Sleep Products Association, ISPA Report Shows Mattress Manufacturers Maintaining Value Despite Shipment Declines (Jul 2026)
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According to the report, total U.S. mattress market value declined 6.5% year over year, while unit shipments fell 13.2%, underscoring continued softness in consumer demand.
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U.S. mattress and foundation unit shipments fell 13.2% in 2025, a much steeper drop than in dollar value.
International Sleep Products Association, ISPA Report Shows Mattress Manufacturers Maintaining Value Despite Shipment Declines (Jul 2026)
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According to the report, total U.S. mattress market value declined 6.5% year over year, while unit shipments fell 13.2%, underscoring continued softness in consumer demand.
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The dollar value of U.S. mattress shipments fell 4.0% in 2025, while stationary foundations fell 23.5%.
International Sleep Products Association, Mattress Industry Trends Report 2026: Overview (Jul 2026)
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Mattress dollar value decreased 4.0%, compared with a 23.5% decline for stationary foundations.
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Somnigroup's total net sales rose 10.8% to $2,350.8 million in the third quarter of 2026, mainly because of the Leggett & Platt acquisition.
Somnigroup International, Somnigroup International Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results (Nov 2026)
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Total net sales increased 10.8% to a record $2,350.8 million as compared to $2,122.6 million in the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by the inclusion of $372.6 million of Leggett & Platt net sales for the stub period.
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Mattress Firm's net sales fell 5.8% to $1,008.3 million in the third quarter of 2026, which Somnigroup attributed mainly to softer online sales.
Somnigroup International, Somnigroup International Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results (Nov 2026)
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Mattress Firm net sales decreased 5.8% to $1,008.3 million as compared to $1,070.8 million in the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by softer online sales.
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Tempur Sealy North America's net sales fell 5.8% to $693.1 million in the third quarter of 2026, which Somnigroup tied to market conditions.
Somnigroup International, Somnigroup International Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results (Nov 2026)
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Tempur Sealy North America net sales decreased 5.8% to $693.1 million as compared to $736.1 million in the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by market conditions.
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Change in U.S. mattress industry shipments, 2025
Year over year change in U.S. manufacturer shipments of mattresses and foundations in 2025, ISPA.
- Stationary foundations, value-23.5%
- All units shipped-13.2%
- Total market value-6.5%
- Mattresses, value-4%
Source: International Sleep Products Association, Mattress Industry Trends Report 2026: Overview
Tariffs and trade in home furnishings
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A September 2025 proclamation set a 25% global U.S. tariff on certain upholstered furniture, scheduled to rise to 30%.
The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products (Sep 2025)
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The Proclamation imposes a 25% global tariff on certain upholstered furniture, which will increase to 30% on January 1.
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The same proclamation set a 25% tariff on imported kitchen cabinets and vanities, scheduled to rise to 50%.
The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products (Sep 2025)
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The Proclamation imposes a 25% global tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities, which will increase to 50% on January 1.
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In December 2025 the White House delayed the tariff increases for a year, keeping the 25% rate on upholstered furniture, cabinets and vanities in effect.
The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States (Dec 2025)
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The current 25% tariff on certain upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities, as imposed under the September 25, 2025 Proclamation, will remain in effect.
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In October 2026 the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to keep antidumping and countervailing duty orders on mattresses from 7 countries: Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
U.S. International Trade Commission, USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam (Oct 2026)
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
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U.S. Section 232 tariff rates on home furnishings, current and scheduled
Rates set by the September 2025 proclamation; the scheduled increases were later delayed by one year.
- Upholstered furniture, current25%
- Upholstered furniture, scheduled30%
- Cabinets and vanities, current25%
- Cabinets and vanities, scheduled50%
Source: The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products
Questions readers ask
- Are furniture sales going up or down in 2026?
- Roughly flat to slightly down. The Census Bureau reports $88.4 billion of sales at U.S. furniture and home furnishings stores from January to August 2026, 1.6% less than a year earlier, although August alone was up 1.9% from August 2025. Online seller Wayfair grew U.S. revenue 11.4% in the third quarter while describing the category as roughly flat.
