Özet:

Furniture, in general, is the portable items that people equip or decorate their living environments by taking into account their daily needs. The furniture industry has become one of the important sectors in terms of our country’s economy with the added value it creates. However, fluctuations in raw material supply in terms of price and quantity may adversely affect the sector. This situation has come to the fore even more in today’s pandemic conditions and has made its impact on the sector. Within the scope of this study, the supply problems related to raw materials in furniture production were evaluated and the production, import, and export data of MDF/HDF, one of the main inputs of the furniture production process, for the years 2001-2020 were taken from the official website of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and analyzed. In the analysis, models were created with the simple linear regression method, and predictions and projections were made using meaningful regression models. As a result of the study, it was seen that the model created using import data was statistically insignificant, on the other hand, estimations were made using significant models established for production and export data. As a result of the projections made by considering the year 2030, it is foreseen that there will be a significant increase in the production and export values of MDF/HDF.

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