The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade*-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
The table compares the
sales
of Fairtrade
-labelled coffee and bananas
in the years 1999 and 2004 in five different nations, namely the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden.
It is clear that
compared to 1999, the sales
of Fairtrade
coffee saw a significant rise in the UK in 2004. In the same year, sales
of Fairtrade
bananas
also
increased by more than three times in Switzerland. Throughout the period shown, most countries grew their sales
of both products apart from Belgium and Sweden.
Looking at the detailed information for Fairtrade
coffee in the UK, sales
amounted to €1.5 million
in 1999, then
had a dramatic increase to €20 million
in 2004. In other countries, there was slight growth, with sales
not exceeding €6 million
between 1999 and 2004.
It can be seen that the highest revenues of Fairtrade
bananas
were in Switzerland in 1999 and 2004, with €15 million
and €47 million
, respectively. However
, out of the five countries, only Sweden and Denmark saw declines in sales
of Fairtrade
bananas
, the former from €1.8 million
to €1 million
, and the latter from €2 million
to €0.9 million
during the given period.Submitted by zora840810 on
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