the tables below give information about sales of fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in 5 european countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparision where relevant

The

sales

figures of

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coffee

and bananas in five European countries are presented in the tables. The nations under consideration are Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United

Kingdom

.

Overall

, the

sales

data highlights the growing popularity of

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products in Europe, as seen by the increase in

sales

of

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coffee

and bananas between 1999 and 2004. The United

Kingdom

emerged as a dominant player in the

fairtrade

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coffee

market,

while

Denmark recorded the highest rate of growth in

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banana

sales

. A comparison of the

sales

data from 1999 and 2004 reveals an interesting trend in the

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coffee

market. In 1999, Switzerland dominated the

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coffee

sales

, reporting a total of 3

million

euros

.

However

, by 2004, the United

Kingdom

had taken over the lead position, experiencing a significant increase in

sales

, rising from 1.5

million

euros

to 20

million

euros

. All the other countries, including Switzerland, showed a moderate growth in

fairtrade

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coffee

sales

during the same period. The

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banana market

also

saw a positive growth trend between 1999 and 2004. The United

Kingdom

remained the leading seller of

fairtrade

bananas in both years, with

sales

figures of 15

million

euros

in 1999 and 47

million

euros

in 2004.

However

, Denmark recorded the highest rate of increase, with its

sales

figures rising from 0.6

million

euros

to 4

million

euros

between the two periods.

In contrast

, Belgium and Sweden reported a decline in their

fairtrade

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banana

sales

, dropping from 1.8

million

euros

to 1

million

euros

and 2

million

euros

to 0.9

million

euros

, respectively, in 2004.