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

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
The table illustrates the changes in
sales
of Fairtrade-labelled
bananas
and
coffee
in 1999 and 2004 in various European
countries
, including the
UK
,
Switzerland
, Denmark, Belgium, and
Sweden
.
Overall
, the
sales
of
coffee
in five
countries
showed an increase within five years, and there were the largest
sales
in the
UK
growing by more than 18
million
EUR. Banana was most popular in
Switzerland
compared to other
countries
. As can be seen from the first table, the
sales
of
coffee
rose in all regions from 1999 to 2004. The
UK
had the largest
sales
of
coffee
increasing from 1.5
million
to 20
million
during
this
period,
While
there were the lowest
sales
in
Sweden
rising from 0.8
million
in 1999 to 1
million
in 2004. The
second
table shows the
sales
of
bananas
in the same
countries
.
Switzerland
had the largest
sales
of
bananas
from 15
million
to 47
million
increasing a lot within five years.
Switzerland
, the
UK
, and
Sweden
showed an increase in
bananas
while
Sweden
and Denmark decreased. The
sales
of
bananas
in Denmark were the lowest, decreasing from 2
million
in 1999 to 0.9
million
in 2004.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, bananas, coffee, countries, uk, switzerland, sweden, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.

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  • Fairtrade sales
  • significant growth
  • trends and patterns
  • market expansion
  • sustainable consumption
  • ethical products
  • consumer awareness
  • economic impact
  • percentage increase
  • market share
  • profit margins
  • trade initiatives
  • consumer behavior
  • retail figures
  • economic indicators
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