The market for garden buildings, furniture and barbecues reached the f1 bn level for the first time in 1997. This represents a 39 per cent share of sales of all garden products. The conservatories sector, worth around f500 mn, is the largest component of This market. The other sectors are worth much less: other garden buildings F265 mn, furniture f185 mn and barbecues (including fuel) f95 mn. Growth has been most difficult to achieve in furniture, where low-priced imports Continue to affect market value. However, there has been some trading up to Better-quality timber and metal furniture.
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