Barometer of Trade report for March 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
18,006
19,155
-6%
37
75
-1.08%
2. Outdoor Plants
120,623
135,460
-10.95%
15
97
-5.76%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
19,629
20,053
-2.11%
47
48
3.72%
4. Garden Sundries
105,065
112,527
-6.63%
23
89
-1.99%
5. Furniture & BBQ
50,914
52,356
-2.75%
52
57
-2%
6. Pets & Aquatics
20,153
21,599
-6.69%
32
69
-2.68%
7. Gifts
57,402
56,509
1.58%
69
43
6.21%
8. Christmas
240
747
-67.87%
37
62
0.53%
9. Hard Landscaping
13,144
16,000
-17.85%
29
71
-17.57%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
30,800
29,230
5.37%
76
32
9.15%
11. Clothing
18,129
17,840
1.62%
60
38
9.02%
12. Other
9,563
8,786
8.84%
54
39
5.8%
13. Catering
125,261
120,575
3.89%
81
25
7.09%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
242,550
252,675
-4.01%
4
21
0.12%
£3 million – £8 million
68
542,634
566,447
-4.2%
25
43
-0.53%
Above £8 million
17
1,140,597
1,174,207
-2.86%
4
13
0.48%
Summary
110
566,846
589,062
-3.77%
33
77
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
490,039
509,372
-3.8%
16
16
-0.09%
Midlands, Wales and the West
26
628,019
650,564
-3.47%
5
21
-1.71%
South
40
600,628
618,877
-2.95%
7
33
1.16%
East
12
526,510
568,925
-7.46%
5
7
-1.18%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
110
566,845
589,061
-3.77%
33
77
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
36.07
32.87
Catering Overall
13.58
13.19
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%