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 present data regarding the

sales

of Fairtrade-certified

coffee

and

bananas

in five distinct regions of Europe between 1999 and 2004. In general,

coffee

has emerged as the top-selling commodity in the United Kingdom, with

sales

witnessing a consistent upward trajectory across the entire nation over six years.

Conversely

,

bananas

experienced the highest

sales

volumes in Switzerland, with

sales

growth observed in only three countries. Analysis of the data reveals a positive

sales

trend for

coffee

across all regions from 1999 to 2004. Notably, the United Kingdom witnessed a substantial surge in

coffee

sales

from 1.5 to 20,

while

Switzerland recorded a doubling of

sales

from 6 to 12.

On the other hand

, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden experienced a slight rise, with figures increasing from 1.8 to 2, 1 to 1.7, and 0.8 to 1, respectively.

In contrast

, the

sales

of

bananas

exhibited growth only in Switzerland, escalating from 15 to 47, followed by the United Kingdom, from 1 to 5.5. Belgium saw an increase from 0.6 to 4.

However

,

sales

of

bananas

slightly declined from 1.8 to 1 in Sweden and dropped from 2 to 0.9 in Denmark.