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 tables above illustrate the number of
sales
of Fairtrade-categorized coffee and banana in five countries in Europe in the years 1999 and 2004. The numbers are described in millions of
euros
.
Overall
, all countries in 2004 had a much greater amount of coffee and banana
sales
compared to
sales
in 1999, except for Denmark and Sweden which recorded drops in banana
sales
. In terms of coffee
sales
, The British spent 1.5
million
euros
in 1999,
however
,
this
number jumped to 20
million
in 2004 making The UK by far the highest among the five nations. Meanwhile, The Swiss spent the greatest amount in 1999 which doubled from 3 to 6
million
across the five years. Figures for Denmark, Belgium and Sweden were low as opposed to The UK and Switzerland. Denmark and Sweden showed a slight increase in 2004, moving from 1.8 to 2 and .8 to 1
million
respectively.
Finally
, Belgium had a little increase from 1 to 1.7
million
. Regarding buying Fairtrade bananas, Switzerland occupied
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first place in both 1999 and 2004, rising from 15 to 47
million
euros
,
while
UK and Belgium only went up by a little portion, growing from 1 to 5.5 and .6 to 4
million
euros
in the same order.
On the other hand
, Dutch and
Swedishshowed
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Swedish showed
a different pattern, where the figures decreased during the five-year period.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, euros, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" 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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