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.
The tables compare the turnover of Fairtrade
coffee
and bananas in two separate years in the
UK
, Switzerland, Demark, Belgium and
Sweden
.
Overall
,
while
the amount of money gained from selling those goods mostly increased, the figure for bananas in Belgium and
Sweden
decreased.
In addition
, the
UK
earned more money in both
coffee
and bananas than any other country. In 1999, the sales of
coffee
in Switzerland were 3
million
euros
, followed by Denmark and
UK
at 1.8 and 1.5
million
euros
respectively.
Sweden
earned the lowest money from selling
this
commodity, with 0.8
million
euros
. After five years, the
UK
dominated the sales figure for
coffee
at 20
million
euros
while
the other data climbed by about 0.2 to 3
million
euros
only. Regarding banana turnover, the
UK
always ranked top recording 15
million
euros
in 1999 which rose threefold after five years. Switzerland and Denmark exhibited a marked upturn in their sales, to 5.5 and 4
million
euros
.
In contrast
, the figure for Belgium and
Sweden
fell slightly to around 1
million
euros
.
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  • 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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