Re: Industry Stats

**G* R* <g*@tiscali.co.uk>**

Does anyone compile statistics on the best selling shrubs, best 
selling vines, best selling perennials etc - by genus or by cutivar? 
That would be fascinating.

Graham Rice
http://TransatlanticPlantsman.com,

>This is from The Weekly Dirt, an ezine from Branch-Smith Publishing.
>Doreen Howard
>
>New stats reveal state of the garden industry
>Reports issued in the last few weeks show garden retailers have challenges
>ahead of them.
>. The U.S. lawn and garden market racked up $24 billion in sales in 2006,
>according to a report from Packaged Facts. Sales are only expected to reach
>$25.7 billion by 2011. Organics is 1 category showing growth. This segment
>saw a 12%-14% increase over the past 5 years.
>. Total lawn and garden retail sales declined 3% to $34.077 billion in 2006,
>according to the Nat'l. Gardening Survey. Total lawn and garden sales have
>not seen a significant increase in the past 4 years. U.S. households spent
>an average of $401 on lawns and gardens in 2006, 3% more than the $387 spent
>in 2005.
>. Home centers have supplanted garden centers as the top outlet for garden
>purchases, Research and Markets reported. Garden centers have been forced to
>refocus on narrower, more specialized inventories to compete.
>
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