The tables below give information about sales o f 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 o f 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 describe the number of sales of
coffee
and bananas in two different years (1999 and 2004) in five countries (UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, and
Sweden
). The data is measured in millions of euros.
Overall
,
coffee
and bananas experienced a significant income growth within a 5-year period in all nations,
although
, banana sales in Belgium and
Sweden
were declining.
Firstly
, UK
coffee
consumption skyrocketed with a ratio of 1:12 approximately (1.5 compared to 20). Meanwhile, Switzerland doubled its value from 3 to 6.
In addition
, Denmark and
Sweden
had 0.2 points increments in the
coffee
trade (1.8 to 2 and 0.8 to 1 respectively).
On the other hand
, UK banana production had a 300% rise from 15 in 1999 to 47 in 2004.
Moreover
, Switzerland and Denmark had an average of 4 million additional purchases within half a decade.
However
, Belgium and
Sweden
bargained less Fairtrade-labelled bananas resulting in just below 1 million in 2004.
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