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
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