The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarize the information.

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarize the information.
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The tables compare the amount of money which is earned by selling Fairtrade
coffee
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and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in the
UK
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, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. Units were measured in millions of euros.
Overall
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,
coffee
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and banana
sales
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increased except for Sweden and Denmark's banana
sales
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which saw a decrease.
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, the money that was earned by selling
coffee
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in 2004 in the
UK
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was significantly higher than in other countries,
whereas
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Switzerland accounted for the highest amount of
coffee
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sales
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in the mentioned year. In terms of
coffee
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, between 1999 and 2004,
sales
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doubled in four countries,
however
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, the figure for the
UK
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rose dramatically from 18.5 million euros. During the period shown,
sales
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figures for bananas saw a substantial growth of 22, 4.5 and 3.4 in Switzerland, the
UK
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, and Belgium, respectively.
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, the amount of
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dropped by half in Denmark and in Sweden dipped from just under two to 2 million.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words coffee, uk, sales with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 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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