The tables give information about sales of Fairtrade – labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The tables give information about sales of Fairtrade – labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The tables depict a volume of exports of
Fairtrade – labelled
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coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004
in particular
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European 5 countries. Units are measured in
million
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euros
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.
Overall
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,
while
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sales
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of
banana
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bananas
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slightly decreased in
Sweden
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,
Denmark
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and other
countries'
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countries
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sales
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noticeable
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rose in both products over the span. In terms of Coffee,
Switzerland
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was
leader
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a leader
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in selling coffee with 3
million
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of
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euros
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in 1999. That's followed by
Denmark
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, 1.8
million
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; the
UK
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, 1.5
million
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; Belgium; 1
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millions
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;
Sweden
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, 0.8
million
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, respectively.
However
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, by 2004 the situation had changed;
therefore
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, the
UK
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import amounts had soared about 14 times, reaching
to
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20
million
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of
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euros
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. Meanwhile, the incomes of
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have surged 2-fold.
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, the export rate of bananas has changed differently in given countries over the period. In 1999,
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Switzerland
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income was 15
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of
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euros
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;
however
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,
this
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more than doubled, reaching 47
million
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.
Whereas
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,
sales
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of
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the
UK
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increased more than 5 times from 1
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millions
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to 5.5
million
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.
By contrast
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, the
sales
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of
Sweden
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and
Denmark
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almost had halved by 2004, 1.8
million
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– 1
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millions
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and 2
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millions
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million
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– 0.9
million
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, respectively. In summary, the
UK
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and
Switzerland
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were leaders in
export
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the export
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market
in
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for
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both products
while
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Sweden
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and
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Denmark
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Denmark's
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sales
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declined
in
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apply
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bananas.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, while".
Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 73%.
Vocabulary: Replace the words million, euros, sales, sweden, denmark, switzerland, uk, millions with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changed" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fairtrade labelled
  • significant increase/decrease
  • consumer awareness
  • sustainable growth
  • ethical consumerism
  • market trends
  • dominant market
  • comparative analysis
  • socio-economic impact
  • market penetration
  • exponential growth
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