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

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade*-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
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The tables provide financial data about two products which are labelled as fairtrade in five separate nations in the years 1999 and 2004.
Overall
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, it is readily apparent that the UK has benefited the most from selling coffee.
However
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, the table reveals that Switzerland earned the highest amount of money by selling bananas.
To begin
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with the first table, the UK sold 1.5
million
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euros of coffee in 1999.
However
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,
this
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number rose significantly to 20
million
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euros in 2004.
Moreover
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, Switzerland doubled its sales from 3 to 6
million
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over the entire period.
Furthermore
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, the figure for Denmark and Belgium increased slightly to 2 and 1.7
million
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respectively in 2004. It is worth noting that Sweden profited the least and raised from 0.8 to 1
million
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during the entire period. Turning towards the second table, Switzerland was the greatest banana seller by far in both years with 15 and 47
million
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euros.
In addition
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, the UK made a profit of 4.5
million
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during the 5-year period.
Nevertheless
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, Belgium increased its sales from 0.6
million
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in 1999 which was the least in that particular year to 4
million
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in 2004.
By contrast
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, Sweden and Denmark saw a decrease of 0.8 and 1.1
million
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from 1999 to 2004.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
Vocabulary: Replace the words million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "tables" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fairtrade sales
  • significant growth
  • trends and patterns
  • market expansion
  • sustainable consumption
  • ethical products
  • consumer awareness
  • economic impact
  • percentage increase
  • market share
  • profit margins
  • trade initiatives
  • consumer behavior
  • retail figures
  • economic indicators
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