This makes sense; furniture is big, heavy, and difficult to transport. Outsourcing is easiest with small, pricey items that can be safely packaged in rectangula

This makes sense; furniture is big, heavy, and difficult to transport. Outsourcing is easiest with small, pricey items that can be safely packaged in rectangular boxes. Like phones. Furniture, cars, houses etc. are cheapest when produced semi-locally, which is why even Japanese and Korean car manufacturers have assembly plants in the US and in Europe. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_assembly_plants_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_assembly_pl... )