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Industry Overview

Floriculture Item Sales at All Retail Outlets

2007 $20.1 billion
2006 $19.9 billion
2005 $19.2 billion
2004 $18.3 billion
2003 $17.9 billion

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2007

Industry Segments (U.S.)
Retail florist shops:
(Average annual florist sales: $290,000)
22,753
Supermarkets selling flowers:
21,783
Plant Nurseries and Garden Centers:
16,432
Floral Wholesalers:
900

Domestic Floriculture Growers:
(in top 15 states)

Fresh Flower Growers:
Potted Flowering Plant Growers:
Foliage:
Bedding/Garden Plants:
Fresh Greens:
Herbaceous Perennials:

6,140


349
1,253
948
1,734
166
1,361

Where Flowers Come From

Imports account for 67% of fresh flowers sold by dollar volume in the United States.

Top 6 Import Countries (by Value)

Colombia
61%
Ecuador
17%
Netherlands
8%
Costa Rica
4%
Mexico
3%
Canada
2%

Top 6 Fresh Flower Growing States

California 77%
Washington 6%
Hawaii 4%
Florida 3%
Oregon 3%
New Jersey 3%

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