Event International Furniture Fair Singapore 2009 and 26th Asean Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS 2009)
Venue Singapore Expo 
Organiser International Furniture Fair Singapore
Attendees 15,600
Date March 9-12

IFFS/AFS 2009 drew 15,600 visitors from 118 countries, including 104 foreign-buying delegations from 38 countries. The exhibition featured 471 exhibitors from 33 countries, with almost 30 per cent of exhibitors being new. More than 60,000 pieces of furniture and related products were displayed across six halls of Singapore Expo, with no reduction in the show’s size.

Tony Pang, chairman of IFFS/AFS 2009 Show Advisory Panel, says: “The results have exceeded our expectations. The numbers and the positive response prove that global furniture trade players have indeed remained fully confident in the value and effectiveness of the fair.”

The exhibition achieved an estimated US$245 million in spot orders. About US$2.2 billion in follow-on sales is also expected in the year ahead. The event also produced an estimated US$41 million in economic spin-offs for Singapore’s meetings, incentive, convention and exhibition industry and the tourism sector in general.