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The tables below 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 below 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 show the
sales
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 number of fair-trade
coffee
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 and bananas in
five
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 different European
Countries
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. In general,
sales
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 of fair-trade
coffee
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 increased in all
five
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countries
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 to different extents.The
sales
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 skyrocketed in the UK,Switzerland and Belgium, growing from 1.5,3,and 1
million
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Euros
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 in 1999 to 20, 6, and 1.7
million
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Euros
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, respectively.In Sweden, the number appreciated slightly, from 0.8 to 1
million
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Euros
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. Denmark saw the least increase in
coffee
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. Its
sales
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 only grew by 0.2
million
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Euros
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 in the
five
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 years. The UK witnessed the greatest growth among
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five
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the five
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countries
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. Its
sales
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 mushroomed by more than 10 times from 1.5 to 20
million
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Euros
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.
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, in terms of
sales
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 of fair-trade bananas,
although
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 the numbers had
also
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 boomed in the
five
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countries
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, the increase is not as significant as those of
coffee
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, with the exception of Denmark, where the
sales
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 of bananas dropped from 2 to 0.9
million
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Euros
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.Belgium experienced the maximum growth by percentage. Its banana
sales
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 rose by more than six times in the period. When it comes to an absolute number,
however
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, Switzerland showed the top growth from 15 to 47
million
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Euros
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. In conclusion, it can be speculated that European consumers had become more fond of products in
five
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 years between 1999 to 2004.

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Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, coffee, five, countries, million, euros with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fairtrade-labelled
  • sales figures
  • percentage increase/decrease
  • European countries
  • sales volume
  • notable trend
  • exponential growth
  • moderate rise
  • marked decline
  • comparative analysis
  • economic factors
  • consumer preferences
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