The rate of furniture production during November 2025 registered a slight 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 0.9% compared to October, while up 7.8% on November last year.

The value of the manufacture of furniture resulted at £908.2m, down from £1bn the prior month. Against the same period last year, the value increased 5.3% from £862.3m.

As for the value of furniture manufacturer exports, this decreased 14.5% to £44.2m for the month from £51.7m. Against last year, exports value rose 1.6% from £43.5m.

The value of domestic furniture manufacture decreased 9.3% to £864.1m from £953.4m in the month, while up 5.5% from £818.8m last year.

Overall, monthly GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.3%, following an unrevised fall of 0.1% in October 2025 and a growth of 0.1% in September 2025. Production output is estimated to have grown by 1.1% in November 2025, following a growth of 1.3% in October 2025

Commenting on the GDP figures for the three months to November, ONS Director of Economic Statistics, Liz McKeown said: “The economy grew slightly in the latest three months, led by growth in the services sector, which performed better in November following a weak October.

“This was partially offset by a fall in manufacturing, where three-monthly growth was still affected by the cyber incident that impacted car production earlier in the Autumn. However, data for the latest month show that this industry has now largely recovered.

“Construction contracted again, registering its largest three-monthly fall in nearly three years.”