- How much furniture is bought online?
- There is no single official figure for online furniture sales. IKEA says online sales make up 28% of its global turnover, and 64.4% of Wayfair's third quarter 2026 orders were placed on a mobile device. Census data shows nonstore retailers growing 10.3% in the first eight months of 2026 while furniture stores shrank.
- Why do home sales affect furniture sales?
- People buy most new furniture when they move. NAR measured U.S. existing-home sales at an annual pace of 3.99 million in September 2026, sellers now stay a median of 11 years, and first-time buyers fell to a record low 21% of purchases. Ethan Allen cited a soft housing market as one reason its retail written orders fell 1.2%.
- Are mattress sales declining?
- Yes. The International Sleep Products Association found the U.S. mattress market lost 6.5% of its value and 13.2% of its unit shipments in 2025. Mattress Firm's net sales fell 5.8% in the third quarter of 2026, and Somnigroup's Tempur Sealy North America business also fell 5.8%.
- What tariffs apply to imported furniture?
- Since October 2025 the U.S. has applied a 25% Section 232 tariff to certain upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities, according to the White House. Increases to 30% for upholstered furniture and 50% for cabinets and vanities were delayed by one year in December 2025. Mattresses from seven countries also face antidumping or countervailing duties that the USITC kept in place in October 2026.
Where these numbers come from
We chose figures that describe furniture and home goods demand directly: store sales, online sales, results of the largest home furnishing companies, housing turnover, home improvement and sleep products, and trade rules. Each figure links to the publisher that produced it, and every quote was checked against the live page. Census Bureau retail figures are advance estimates by store type in current dollars and are revised later; they count furniture sold by general merchants and online marketplaces under other categories. Company figures from Wayfair, IKEA, Williams-Sonoma, Arhaus, La-Z-Boy, Ethan Allen, Home Depot, Lowe's and Somnigroup are self-reported, use different fiscal calendars and define metrics such as comparable or written sales in their own way. IKEA figures are global and in euros. NAR sales figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates, and its buyer profile is a survey of people who bought between July 2024 and June 2025. ISPA data covers manufacturer shipments, not retail sales. We could not include Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies remodeling figures because its site blocked automated checking at the time of review, and we did not use paywalled market research estimates. We store the sentence each number appears in, and a script loads the publisher's page again to make sure that sentence is still there. Our methodology has the details.
Sources
- Arhaus. Arhaus Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Nov 2026).
- Ethan Allen. Ethan Allen Reports First Quarter Results (Nov 2026).
- Ingka Group. Ingka Group Annual Summary FY25 (Dec 2025).
- Inter IKEA Group. IKEA invests in lower prices: more customers and higher volumes in FY25 (Oct 2025).
- International Sleep Products Association. ISPA Report Shows Mattress Manufacturers Maintaining Value Despite Shipment Declines (Jul 2026).
- International Sleep Products Association. Mattress Industry Trends Report 2026: Overview (Jul 2026).
- La-Z-Boy. La-Z-Boy Incorporated Reports First Quarter Results (Aug 2026).
- Lowe's Companies. Lowe's Reports Second Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Results (Aug 2026).
- National Association of Realtors. Existing-Home Sales Increased 1.5% in September, According to NAR Report (Oct 2026).
- National Association of Realtors. First-Time Home Buyer Share Falls to Historic Low of 21%, Median Age Rises to 40 (Nov 2025).
- Somnigroup International. Somnigroup International Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results (Nov 2026).
- The Home Depot. The Home Depot Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results (Aug 2026).
- The White House. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products (Sep 2025).
- The White House. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States (Dec 2025).
- U.S. Census Bureau. Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, August 2026 (Sep 2026).
- U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly New Residential Sales, September 2026 (Oct 2026).
- U.S. International Trade Commission. USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam (Oct 2026).
- Wayfair. Wayfair Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results, Reports Double Digit U.S. Revenue Growth (Nov 2026).
- Williams-Sonoma. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announces strong second quarter 2026 results (Aug 2026).
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