Barometer of Trade report for September 2025
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
9,986
10,598
-5.77%
46
62
2.32%
2. Outdoor Plants
53,067
51,055
3.94%
69
39
8.75%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
18,419
17,040
8.09%
65
27
7.29%
4. Garden Sundries
51,052
46,991
8.64%
74
34
9.89%
5. Furniture & BBQ
11,864
15,708
-24.47%
30
76
13.13%
6. Pets & Aquatics
15,365
14,886
3.22%
53
45
0.08%
7. Gifts
51,156
46,647
9.67%
91
17
8.73%
8. Christmas
9,780
8,674
12.75%
59
40
1.49%
9. Hard Landscaping
6,438
7,082
-9.09%
36
60
0.07%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
27,715
25,863
7.16%
78
25
7.63%
11. Clothing
20,067
17,775
12.89%
60
29
5.92%
12. Other
5,596
5,146
8.74%
44
46
3.21%
13. Catering
106,859
97,860
9.2%
88
14
8.52%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
26
162,760
149,156
9.12%
21
5
13.03%
£3 million – £8 million
64
349,150
324,078
7.74%
54
10
8.21%
Above £8 million
18
735,599
718,177
2.43%
13
5
6.64%
Summary
108
368,686
347,650
6.05%
88
20
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
31
327,064
302,849
8%
28
3
11.5%
Midlands, Wales and the West
25
434,417
417,102
4.15%
19
6
6.44%
South
41
370,538
350,408
5.74%
31
10
7.63%
East
11
329,691
305,783
7.82%
10
1
7.08%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
108
368,686
347,650
6.05%
88
20
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
31.71
35.36
Catering Overall
12.97
13.12
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%