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 amounts of money gained from selling coffee and bananas in two
years
, 1999 and 2004 in
five
countries in Europe.
Overall
, sales of those goods mostly increased after
five
years
, except for the figures for bananas in Sweden and Denmark. The
UK
earned more money from both coffee and bananas than any other country in 2004. Looking at coffee’s turnover, Switzerland earned 3
million
euros
from selling
this
commodity in 1999, followed by around 1.5 and 1.8
million
euros
in the
UK
and Denmark respectively. The lowest figure was recorded in Sweden at that time, with 0.8
million
euros
. After
five
years
, the
UK
became the biggest earner from purchasing coffee, with its figure reaching 20
million
euros
. The other data climbed by about 0.2 to 3
million
euros
only. Regarding bananas’ sales, the
UK
always ranked top, recording 15
million
euros
in 1999 which rose threefold after
five
years
. Switzerland and Belgium
also
experienced growth in their sales, to 5.5 and 4 respectively, but the opposite was true for Sweden and Denmark whose figures decreased by about 1
million
euro over the period.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words years, five, uk, million, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 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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