Barometer of Trade report for April 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
14,507
15,090
-3.86%
34
77
-2.85%
2. Outdoor Plants
198,876
207,951
-4.36%
20
91
-5.41%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
14,405
13,537
6.41%
68
26
3.96%
4. Garden Sundries
134,224
138,756
-3.27%
33
78
-2.88%
5. Furniture & BBQ
74,311
74,287
0.03%
48
60
-1.59%
6. Pets & Aquatics
20,575
20,812
-1.14%
50
50
-2.43%
7. Gifts
47,918
48,718
-1.64%
47
64
3.54%
8. Christmas
174
1,364
-87.24%
30
65
-4.98%
9. Hard Landscaping
17,883
18,997
-5.86%
36
63
-12.94%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
28,464
28,428
0.13%
49
58
5.81%
11. Clothing
20,354
19,098
6.58%
62
35
6.74%
12. Other
7,590
7,796
-2.64%
41
50
3.06%
13. Catering
120,567
114,655
5.16%
80
25
6.15%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
299,365
308,840
-3.07%
10
15
-1.8%
£3 million – £8 million
68
652,658
656,392
-0.57%
26
42
-1.16%
Above £8 million
18
1,301,495
1,334,004
-2.44%
6
12
-2.54%
Summary
111
678,304
687,998
-1.41%
42
69
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
585,029
601,069
-2.67%
13
19
-2.24%
Midlands, Wales and the West
27
739,487
752,195
-1.69%
13
14
-3.86%
South
40
726,250
739,107
-1.74%
11
29
-0.27%
East
12
629,556
604,993
4.06%
5
7
0.41%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
111
678,304
687,997
-1.41%
42
69
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
38.22
34.65
Catering Overall
13.67
13.33
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%