Barometer of Trade report for February 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
11,703
11,709
-0.05%
52
56
2.8%
2. Outdoor Plants
38,771
35,618
8.85%
76
32
8.87%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
12,226
11,214
9.02%
70
21
10.17%
4. Garden Sundries
42,777
39,592
8.04%
78
30
6.82%
5. Furniture & BBQ
15,445
14,822
4.2%
56
49
-0.48%
6. Pets & Aquatics
15,875
15,695
1.15%
44
53
-0.1%
7. Gifts
42,871
39,708
7.97%
84
24
9.76%
8. Christmas
321
541
-40.67%
37
58
-0.49%
9. Hard Landscaping
4,151
4,812
-13.74%
40
56
-18.6%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
22,061
20,113
9.69%
75
28
11.93%
11. Clothing
14,122
12,782
10.48%
71
24
13.85%
12. Other
5,057
4,263
18.63%
52
37
2.63%
13. Catering
103,785
95,580
8.58%
83
19
8.78%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
138,232
128,160
7.86%
19
6
8.53%
£3 million – £8 million
66
299,054
276,422
8.19%
55
11
7.27%
Above £8 million
17
632,697
605,832
4.43%
13
4
6.04%
Summary
108
314,345
293,954
6.94%
87
21
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
278,090
261,339
6.41%
26
6
7.64%
Midlands, Wales and the West
24
366,669
353,856
3.62%
17
7
2.49%
South
40
322,343
296,797
8.61%
34
6
8.38%
East
12
279,710
251,642
11.15%
10
2
12.57%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
108
314,344
293,953
6.94%
87
21
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
31.77
30.32
Catering Overall
13.16
12.94
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%