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

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The tables show how fair trade coffee and banana
sales
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changed in five different European countries in 1999 compared to 2004.
Overall
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, coffee
sales
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rose in all countries, with the
UK
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experiencing the most significant change. Banana
sales
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also
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increased in all but two countries and were the highest in the
UK
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. In 1999, the most significant coffee
sales
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at 3
million
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euros
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were reported in Switzerland and doubled in 2004. The figure for the
UK
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was
initially
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half of that of Switzerland at 1. 5
million
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euros
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while
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sales
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in Denmark were slightly higher at 1. 8
million
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euros
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.
However
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,
while
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the former dramatically rose to 20
million
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, the latter had a slight increase to 2
million
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euros
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. There was little difference between the figure for Belgium and that of Sweden at 1 and 0. 8 respectively.
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, the former experienced noticeable increases to 1. 7
million
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,
while
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the recent had a mere increase to 1
million
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in 2004. Regarding the
sales
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of bananas, the
UK
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figure was the highest in both years of surveys, as it dramatically rose from 15
million
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in 1999 to over threefold in 2004. The
sales
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of Sweden were originally twice that of Switzerland in 1999 at 2
million
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and 1
million
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respectively.
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,
while
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the former experienced a slight decline to below half at 0. 9
million
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, the latter had a surge to over fivefold at 5. 5
million
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in 2004.
Likewise
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, the
sales
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of Belgium were threefold that of Denmark.
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, whilst the former encountered a slight drop to half, the latter had a sudden increase to over sixfold at 4
million
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in 2004.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, while".
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, uk, million, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "changed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "dramatically" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 4 times.
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