Barometer of Trade report for December 2025
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
18,359
19,184
-4.3%
41
66
0.83%
2. Outdoor Plants
32,968
30,406
8.43%
81
27
8.68%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
4,846
4,073
18.98%
72
20
7.69%
4. Garden Sundries
32,827
30,880
6.31%
62
46
9.66%
5. Furniture & BBQ
5,185
4,983
4.05%
49
56
12.66%
6. Pets & Aquatics
23,469
23,481
-0.05%
34
64
0.81%
7. Gifts
105,861
103,096
2.68%
68
40
7.6%
8. Christmas
150,768
156,902
-3.91%
38
65
3.84%
9. Hard Landscaping
2,326
3,553
-34.53%
41
54
-1.94%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
79,937
72,748
9.88%
83
20
8.84%
11. Clothing
37,831
34,127
10.85%
81
13
8.49%
12. Other
23,218
22,936
1.23%
46
43
3.87%
13. Catering
140,248
129,816
8.04%
87
15
9.12%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
26
252,154
233,876
7.82%
22
4
11.78%
£3 million – £8 million
64
549,063
527,927
4%
46
18
7.81%
Above £8 million
18
1,439,790
1,414,761
1.77%
8
10
6.08%
Summary
108
626,039
604,943
3.49%
76
32
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2025
2024
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
31
544,070
508,170
7.06%
27
4
10.14%
Midlands, Wales and the West
25
734,768
743,382
-1.16%
10
15
5.59%
South
41
643,907
622,761
3.4%
31
10
7.22%
East
11
543,336
496,609
9.41%
8
3
8.59%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
108
626,039
604,942
3.49%
76
32
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
31.53
34.53
Catering Overall
14.41
13.35
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%