Barometer of Trade report for May 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
14,509
14,921
-2.76%
50
60
-2.82%
2. Outdoor Plants
237,317
239,385
-0.86%
48
62
-3.67%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
7,804
7,018
11.2%
71
22
5%
4. Garden Sundries
141,744
144,014
-1.58%
38
72
-2.36%
5. Furniture & BBQ
104,300
82,436
26.52%
79
28
8.02%
6. Pets & Aquatics
22,723
22,851
-0.56%
42
57
-1.91%
7. Gifts
50,597
50,753
-0.31%
50
60
2.75%
8. Christmas
129
210
-38.57%
36
60
-7.71%
9. Hard Landscaping
19,018
19,088
-0.37%
43
54
-8.67%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
30,827
29,863
3.23%
59
46
5.19%
11. Clothing
23,772
21,658
9.76%
68
29
7.48%
12. Other
7,785
7,722
0.82%
53
38
2.26%
13. Catering
125,225
118,728
5.47%
83
21
6.07%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
334,402
334,463
-0.02%
13
12
-1.46%
£3 million – £8 million
67
726,311
702,592
3.38%
43
24
0.09%
Above £8 million
18
1,485,487
1,420,714
4.56%
17
1
-0.29%
Summary
110
761,470
736,437
3.4%
73
37
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
651,592
639,294
1.92%
18
14
-1.43%
Midlands, Wales and the West
26
856,786
825,105
3.84%
18
8
-1.37%
South
40
807,363
784,631
2.9%
28
12
0.72%
East
12
694,973
642,721
8.13%
9
3
2.61%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
110
761,469
736,437
3.4%
73
37
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
40.87
36.30
Catering Overall
13.74
13.40
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%