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.
The tables compare the amount of money which is earned by selling Fairtrade
coffee
and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in the
UK
, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. Units were measured in millions of euros.
Overall
,
coffee
and banana
sales
increased except for Sweden and Denmark's banana
sales
which saw a decrease.
Moreover
, the money that was earned by selling
coffee
in 2004 in the
UK
was significantly higher than in other countries,
whereas
Switzerland accounted for the highest amount of
coffee
sales
in the mentioned year. In terms of
coffee
, between 1999 and 2004,
sales
doubled in four countries,
however
, the figure for the
UK
rose dramatically from 18.5 million euros. During the period shown,
sales
figures for bananas saw a substantial growth of 22, 4.5 and 3.4 in Switzerland, the
UK
, and Belgium, respectively.
In contrast
, the amount of
sales
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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