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 given tables compare the revenue of Fairtrade
coffee
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and bananas in the
UK
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, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden in the years 1999 and 2004.
Overall
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, the amount of money spent on
coffee
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rose in all these European countries from 1999 to 2004
while
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that of bananas only went up in three out of the five countries. It is
also
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noticeable that the United Kingdom saw the highest Fairtrade sales of the two products. In 1999, Switzerland ranked first in terms of
coffee
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turnover, at 3
million
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Euros
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, followed by Denmark and the
UK
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( at 1.5 and 1.8
million
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Euros
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, respectively). By 2004,
however
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, there was a significant increase in the
coffee
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revenue in the
UK
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, to 20
million
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Euros
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, which was over three times higher than Switzerland’s figure in that year.
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, slight rises in the sales of
this
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product were seen in the remaining nations but only ranged from 1 to 2
million
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Euros
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in both years. Regarding the turnover of Fairtrade bananas, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Denmark experienced substantial increases over the period. The highest figure belonged to the
UK
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, at 47
million
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Euros
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.
On the other hand
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, figures for Belgium and Sweden dropped and remained at below 2
million
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Euros
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words coffee, uk, million, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "give" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 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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