Puerto Rico: Metal Filing Cabinet Market 2022

Metal Filing Cabinet Market Size in Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rican metal filing cabinet market amounted to less than $X in 2020, remaining relatively unchanged against the previous year. This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers' margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). Over the period under review, consumption recorded a relatively flat trend pattern.

Metal Filing Cabinet Exports

Exports by Country

China dominates exports structure, recording X tons, which was near X% of total exports in 2021. Poland (X tons) took a minor share of total exports.

China was also the fastest-growing in terms of the filing cabinets, card-index cabinets or desk equipment of base metal exports, with a CAGR of +X% from 2012 to 2021. At the same time, Poland (+X%) displayed positive paces of growth. China (+X p.p.) significantly strengthened its position in terms of the global exports, while the shares of the other countries remained relatively stable throughout the analyzed period.

In value terms, China ($X) remains the largest metal filing cabinet supplier from Puerto Rico, comprising X% of global exports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by Poland ($X), with a X% share of global exports.

In China, metal filing cabinet exports increased at an average annual rate of +X% over the period from 2012-2021.

Export Prices by Country

The export price in Puerto Rico stood at less than $X per ton in 2021, almost unchanged from the previous year. Overall, the export price continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern.

There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major exporting countries. In 2021, the country with the highest price was Poland ($X per ton), while China totaled $X per ton.

From 2012 to 2021, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Poland (+X%).

Metal Filing Cabinet Imports

Imports by Country

In 2021, the United States (X tons) was the largest importer of filing cabinets, card-index cabinets or desk equipment of base metal, constituting X% of total imports. Indonesia (X tons) occupied a X% share (based on physical terms) of total imports, which put it in second place, followed by Japan (X%). The UK (X tons), Germany (X tons), France (X tons), Poland (X tons) and Spain (X tons) followed a long way behind the leaders.

From 2012 to 2021, average annual rates of growth with regard to metal filing cabinet imports into the United States stood at +X%. At the same time, Poland (+X%), Spain (+X%), the UK (+X%) and Japan (+X%) displayed positive paces of growth. Moreover, Poland emerged as the fastest-growing importer imported in the world, with a CAGR of +X% from 2012-2021. Indonesia experienced a relatively flat trend pattern. By contrast, France (-X%) and Germany (-X%) illustrated a downward trend over the same period. While the share of the United States (+X p.p.) increased significantly in terms of the global imports from 2012-2021, the share of Indonesia (-X p.p.) and Germany (-X p.p.) displayed negative dynamics. The shares of the other countries remained relatively stable throughout the analyzed period.

In value terms, the United States ($X) constitutes the largest market for imported filing cabinets, card-index cabinets or desk equipment of base metal into Puerto Rico, comprising X% of global imports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by the UK ($X), with a X% share of global imports. It was followed by France, with a X% share.

From 2012 to 2021, the average annual growth rate of value in the United States totaled +X%. In the other countries, the average annual rates were as follows: the UK (+X% per year) and France (+X% per year).

Import Prices by Country

The import price in Puerto Rico stood at less than $X per ton in 2021, therefore, remained relatively stable against the previous year. Overall, the import price recorded a relatively flat trend pattern.

Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination: the country with the highest price was Spain ($X per ton), while Indonesia ($X per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2021, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Spain (+X%), while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Platform