The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
On the tables can be seen the prices of two products paid by farmers from
five
developing European
countries
compared in two years.
Overall
, it is clear by 2004 the sales of coffee increased in every mentioned
five
countries
. Of the
five
countries
, the most significant growth was in the UK, where they paid almost 15 times more in 2004 than in 1999. The lowest increase in sales was in Sweden, the difference was less than a half million.
In contrast
to coffee, the sales of
bananas
did not increase in every country. By 2004 the
financial
Replace the word
finances
show examples
of
bananas
decreased in Sweden and Denmark. The biggest increase can be seen in Switzerland, where the number of euros they paid for
bananas
grew from 15 million to 47 million.
However
, based on these two tables we can not draw about the future prices they will pay for
bananas
and coffee in the
five
countries
, we could see the change between 1999 and 2004.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words five, countries, bananas with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "tables" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fairtrade labelled
  • significant increase/decrease
  • consumer awareness
  • sustainable growth
  • ethical consumerism
  • market trends
  • dominant market
  • comparative analysis
  • socio-economic impact
  • market penetration
  • exponential growth
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