Statistics.

The article presents statistics related to sales and services of the Illinois landscaping industry. 2003 combined product and service sector sales (plant product sales, landscape, lawn, arboriculture and interiorscape service receipts, and end-user payrolls paid to grounds and maintenance--$4.7 billion. 1999 combined product and service sector sales was $3.9 billion.1999-2003 Service sector firms increased by 13.8%. There was 20%, or 5% annual growth over the past four years.