Barometer of Trade report for July 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
10,700
10,646
0.51%
54
56
-3.06%
2. Outdoor Plants
82,920
76,436
8.48%
82
28
-2.81%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
2,761
2,539
8.74%
60
33
4.74%
4. Garden Sundries
76,674
65,640
16.81%
102
8
-0.51%
5. Furniture & BBQ
58,328
45,647
27.78%
86
22
10.57%
6. Pets & Aquatics
16,999
16,778
1.32%
38
61
-2.08%
7. Gifts
48,590
46,852
3.71%
59
51
2.44%
8. Christmas
115
160
-28.12%
39
57
-5.1%
9. Hard Landscaping
11,308
10,175
11.14%
71
27
-7.09%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
25,803
23,997
7.53%
73
32
5.13%
11. Clothing
24,339
21,442
13.51%
71
25
8.73%
12. Other
7,700
6,883
11.87%
56
35
1.91%
13. Catering
110,427
103,217
6.99%
77
27
5.22%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
202,538
183,693
10.26%
20
5
-0.03%
£3 million – £8 million
68
429,102
385,025
11.45%
62
6
0.85%
Above £8 million
17
950,096
866,584
9.64%
17
0
1.15%
Summary
110
458,127
413,690
10.74%
99
11
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
432,224
374,457
15.43%
31
1
1.6%
Midlands, Wales and the West
27
544,825
498,190
9.36%
24
3
-0.97%
South
39
435,731
406,306
7.24%
32
7
0.88%
East
12
404,913
352,187
14.97%
12
0
4.03%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
110
458,126
413,690
10.74%
99
11
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
35.80
36.21
Catering Overall
13.58
13.47
Monthly and Year to Date % Change By Category
Month
Year to Date
+100%
+80%
+60%
+40%
+20%
0%
1. Houseplants
2. Outdoor Plants
3. Seeds & Bulbs
4. Garden Sundries
5. Furniture & BBQ
6. Pets & Aquatics
7. Gifts
8. Christmas
9. Hard Landscaping
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
11. Clothing
12. Other
13. Catering
-20%
-40%
-60%
-80%
-100%