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. Write at least 150 words.
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The tables show how Fairtrade coffee and banana
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changed in five countries in 2004 compared to 1999. Use synonyms
Overall
, Coffee Linking Words
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observed in Switzerland. Banana Use synonyms
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rose in all but two countries and were highest in the UK.
In 1999, the most significant coffee Linking Words
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, 3 million (3m) euros were reported in Switzerland, and they doubled in 2004. The figure for the UK was originally 50% lower than that for Switzerland (1.5m) Use synonyms
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in Denmark were slightly higher (1.8m). Use synonyms
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the former rose dramatically to 20m, the latter remained relatively stable. There was little difference between the figures for Belgium (1m) and Sweden (0.8m), and Linking Words
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experienced noticeable increases to 1.7m and 1m, respectively.
The UK had the highest banana Use synonyms
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years, as they rose over threefold from 15 million euros to 47m. Swiss Use synonyms
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were originally almost twice as high as those of Denmark (1 and 0.6m, respectively), and Use synonyms
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surged, reaching 5.5 and 4m. There was little difference between the figures for Sweden and Belgium (2 and 1.8m, respectively), and Use synonyms
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nearly halved to reach about 1m in 2004.Use synonyms
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