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 the agreed-upon fair
sales
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prices for two products,
coffee
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and bananas, between 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
Overall
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,
Switzerland
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had the highest
sales
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figures
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for both bananas and
coffee
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in 1999. By 2004, an exponential rise in banana
sales
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was observed in
Switzerland
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,
while
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coffee
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sales
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saw a significant
increase
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in the
UK
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.
Sweden
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,
Belgium
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, and
Denmark
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had relatively low prices for both products. In 1999,
Switzerland
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received the highest pay for
coffee
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, at 3
million
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, and experienced a 100%
increase
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after a 5-year period. The
UK
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initially
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had the third-highest
coffee
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sales
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figures
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(1.5
million
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), but by 2004, the figure surged to 20
million
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.
Denmark
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was the second highest in 1999, with 1.8
million
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, but only grew slightly to 2
million
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.
Belgium
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and
Sweden
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had similar
sales
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figures
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, ranging from 1 to 1.7
million
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and 0.8 to 1
million
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, respectively, with the latter having the lowest figure. Turning to bananas,
Switzerland
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saw a considerable
increase
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in fair trade
sales
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, rising from 15
million
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to 47
million
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within a 4-year period. In 1999 and 2004,
Denmark
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,
Sweden
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, the
UK
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, and
Belgium
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had
sales
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figures
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ranging from approximately 0.6
million
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to 2
million
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.
However
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, there was a significant
increase
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in 2004 in the
UK
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(5.5
million
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),
Belgium
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(4
million
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), and
Sweden
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(1
million
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),
while
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Denmark
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experienced a drop in
sales
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figures
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to 0.9
million
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words sales, coffee, switzerland, figures, increase, uk, sweden, belgium, denmark, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 7 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" 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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