Barometer of Trade report for November 2025
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
11,646
11,741
-0.81%
61
42
1.16%
2. Outdoor Plants
32,046
28,764
11.41%
85
18
8.11%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
8,694
7,550
15.15%
70
17
7.02%
4. Garden Sundries
36,350
33,772
7.63%
65
38
9.34%
5. Furniture & BBQ
4,437
4,093
8.4%
54
49
12.95%
6. Pets & Aquatics
20,341
19,638
3.58%
51
47
0.65%
7. Gifts
86,673
80,655
7.46%
82
21
7.88%
8. Christmas
158,692
146,031
8.67%
84
19
9.21%
9. Hard Landscaping
3,740
4,780
-21.76%
34
62
-0.43%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
61,739
55,495
11.25%
86
13
8.5%
11. Clothing
33,405
29,078
14.88%
74
14
7.73%
12. Other
9,049
8,478
6.74%
61
24
4.64%
13. Catering
146,377
131,417
11.38%
95
7
9.25%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
22
218,522
197,989
10.37%
20
2
10.48%
£3 million – £8 million
63
496,421
446,288
11.23%
57
6
8.18%
Above £8 million
18
1,426,442
1,340,797
6.39%
17
1
6.86%
Summary
103
599,592
549,575
9.1%
94
9
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
29
553,770
503,842
9.91%
27
2
10.31%
Midlands, Wales and the West
24
723,065
664,913
8.75%
24
0
6.63%
South
40
560,627
518,507
8.12%
36
4
7.34%
East
10
591,993
529,660
11.77%
7
3
8.1%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
103
599,591
549,575
9.1%
94
9
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
34.93
35.66
Catering Overall
14.26
13.27
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%