The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five Europ

The provided tables depict the data concerning the

sales

of Fairtrade-certified coffee and bananas in five European nations: the UK, Switzerland,

Denmark

, Belgium, and

Sweden

, in 1999 and 2004.

Overall

, it can be observed that all five countries sold more coffee in 2004 compared to 1999.

However

,

this

trend was consistent in three out of the five countries, excluding

Sweden

and

Denmark

, when it came to the banana trade. With regard to coffee

sales

, the UK led the

sales

in both years, recording 1.5

million

euros

in 1999 and showing a significant growth to 20

million

euros

in 2004. Switzerland followed suit, reporting 3

million

euros

in 1999 and

then

reaching 6

million

euros

in 2004.

Denmark

, Belgium, and

Sweden

secured the subsequent positions, with

sales

ranging from 800,000

euros

to 1.8

million

euros

in 1999 and from one to two

million

euros

in 2004. In terms of banana

sales

, Switzerland dominated the list, generating 15

million

euros

in banana

sales

in 1999.

This

figure reached an impressive 47

million

euros

in2004, thereby maintaining Switzerland’s

position

as the leading country. The UK stood in the second

position

in both years, achieving 1

million

euros

in 1999, which was

also

substantially higher in 2004 with 5.5

million

euros

. Notably, Belgium’s 2004

sales

witnessed a significant boost in value to 4

million

euros

, elevating the country to the third

position

in 2004, displacing

Denmark

, which occupied the lowest spot on the list with

sales

worth 900,000

euros

.

Sweden

maintained its fourth

position

in 2004, with

sales

totalling 1

million

euros

.