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Rain dampens mower buyers

Tuesday, June 05 2007 11:23:00 by Editor

Other Garden Machinery A thoroughly wet and windy May has succeeded in putting gardening enthusiasts off from buying a new lawnmower or hedge trimmer, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

After higher-than average sales in garden machinery and furniture in an unusually warm April, endless showers and unexpected cold temperatures meant that for many garden stores, the sales of lawnmowers, hedgetrimmers, strimmers and other garden tools were way down in comparison to last year's sales.

According to the BRC's director general, it may not have just been the gloomy weather which saw gardeners hanging onto their cash. Kevin Hawkins suggested that many gardeners may have been feeling the pinch after the Bank of England raised the interest rate for the fourth time since August 2006.

"Many of our members believe that the cumulative effects of the recent rate increases are now beginning to show up in these figures," he said.

"The Bank should think twice before putting up rates again in the near future."

However, the forecast for June looks to be decidedly sunnier, with warm temperatures and a distinct lack of the downpours which featured throughout much of May, meaning that gardeners may once again become tempted by a new mower, strimmer or trimmer in an effort to keep their garden looking neat.

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