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Top Category About Europe European Union Countries Belgium 

Market Information about Belgium 

Type of State:  Parlamentary Monarchy 
     Since 1993: decentralised Federal State , comprising the Regions Flandern,
     Wallonie and the Capital City Brussels-Surroundings

Head of State:  King Albert II.

Languages:      Dutch, French and German

Area:                30.528 km²

Inhabitants:      10,4 Mio. Inhabitants (2004)

Major Cities:    Capital City Brussels : 1 Mio.; Antwerpen: 945.000; 
     Lüttich: 587.000; Gent: 502.000; Charleroi: 420.000 

Macro Economic Indicators

2002

2003

2004

2005

GDP at Market Price in billion

261,1

274,6

288,1

297,3

GDP Real Change in comparison to previous year

0,9

1,3

2,7

1,5

Inflation in %

1,6

1,6

2,1

2,5

Unemployment Rate in % ( EUROSTAT)

7,3

8,2

8,3

8,4

Budgetsaldo in % of GDP

- 0,1

0,2

0,1

0,1

Source: Wirtschaftsministerium, EUROSTAT, BNB


Exports 2005 (in Billion EUR) 

Total 

Machines and Transport Equipment

Chemical Products

Minerals and Metalls

Food and Animals

Germany

36,3

13,12

16,12

8,1

3,97

France

37,6

9,51

6,98

11,23

5,18

Netherlands

26,6

6,92

4,29

7,92

4,81

United Kingdom

21,96

8,52

3,46

2,3

2,04

USA

17,25

0,3

9,37

1,37

0,3


Imports 2005 (in Billion EUR)

 

 

Total    

Machines and Transport Equipment

Chemical Products

Minerals and Metalls

Food and Animals

Germany

44,3

15,43

13,89

4,85

2,21

France

29,34

7,96

4,95

4,85

5,3

Netherlands

44,89

7,17

5,26

21,58

4,77

United Kingdom

17,59

3,31

3,64

2,48

0,73

USA

14,62

3,12

5,77

0,89

0,37



Examples for Furniture Traders/ Importers:

  • Gaverzicht (www.gaverzicht.be)
  • Weba Meubelen (www.weba.be)
  • Regent Meubel (www.living2day.com)
  • Molecule (www.molecule.be)
  • Unimeuble (www.unimeuble.be)

Main Furniture Fairs:

  • International Furniture Fair in Brussels, yearly in November (www.salondumeuble.be)
  • "Cocoon“ Fair for Interior Design, yearly in November (www.artexis.com)
  • "Interieur“, yearly in October (www.interieur.be)


Valuable Market Information on Belgium, see also:

National Institute of Statistics: http://www.statbel.fgov.be/