Barometer of Trade report for August 2026
Monthly Report
Month's Average
No Centres
YTD % Change
Category
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
All
1. Houseplants
12,797
12,332
3.77%
59
51
-1.98%
2. Outdoor Plants
64,137
71,765
-10.63%
27
83
-2.67%
3. Seeds & Bulbs
6,884
7,195
-4.32%
37
56
4.58%
4. Garden Sundries
62,665
65,774
-4.73%
35
75
-0.45%
5. Furniture & BBQ
47,697
44,041
8.3%
69
38
11.15%
6. Pets & Aquatics
15,788
15,730
0.37%
45
54
-1.63%
7. Gifts
54,006
51,996
3.87%
62
48
2.77%
8. Christmas
1,361
1,338
1.72%
34
66
-4.52%
9. Hard Landscaping
9,781
10,157
-3.7%
41
57
-5.07%
10. Food Hall / Farm Shop
28,579
27,141
5.3%
70
36
5.36%
11. Clothing
20,216
19,125
5.7%
62
35
8.44%
12. Other
6,330
5,875
7.74%
64
27
2.99%
13. Catering
122,856
112,556
9.15%
85
19
6.58%
Turnover Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Annual Turnover
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
Under £3 Million
25
193,750
190,191
1.87%
13
12
-0.04%
£3 million – £8 million
67
391,867
386,706
1.33%
31
36
1.45%
Above £8 million
18
927,810
909,107
2.06%
11
7
1.46%
Summary
110
434,540
427,527
1.64%
55
55
Regional Report
Month's Average
No Centres
Region
Submissions
2026
2025
Change
Up
Down
YTD Change
North, Scotland and Northern Ireland
32
400,956
375,559
6.76%
26
6
1.79%
Midlands, Wales and the West
26
524,344
507,360
3.35%
16
10
1.15%
South
40
420,778
437,221
-3.76%
8
32
0.54%
East
12
375,395
360,820
4.04%
5
7
3.61%
0
0
0
-
0
0
-
Summary
110
434,540
427,527
1.64%
55
55
Average Customer Spend
Month
YTD
Garden Centre Overall
34.90
36.28
Catering Overall
14.11
13.58
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%