Quantify the size of the UK kitchen furniture market, by type of work, 1997-2006:

 
- refurbishment

 
- new build

Discover the size of the UK market for kitchen furniture by end user sector,
 
1997-2006:

 
- private

 
- public

Understand the importance of the main types of sale in the UK kitchen furniture
 
market, 1997-2006:

 
- retail

 
- contract

Explore the main factors affecting demand:

 
- housing construction output

 
- housing starts and completions

 
- number of property transactions

 
- UK stock of dwellings

 
- owner occupation of dwellings

 
- number of households

 
- size of the UK population

 
The kitchen is becoming an increasingly important room within the home. The
 
kitchen is becoming multifunctional and not just a room in which to cook and
 
eat. Many consumers, as a result, are looking for kitchen designs where functionality
 
is combined with stylish designs. Due to the increasing importance of the kitchen
 
within the home, MSI believe that consumers are more willing to invest in a
 
new kitchen and to pay more to acquire the design they want.

MSI believe that there was a decline in the volume of domestic kitchen furniture
 
sold in the UK during the last five years. However, due to an increase in the
 
average price paid for a new kitchen, the market is estimated to have increased
 
in value terms. Indeed, the average spend on a new kitchen was believed to be
 
£10 000 in 2001.