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.
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The tables present data on purchases of
fairtrade-labelled
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coffee
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and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five
countries
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of Europa.
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,
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banana
sales
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in Switzerland, the UK and Belgium increased and in Sweden and Denmark decreased,
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coffee
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sales
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went up in all five
countries
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. In both years, Switzerland
people
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bought bananas far more than
people
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in all other four
countries
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, raising significantly from 15 to 47
million
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euros
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. Bananas consumption in the UK and Belgium slightly increased in 2004 to
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5.5 and 4
million
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euros
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respectively.
whereas
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sales
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in Sweden and Denmark showed a decline to 1, 0.9
million
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euros
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in 2004. Only 1.5
million
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euros
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worth of
coffee
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was bought in the UK in 1999;
however
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,
sales
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in the country climbed dramatically to 20
million
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euros
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in 2004, which was the highest across five
countries
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this
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year.
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people
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in Switzerland were the biggest
coffee
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buyers in 1999 with 3
million
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euros
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,
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figure showed a relatively small growth to 6
million
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euros
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in 2004.
People
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in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden
also
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bought more
coffee
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in 2004, but the increases were slight to 2, 1.7 and 1
million
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euros
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respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words coffee, countries, sales, people, million, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • 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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