The rate of furniture production during December 2025 registered a monthly decline, while the value in domestic goods fell on the previous month but rose against last year.

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, the rate of furniture production fell by 26% compared to November, while up 0.1% on December last year.

The value of the manufacture of furniture resulted at £665.6m, down 26.4% from £904.7m the prior month. Against the same period last year, the value increased 1.5% from £655.3m.

As for the value of furniture manufacturer exports, this increased 1.3% to £45.3m for the month from £44.7m. Against last year, exports value rose 5.8% from £42.8m.

The value of domestic furniture manufacture decreased 27.8% to £620.3m from £860m in the month, while up 1.2% from £612.5m last year.

Overall, monthly GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.1%, following a growth of 0.2% in November 2025 and an unrevised fall of 0.1% in October 2025. Production output is estimated to have fallen by 0.9% in December 2025. Manufacturing output fell by 0.5% in December 2025, with 8 of the 13 subsectors falling in December 2025.

Commenting on the GDP figures for Q4 2025, ONS Director of Economic Statistics Liz McKeown said: “The economy continued to grow slowly in the last three months of the year, with the growth rate unchanged from the previous quarter.

“The often-dominant services sector showed no growth, with the main driver instead coming from manufacturing. Construction, meanwhile, registered its worst performance in more than four years.

“The rate of growth across 2025 as a whole was up slightly on the previous year, with growth seen in all main sectors.

“Initial estimates show GDP per head was up on the previous year despite it contracting slightly in each of the last two quarters.”