Barometer of Trade report for June 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
11,011
11,506
-4.3%
46
64
-3.01%
2. Outdoor Plants
127,170
128,184
-0.79%
44
66
-3.17%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
3,494
3,164
10.43%
72
21
5.29%
4. Garden Sundries
89,438
91,097
-1.82%
43
67
-2.27%
5. Furniture & BBQ
64,931
58,970
10.11%
61
45
8.34%
6. Pets & Aquatics
18,872
19,735
-4.37%
38
61
-2.33%
7. Gifts
45,244
44,541
1.58%
57
53
2.57%
8. Christmas
125
126
-0.79%
36
53
-3.93%
9. Hard Landscaping
12,207
12,901
-5.38%
41
57
-8.12%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
29,281
28,256
3.63%
60
46
4.87%
11. Clothing
21,012
18,908
11.13%
69
27
8.06%
12. Other
8,129
8,499
-4.35%
47
46
0.95%
13. Catering
109,082
102,413
6.51%
78
26
6.12%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
225,031
227,434
-1.06%
10
15
-1.59%
£3 million – £8 million
67
492,774
480,398
2.58%
37
30
0.27%
Above £8 million
18
1,033,944
1,011,931
2.18%
11
7
0.08%
Summary
110
520,478
509,884
2.08%
58
52
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
465,028
438,975
5.93%
28
4
-0.34%
Midlands, Wales and the West
26
589,388
575,520
2.41%
12
14
-0.84%
South
40
532,832
541,931
-1.68%
12
28
0.17%
East
12
477,861
449,941
6.21%
6
6
2.77%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
110
520,478
509,884
2.08%
58
52
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
36.94
36.40
Catering Overall
13.47
13.42
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%