Loss for German garden market

Last year the garden market in Germany experienced a fall of six per cent to a volume of € 17.070 bn. The greatest loss of 10.2 per cent was recorded by the category of outdoor plants, including seeds. By comparison, indoor plants were down just 3.6 per cent. All the other product groups also suffered losses ranging between 6.0 and 6.7 per cent. The barbecuing range was the only exception: it saw growth of 2.1 per cent. These figures were announced at an event staged by the IVG (German garden industry association). A comparison of distribution channels reveals that the 8.2 per cent loss suffered by the specialist garden centres (€ 2.05 bn) was even greater than the 7.0 per cent fall in sales recorded by the DIY stores (€ 4.28 bn).