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$7.4 billion - That’s the estimated amount of leather retail sales in 2009. Last year, leather comprised 34% of all upholstery sales at retail and 29% of all upholstery unit sales. These figures include leather-covered stationary sofas, stationary chairs, reclining chairs, swivel and glider rockers, motion sofas, sofa-sleepers and futons.

More leather stats:

• Median best-selling price point for a leather stationary sofa, $1,199
• Median best-selling price point for a leather motion sofa $1,299
• Median best-selling price point for a leather recliner, $699
• 17% of consumers responding to Furniture/Today and HGTV’s September survey say they plan to buy a leather recliner in 2010
• 12% of consumers responding to the same survey say they’ll buy a leather sofa in 2010

Furniture/Today has been providing similar data for specific product categories online since March 2009. We have dubbed these data-only articles Just the Stats. They gather information Furniture/Today’s Research Team has compiled on specific product categories. Drawn from special research reports published throughout the year, the data points spotlight what’s going on with the category. Each article includes retail sales data, price point information, style data and consumer statistics.

This year’s Just the Stats series kicked off this week with a leather article. Here’s a look at online publish dates for up-coming Just the Stats:

• Formal dining, January 25
• Casual dining, February 22
• Stationary upholstery, March 8
• Master bedroom, March 15
• Home office, March 22
• Motion upholstery, March 29

All Just the Stats articles are housed within the Research Analysis channel under the Furniture News navigation bar (in red) at the top of Furniture/Today’s homepage.